May 1: The Damned, The BellRays at White Eagle Hall, Jersey City.
May 1: The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 2: Ace Frehley at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
May 2: Jefferson Starship at Newton Theatre.
May 2: Cosmic American Derelicts at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 2: E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen tribute featuring Gesenia, at Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook.
May 2: Neil Forever, Neil Diamond tribute at BergenPAC, Englewood.
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: BoyWithUke, Ethan Bortnick at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
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 5: Gene Simmons Band at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 5: Evan Honer at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
May 6: Roger McGuinn at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
May 6: Gene Simmons Band at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
May 6: NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 6: Brit Floyd, Pink Floyd tribute at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
May 7: Shakey Graves, Ruby Waters at Asbury Lanes.
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 8-9: Kendrick Lamar, SZA at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
May 9: Will Downing at Shea Center for Performing Arts at William Paterson University, Wayne.
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 11: The Australian Pink Floyd Show at State Theatre, New Brunswick.
May 13: Leonid & Friends at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 15: Shakira at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
May 16: NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience at Prudential Hall at NJPAC, Newark.
May 16: Rickie Lee Jones at Pollak Theatre at Monmouth University, West Long Branch.
May 16: Chi-Town Transit Authority, Chicago tribute at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
May 16: Leonid & Friends at BergenPAC, Englewood.
May 16: Sandy Hall at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 17: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
May 17: Paula Cole at Hackensack Performing Arts Center.
May 17: Thee Phantom & the Illharmonic Orchestra at BergenPAC, Englewood.
May 17: “Oh What a Night of Rock ‘n’ Roll” with Jay Siegel’s Tokens, Chris Montez, The Capris, Brian Hyland, Joey Dee, The Fireflies, The Excellents, Merrilee Rush at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 17: Melissa Errico, “Sondheim in the City” at Chase Room at NJPAC, Newark.
May 17: Louie DeVito at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
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: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Grateful Dead tribute at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
May 23: Sean Chambers at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 23: Jessie’s Girl, “Back to the Eighties” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 30: Maxi Priest at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
May 30: The British Invasion Years at The Vogel 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: “Sinatra Meets the Sopranos” featuring singer Michael Martocci with his Blue Eyes Orchestra, and actors Vincent Curatola, Federico Castelluccio and Jason Cerbone at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
May 31: California Guitar Trio at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
May 31: Ronstadt Revue, Linda Ronstadt tribute featuring Gesenia, at Brook Arts Center, Bound Brook.
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