Pop/Rock, August

SIMON EMMETT

Oasis (Liam Gallagher, left, and Noel Gallagher) will perform at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.

Aug. 1: Goo Goo Dolls, Dashboard Confessional at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 1: Guster, The Mountain Goats at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
Aug. 1: Ashanti at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Aug. 1: Toto, Men at Work, Christopher Cross at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Aug. 1: “Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Music of Warren Zevon” featuring Pat Guadagno with Arlan Feiles, Vini Lopez, Jake Thistle, Pam McCoy at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 1: Kevian Kraemer at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Aug. 1: The Expendables at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Aug. 1: Pure McCartney (Paul McCartney tribute) at Anchors Tiki Bar, Sewaren. Fun Fridays series.
Aug. 1: Yacht Rock Gold Experience featuring Elliot Lurie of Looking Glass, Mercer County Summer Concert Series at Mercer County Festival Grounds, West Windsor.
Aug. 1: Blue Soul at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
Aug. 1: Forever Simon & Garfunkel, Summer Concert Series at Burlington County Amphitheater, Westampton.

Aug. 2: The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 2: The O’Jays at Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
Aug. 2: Anthony Green, Geoff Rickly & Kurt Travis at House of Independents, Asbury Park.
Aug. 2: Dark Star Orchestra, Grateful Dead tribute at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Aug. 2: Yacht Rock Revue at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
Aug. 2: John Violinist at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
Aug. 2: FJ, tribute to Foreigner and Journey featuring Constantine Maroulis at Newton Theatre.
Aug. 2: Parrot Beach, Jimmy Buffett tribute, Summer Beach Jam series at Newark Avenue and Boardwalk, Ventnor.
Aug. 2: Frontiers, Journey tribute, Sea Isle City Concerts in Excursion Park.
Aug. 2: ’80s Revolution, Summer Concert Series at Burlington County Amphitheater, Westampton.

Aug. 3: Linkin Park, PVRIS at Prudential Center, Newark.
Aug. 3: The Church at Stone Pony, Asbury Park.
Aug. 3: Cosmic Jerry (Jerry Garcia tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Country Sundays series.
Aug. 3: Epic Soul Band, Summer Fest at North Cove Field at Liberty State Park, Jersey City.
Aug. 3: Contraband, Summer Concerts at the Gazebo, Lavalette.
Aug. 3: Jersey Dirt, Bands by the Beach at West End Park, Long Branch.

Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31: Super Trans Am at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Aug. 4: John Smitherman, “My Broadway” at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
Aug. 4: Bobby Wilson at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Oldies Mondays series.
Aug. 4: Strictly Sixties, Summer Concert Series on Police Station (Municipal Complex) Lawn between 5th and 7th avenues, Seaside Park.
Aug. 4: Sky’s the Limit, Boardwalk Concert Series, Seaside Heights.

Aug. 5: Captain Jack (Billy Joel tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Tribute Tuesdays series.

Aug. 6: AJR, Goth Babe, Cavetown, Valley, Madilyn Mei at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.
Aug. 6: Lulu & the Broadsides (featuring Dayna Kurtz), Mary-Elaine Jenkins at Parker Press Park, Woodbridge. Woodbridge Wednesdays series.
Aug. 6: Sensational Soul Cruisers, Ski Beach series at Dorset and Burk avenues, Ventnor.
Aug. 6: Waldwick Community Band at McGowan Park, Ridgefield Park.

Aug. 7: The Doobie Brothers, The Coral Reefer Band at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 7: “Doo Wop Summer” featuring Jimmy Gallagher, Cleveland Still’s Dubs, LaLa Brooks, at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Aug. 7: Little River Band at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Aug. 7: Sneezy, Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Aug. 7: The Earth Monkeys at Herbert Rankin Park, Sewaren. Local Band Thursdays series.
Aug. 7: Winslow, Eagles tribute, Rock! Summer Concert Series at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Aug. 7: Pat Roddy Band, Thursdays by the Sea series at Pier Village, Long Branch.
Aug. 7: Yacht Rock Gold Experience, Thursdays at Surfside series at Surfside Park, Avalon.
Aug. 7: Danielle Martin, Berry Lane Music Fest at Berry Lane Park, Jersey City.
Aug. 7: Soulshine, Allman Brothers Band tribute, Tribute Band Series at Grant Avenue Beach, Seaside Heights.

Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28: Magical Mystery Doors, tribute to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and The Doors at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Aug. 8: Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
Aug. 8: Styx, Kevin Cronin, Don Felder at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.
Aug. 8: Dave Mason at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Aug. 8: Idobi Radio Summer School Tour with Taylor Acorn, Rain City Drive, Charlotte Sands, If Not For Me, Beauty School Dropout, Arrows in Action, Huddy at Starland Ballroom, Sayreville.
Aug. 8: Brass Illusion at Anchors Tiki Bar, Sewaren. Fun Fridays series.
Aug. 8: The Harrisons at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Aug. 8: The Alaya Project, Back Deck series at Morris Museum, Morris Township.

Aug. 9: My Chemical Romance, Death Cab for Cutie, Thursday at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
Aug. 9: The Black Keys at Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
Aug. 9: Volbeat, Halestorm, The Ghost Inside at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.
Aug. 9: Tommy James & the Shondells at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Aug. 9: The Weight Band at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 9: Straight No Chaser at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City.
Aug. 9: Almost Queen (Queen tribute), Lez Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin tribute) at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
Aug. 9: East Coast Funk Band, Summer Beach Jam series at Newark Avenue and Boardwalk, Ventnor.
Aug. 9: Ronstadt Revue, Linda Ronstadt tribute, Sea Isle City Concerts in Excursion Park.
Aug. 9: Let’s Hang On!, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons tribute at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.

Aug. 10: Volbeat, Halestorm, The Ghost Inside at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 10: The Jacksons at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Aug. 10: Englishtown Project (Grateful Dead/The Marshall Tucker Band/New Riders of the Purple Sage tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Country Sundays series.
Aug. 10: Strictly Sixties, Summer Concerts at the Gazebo, Lavalette.
Aug. 10: So Watt, Bands on the Sand on West End Beach, Long Branch.

Aug. 11: Micky Dolenz at Ocean City Music Pier.
Aug. 11: The Cameos at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Oldies Mondays series.
Aug. 11: Underwater Airlines Band, Summer Concert Series on Police Station (Municipal Complex) Lawn between 5th and 7th avenues, Seaside Park.
Aug. 11: Jukebox Legends, The Girls, Boardwalk Concert Series, Seaside Heights.

Aug. 12: Aaron Lewis & the Stateliners at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Aug. 12: Reelin’ in the Years (Steely Dan tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Tribute Tuesdays series.

Aug. 12-13: Chris Brown, Summer Walker, Bryson Tiller at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.

Aug. 13: The Doobie Brothers, The Coral Reefer Band at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.
Aug. 13: Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, The Mainliners at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
Aug. 13: Dave Mason at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Aug. 13: Joan Osborne, Jackson Pines, Sundown Music Series at McLaughlin Norcross Memorial Dell, Haddon Lake Park, Haddon Heights.
Aug. 13: Sweet Lizzy Project, Incendio at Parker Press Park, Woodbridge. Woodbridge Wednesdays series.
Aug. 13: The Girls Can’t Help It, Ricky Stevens, Ski Beach series at Dorset and Burk avenues, Ventnor.
Aug. 13: Sandy Stones Trio, Taxi at McGowan Park, Ridgefield Park.

Aug. 14: Katy Perry at Prudential Center, Newark.
Aug. 14: Starship featuring Mickey Thomas at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Aug. 14: The Doo Wop Project, “Echoes of the Street” at Axelrod Arts Center, Deal.
Aug. 14: Shane Guerrette, Michael Wilbur at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Aug. 14: Vinyl Madness at Herbert Rankin Park, Sewaren. Local Band Thursdays series.
Aug. 14: Van Halen Tribute Band, Rock! Summer Concert Series at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Aug. 14: Nine Deeez Nite (’90s tribute), Thursdays by the Sea series at Pier Village, Long Branch.
Aug. 14: Jesse Garron, Elvis Presley tribute, Thursdays at Surfside series at Surfside Park, Avalon.
Aug. 14: The Breakers, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tribute, Tribute Band Series at Grant Avenue Beach, Seaside Heights.
Aug. 14: Suit and Mai Tai, yacht rock tribute, Summer Concert Series at Harrison Complex, Roseland.

Aug. 15: Train, Edwin McCain at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Aug. 15: Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, The Mainliners at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.
Aug. 15: Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets at Asbury Lanes.
Aug. 15: Adam Ezra Group at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Aug. 15: Straight to Hell, The Clash tribute at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 15: Toast, Bread tribute at URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center.
Aug. 15: Fearless, Taylor Swift tribute, Mercer County Summer Concert Series at Mercer County Festival Grounds, West Windsor.
Aug. 15: Larger Than Life, boy band tribute, Summer Concert Series at Burlington County Amphitheater, Westampton.

Aug. 16: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival. Lineup TBA.
Aug. 16: The Bouncing Souls, Lagwagon, Dillinger Four, H2O, Spraynard, Crazy & the Brains at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
Aug. 16: “The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook” featuring Aztec Two-Step 2.0 and narrator Tony Traguardo at Bell Theater at Bell Works, Holmdel.
Aug. 16: Professor Louie & the Crowmatix at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Aug. 16: Bob Burger Band, Motor City Revue at West End Cruise Night, Brighton Avenue, Long Branch.
Aug. 16: Yacht Rock Gold Experience at The Vogel at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 16: Separate Ways, Journey tribute at Broadway Theatre of Pitman.
Aug. 16: Kick It Out, Heart tribute, Summer Beach Jam series at Newark Avenue and Boardwalk, Ventnor.
Aug. 16: Street Life Serenade, Billy Joel tribute, Sea Isle City Concerts in Excursion Park.
Aug. 16: Right Turn at 40 at James G. Atkinson Park, Sewell.
Aug. 16: Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty tribute, Summer Concert Series at Burlington County Amphitheater, Westampton.

Aug. 17: Cypress Hill, Atmosphere, Lupe Fiasco, The Pharcyde at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
Aug. 17: Jean Dawson at Asbury Lanes.
Aug. 17: Sailin’ Shoes (Little Feat tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Country Sundays series.
Aug. 17: Lil’ Maceo, Summer Fest at North Cove Field at Liberty State Park, Jersey City.
Aug. 17: Lousy Neighbors at Downtown Freehold Gazebo. Freehold Borough Arts Council Jazz, Blues and More Summer Concert Series.
Aug. 17: Underwater Airlines Band, Summer Concerts at the Gazebo, Lavalette.

Aug. 18: The Orchestra featuring former members of Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II at Ocean City Music Pier.
Aug. 18: Jesse Garron (Elvis Presley tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Oldies Mondays series.
Aug. 18: The Kootz, Summer Concert Series on Police Station (Municipal Complex) Lawn between 5th and 7th avenues, Seaside Park.
Aug. 18: Step by Step, Johnny Maestro tribute, Boardwalk Concert Series, Seaside Heights.

Aug. 19: Best of the Eagles at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Tribute Tuesdays series.
Aug. 19: Midnight Jack, Tuesdays on Broadway series at Broadway Bandshell, Long Branch.

Aug. 20: Magical Mystery Doors, tribute to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and The Doors at Axelrod Arts Center, Deal.
Aug. 20: Legacy, Ski Beach series at Dorset and Burk avenues, Ventnor.

Aug. 21: Portrait of Aretha, Aretha Franklin tribute featuring CeCe Teneal at Axelrod Arts Center, Deal.
Aug. 21: Cool Cool Cool at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Aug. 21: Classic Replay Presents … ’90s Mixtape Live! at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown.
Aug. 21: 9 South at Herbert Rankin Park, Sewaren. Local Band Thursdays series.
Aug. 21: Joe Baracata Band, Thursdays by the Sea series at Pier Village, Long Branch.
Aug. 21: Still Surfin’, The Beach Boys tribute, Thursdays at Surfside series at Surfside Park, Avalon.
Aug. 21: 4 Peace of Mind, tribute to Foreigner and Boston, Twilight Concert Series at Jack Curtis Stadium, Cooper River Park, Pennsauken.

Aug. 22: Steve Miller Band at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City.
Aug. 22: Jeff Slate Band (Bob Dylan tribute) at Anchors Tiki Bar, Sewaren. Fun Fridays series.
Aug. 22: Men of Soul, with Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute Band, Mercer County Summer Concert Series at Mercer County Festival Grounds, West Windsor.
Aug. 22: Good Stuff, tribute to Steely Dan, Sting, Stevie Wonder and Gino Vannelli at Shanghai Jazz, Madison.
Aug. 22: Don’t Look Back, Boston tribute at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
Aug. 22: Jimmy & the Parrots, Jimmy Buffett tribute, Summer Concert Series at Burlington County Amphitheater, Westampton.

Aug. 23: Silversun Pickups at Wellmont Theater, Montclair.
Aug. 23: Hank Azaria & the EZ Street Band, Bruce Springsteen tribute at Music Box at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, Atlantic City.
Aug. 23: Ready or Yacht at Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan.
Aug. 23: Red, Summer Beach Jam series at Newark Avenue and Boardwalk, Ventnor.
Aug. 23: Yacht Rock Gold, Sea Isle City Concerts in Excursion Park.
Aug. 23: Cynical Z at Deptford Memorial Park.
Aug. 23: Queen Flash, Queen tribute, Summer Concert Series at Smithville Park, Easthampton.

Aug. 24: Disney’s “Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour” at Prudential Center, Newark.
Aug. 24: The VooDudes, Bands by the Beach at West End Park, Long Branch.

Aug. 25: Mavis Staples at Ocean City Music Pier.
Aug. 25: The Edwards Twins at Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven.
Aug. 25: Emil Stucchio at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Oldies Mondays series.
Aug. 25: The Cameos, Boardwalk Concert Series, Seaside Heights.

Aug. 26: The Steve Miller Band, The Rascals at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 26: The Launch (Boston/Styx tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Tribute Tuesdays series.
Aug. 26: Almost Santana, Santana tribute, Tuesdays on Broadway series at Broadway Bandshell, Long Branch.

Aug. 27: Blackberry Smoke at BergenPAC, Englewood.
Aug. 27: “Alan Cumming: Uncut” at Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank.
Aug. 27: Light of Day benefit featuring Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan and The Emily Duff Band at Parker Press Park, Woodbridge. Woodbridge Wednesdays series.
Aug. 27: Wheatus, Bren, Sundown Music Series at McLaughlin Norcross Memorial Dell, Haddon Lake Park, Haddon Heights.
Aug. 27: The Usual Suspects, Ski Beach series at Dorset and Burk avenues, Ventnor.

Aug. 27-28: System of a Down, Korn, Polyphia, Wisp at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.

Aug. 28: Duane Betts & Palmetto Hotel at Newton Theatre.
Aug. 28: Johnny Mullenax, Griffin William Sherry at Wonder Bar, Asbury Park.
Aug. 28: The Doo-Wop Project at Tropicana Showroom, Atlantic City.
Aug. 28: Brian Kirk & the Jirks, Thursdays by the Sea series at Pier Village, Long Branch.

Aug. 29: Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Foxing at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 29: The Red Clay Strays at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
Aug. 29: Wheatus at Crossroads, Garwood.
Aug. 29: High in the Mid ’80s at Anchors Tiki Bar, Sewaren. Fun Fridays series.

Aug. 30: James Taylor, Tiny Habits at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 30: The Janis Joplin Experience starring Lisa Polizzi at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.
Aug. 30: Party Wave Band, Summer Beach Jam series at Newark Avenue and Boardwalk, Ventnor.
Aug. 30: Fearless, Taylor Swift tribute, Sea Isle City Concerts in Excursion Park.

Aug. 31: Dogs in a Pile, Low Cut Connie at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
Aug. 31: Jake Thistle (Tom Petty tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Country Sundays series.
Aug. 31: Turnstyles, Rock! Summer Concert Series at Hall of Records, Freehold.
Aug. 31: We’ll Be Fine, Summer Concerts at the Gazebo, Lavalette.

Aug. 31 and Sept. 1: Oasis, Cage the Elephant at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.

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