May 1: The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 2: Ace Frehley at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
May 2-4: Dark Force Fest at Sheraton Parsippany. Lineup TBA.
May 3: “The Music of Led Zeppelin” featuring New Jersey Symphony and Windborne Music Group with conductor/arranger Brent Havens and singer Justin Sargent at BergenPAC, Englewood.
May 3: Brit Floyd, Pink Floyd tribute at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
May 3: Shayna Steele Band at Berrie Center at Ramapo College, Mahwah.
May 4: “The Music of Led Zeppelin” featuring New Jersey Symphony and Windborne Music Group with conductor/arranger Brent Havens and singer Justin Sargent at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 6: Brit Floyd, Pink Floyd tribute at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 8: Meshell Ndegeocello, “No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin” at Alexander Kasser Theater at Montclair State University. Part of Peak Performances series.
May 10: Judy Collins, Madeleine Peyroux at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 10: Forever Motown featuring Theo Peoples, Glenn Leonard and Traci Robinson at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
May 15: Shakira at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
May 16: Chi-Town Transit Authority, Chicago tribute at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
May 17: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
May 17: Paula Cole at Hackensack Performing Arts Center.
May 17: Melissa Errico, “Sondheim in the City” at Chase Room at NJPAC, Newark.
May 22: “Bootleg BobFest: Rare & Unreleased,” Bob Dylan tribute featuring Pat Guadagno & Tired Horses at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 23: Jessie’s Girl, “Back to the Eighties” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 30-31 and June 1: Crawfish Fest at Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta. With Marcia Ball, Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Southern Avenue, Bonerama, Rockin’ Dopsie & the Zydeco Twisters, Corey Harris, Carolyn Wonderland, others.
May 31 The Fab Faux, The Beatles tribute at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 31: California Guitar Trio at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
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