See what’s on Songtradr’s radar. Get ready for some great virtual performances!
Upcoming Live Streams
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
The Hives Livestream, taking place at 12:00 pm PST. The Hives are a Swedish rock band formed in 1989. They came to prominence at the turn of the 21st century, heralding the garage rock revival along with The Strokes, The Vines, and The White Stripes. They are best known for their chaotic, energetic live shows. You can watch on thehives.com.
Rufus Wainwright Livestream, taking place at 2:00 pm PST. You can view the virtual show on Veeps.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
Big Love Benefit Concert, taking place at 6:00 pm PST. Rick Allen of Def Leppard and singer-songwriter Lauren Monroe host a virtual benefit concert with all proceeds to benefit the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, which provides financial assistance to musicians in need. Special Guests include performances by Billy Idol, Tommy Shaw of STYX, Wynonna Judd, Myles Kennedy, Matt Sorum, Clayton Q, and the Allman Betts Band. Tickets available 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 host 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 Grateful Dead show. Fridays at 8:00 pm ET.
Pink Floyd will stream a concert from the British rock band’s concert archives 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. Past 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, from cities like Berlin, Hamburg, Manchester, and Stuttgart, are 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.
Ben Gibbard - Death Cab for Cutie’s lead vocalist and guitarist, has started a sporadic ‘Live From Home’ stream on YouTube and Facebook.
