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Upcoming Live Streams
Thursday, July 30 — Sunday, August 2
- Lollapalooza is commemorating this year’s festival weekend with over 150 performances on Lolla2020, a free four-night broadcast event kicking off this Thursday, July 30 at 5pm CT. Click here to subscribe to their YouTube Channel where it will be streamed.
Friday, July 31
- Stone Temple Pilots perform their iconic debut album Core in its entirety for a live streamed show. The event begins at 8 p.m. ET on nugs.tv; tickets are $9.99.
- Bringing the very best Independent Artists that you already know from LA on Lock and elsewhere directly to your living room, these live streaming events will come straight from the homes and studios of top artists. Tune in every Friday at 6 PM PST to be part of the action and catch the acts you already love, as well as discover some brand new voices on the rise. Click here to register!
- For everyone missing the Chicago Blues Festival, check out these online concerts featuring Blues Music in the Key of Chicago. Click here to watch live.
- Social Animals are doing a livestream to celebrate the release of their new song “Something to Keep Me Awake” and to benefit HeadCount, which works with musicians to help register and educate voters. During the event, the band will chat with fans as well as write a new song with them. The stream begins at 12:00pm ET on the band’s YouTube channel, and will go on for 14 hours.
Saturday, August 1
- Hey Wind and Wave friends and fam! This ticket is for both the early show at 3pm CDT and the late show 7:00pm CDT at a discounted price of $25. You’ll save $5 if you purchase this ticket versus buying a ticket to both of the shows individually. The show format will feature Patty and Dwight playing through their third record ‘Human Beings Let You Down’ in its entirety, in order, acoustically! Both shows will be the same except for the usual shenanigans between songs.
- The second event of the 2020 Mizzou International Composers Festival Online will feature live streamed performances by three ensembles with close ties to the festival: Alarm Will Sound, Khemia Ensemble, and the Mizzou New Music Ensemble. The concert is from 6:00 PM — 7:30 PM PDT. Click here for tickets.
Sunday, August 2
- Music and Mutts Livestream Virtual Benefit Concert. The at-home concert is totally free to tune in to via Facebook on the event page. We simply ask that if you like what you hear, please make a small donation to help save the life of an injured rescue dog on our website -> SaltyDogPaddle.org. (100% of all proceeds will directly benefit the animals we save — we promise not to retain any portion.) Click here to register.
- Kid Pan Alley presents a “Virtual House Concert” series featuring some of the finest musicians from Rappahannock Co., the Northern Piedmont, and Central Virginia — Sunday evenings at 7pm. Hosted by KPA’s Paul Reisler & Cheryl Toth, each concert will feature local artists performing from their homes in an “in-the-round” format. Click here to register!
- Grammy® Nominated New York based musician Nicole Zuraitis will perform a set from 11:00 AM — 12:30 PM PDT over Zoom. Click here for tickets.
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. Pasts guests included Sheryl Crow, Tori Kelly and Alessia Cara.
- Lollapalooza has opened up 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.
