See what’s on Songtradr’s radar. Get ready for some great virtual performances!
Upcoming Live Streams
Friday, December 11
- The Dears will celebrate their new holiday single “Christmas Love” with a livestream performance at both 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET via the Side Door platform.
- Nyssa will perform live from Lee’s Palace in Toronto at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET via NoonChorus; tickets are available here.
- Rhett Miller will be performing a Friday Freakout show at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET. Buy tickets here.
Saturday, December 12
- Andrea Bocelli is performing live from Italy’s Teatro Regio di Parma opera house, with appearances by special guests for the event titled “Believe in Christmas.” Tickets are on sale here.
- Louis Tomlinson will perform live from London via Veeps at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET to benefit five charitable causes. Tickets are available here.
- Lindsey Stirling: Home for the Holidays will take place at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Stirling will perform songs from her holiday album Warmer In The Winter including “Angels We Have Heard On High,” “All I Want For Christmas,” “Let It Snow,” and “Carol of the Bells.” The livestream will also be available on demand for 72 hours following the second showing. Tickets are available here.
- Sam Smith, Wyclef Jean and many others will be performing for the Lang Lang International Music Foundation’s first virtual concert. The show begins at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET on Lang Lang’s YouTube channel.
- Engelbert Humperdinck’s Christmas Special will stream at 12 p.m. PT/3 pm.. ET; tickets are available here.
- Brantley Gilbert, Carly Pearce, and Riley Green will perform via RADIO.COM LIVE at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET here.
- Gorillaz are performing three live shows across different time zones for their first live set since 2018. The North America show takes place on the 12th at 4 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET; tickets start at $15.
- Bea Miller will perform Live at Ollie Bear Studios at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Buy tickets here.
Sunday, December 13
- Cyndi Lauper & Friends, including Taylor Swift, Cher, Billie Eilish, and Adam Lambert, will be performing at Home For The Holidays, an annual ‘True Colors United’ Benefit at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Watch here.
Ongoing
Fridays
Carnegie Hall, the iconic New York concert hall, is streaming a selection from its archive every Friday beginning at 3:00 am ET as part of Carnegie Hall Fridays. Streams will remain accessible for 72 hours. Visit carnegiehall.org for the updated schedule.
The Grateful Dead’s YouTube channel plays hosts every Friday to Shakedown Stream, a two-part live stream for fans of the long-running rock band. Archivist David Lemieux and historian Gary Lambert host a live Q&A, which is followed by a re-airing of a classic Dead show. Fridays at 8:00 pm ET.
Pink Floyd will stream a concert from the British rock band’s long history every Friday at 12:00 pm ET. You can watch on YouTube.
The String Cheese Incident hosts Friday Night Cheese, live broadcasts of past concerts. Fridays at 8:00 pm ET on YouTube and Facebook.
Saturdays
Ben Folds hosts live Saturday Apartment Requests from his living room. Watch on YouTube at 7:00 pm ET.
Dead & Company, the John Mayer-led Grateful Dead touring act, hosts “One More Saturday Night” every weekend, featuring live streams of past concerts for free. Watch on YouTube and Facebook at 8:00 pm ET.
Sundays
Major Lazer is playing host to Very Lazer Sunday live streams. Watch on YouTube at 4:00 pm ET. (Note: Diplo is also live streaming DJ sets from his living room five nights a week. Watch those on YouTube, Instagram and Twitch.)
Widespread Panic hosts weekly “Never Miss a Sunday Show” live streams of past concerts every week on nugs.tv. Sunday at 8:00 pm ET.
Regularly
London’s Royal Albert Hall is regularly streaming exclusive sessions from various artists homes. Part artists include KT Tunstall, Rufus Wainwright and Richard Thompson. Visit royalalberthall.org for an updated schedule.
Pickathon, an annual music festival in Portland, is streaming #AConcertADay every day at 4 p.m. ET on its YouTube channel.
D‑Nice, the celebrity DJ/producer/rapper/photographer, hosts nightly “Club Quarantine” live streams on his Instagram. They’ve featured “guest appearances” by singers like John Legend and rappers Common and Big Daddy Kane.
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are hosting virtual hip hop battles on Instagram Live called Verzuz. Erykah Badu and Jill Scott came together for three hours of magic in a recent one.
The London Symphony Orchestra streams a concert from its archive twice a week — every Sunday and Thursday — on its YouTube channel. Visit lso.co.uk for an updated schedule.
H.E.R. hosts “Girls With Guitars,” a performance and conversation series, on her Instagram. Past guests include Sheryl Crow, Tori Kelly, and Alessia Cara.
Lollapalooza has opened up the vault for anyone to watch past performances from its festivals. Watch Thursdays and Sundays on its YouTube channel.
Boiler Room Streaming from Isolation (Daily) via their website.
United We Stream — A selection of some of Europe’s best clubs, across cities like Berlin, Hamburg, Manchester and Stuttgart – hosting nightly streams featuring an array of underground electronic music talent. See the full schedule here.
Claptone in the Circus — Tech-house artist, Claptone, has unveiled a weekly immersive video series called “Claptone In the Circus.” Every Wednesday from now until August 5th, 2020, the German producer will be streaming live at 12:00 pm PST, 3:00 pm EST through his YouTube channel.
Death Cab for Cutie Lead vocalist and guitarist Ben Gibbard has started a sporadic ‘Live From Home’ stream, on YouTube and Facebook.
