Pop/Rock, August

nj pop rock listings 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: 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: Pure McCartney (Paul McCartney tribute) at Anchors Tiki Bar, Sewaren. Fun Fridays series.

Aug. 2: Yacht Rock Revue at Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park.
Aug. 2: Parrot Beach, Jimmy Buffett tribute, Summer Beach Jam series at Newark Avenue and Boardwalk, Ventnor.

Aug. 3: Linkin Park, PVRIS at Prudential Center, Newark.
Aug. 3: Cosmic Jerry (Jerry Garcia tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Country Sundays series.

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

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. 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: 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. 8: Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
Aug. 8: Styx, Kevin Cronin, Don Felder at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden.
Aug. 8: Brass Illusion at Anchors Tiki Bar, Sewaren. Fun Fridays series.
Aug. 8: The Harrisons at Lizzie Rose Music Room, Tuckerton.

Aug. 9: My Chemical Romance, Death Cab for Cutie, Thursday at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
Aug. 9: Tommy James & the Shondells at Scottish Rite Auditorium, Collingswood.
Aug. 9: Straight No Chaser at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City.
Aug. 9: East Coast Funk Band, Summer Beach Jam series at Newark Avenue and Boardwalk, Ventnor.

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. 11: Micky Dolenz at Ocean City Music Pier.
Aug. 11: The Cameos at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Oldies Mondays series.

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. 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: 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. 14: Katy Perry at Prudential Center, Newark.
Aug. 14: The Doo Wop Project, “Echoes of the Street” at Axelrod Arts Center, Deal.
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. 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. 16: Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival. Lineup TBA.
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: 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. 17: Sailin’ Shoes (Little Feat tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Country Sundays series.
Aug. 17: Lousy Neighbors at Downtown Freehold Gazebo. Freehold Borough Arts Council Jazz, Blues and More Summer Concert Series.

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. 19: Best of the Eagles at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Tribute Tuesdays series.

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: 9 South at Herbert Rankin Park, Sewaren. Local Band Thursdays series.

Aug. 22: Jeff Slate Band (Bob Dylan tribute) at Anchors Tiki Bar, Sewaren. Fun Fridays series.

Aug. 23: Red, Summer Beach Jam series at Newark Avenue and Boardwalk, Ventnor.

Aug. 24: Disney’s “Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour” at Prudential Center, Newark.

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. 26: The Launch (Boston/Styx tribute) at Woodbridge High School Concert Field. Tribute Tuesdays series.

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: 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: The Doo-Wop Project at Tropicana Showroom, Atlantic City.

Aug. 29: Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Foxing at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel.
Aug. 29: High in the Mid ’80s at Anchors Tiki Bar, Sewaren. Fun Fridays series.

Aug. 30: Party Wave Band, Summer Beach Jam series at Newark Avenue and Boardwalk, Ventnor.

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

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