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Best Shows This Week (August 25 - September 1) in NYC

Oasis, A.G. Cook, The Beths, Neil Young, LSD And The Search For God, The Who, Wisp, Metallica, System of a Down, Rilo Kiley, Feist, Pons, 95 Bulls, GIFT, Palehound, Coheed and Cambria, Katy Kirby, The Sophs, Hotline TNT, Sour Widows & more!

August 25, 2025

MONDAY
The Beths play a special intimate sold-out record release show at Bowery Ballroom. Trying our best to get a ticket. Mother, pray for me.
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MONDAY
Some solid bands rally for Zohran at TV Eye.
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MONDAY
SF shoegaze wunderkind Wisp headlines Webster Hall (before opening for System of a Down? and Korn? later this week).
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MONDAY & TUESDAY
SF's LSD and the Search for God play Baby's All Right and Mercury Lounge. Please enjoy your transcendent trip. RIYL: shoegazepsychdronedreampop
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TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
Rising LA rockers The Sophs play two *free shows* this week at Berlin and Union Pool, respectively. Think melodic garage rock meets, well, The Strokes. They sound like The Strokes.
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WEDNESDAY
Stellar songwriter Katy Kirby completes her August residency at Cassette. Time to flip the tape.
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THURSDAY & SATURDAY
The Who play Jones Beach and MSG (with Feist) before going back to play first base.
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FRIDAY
Sick London record producer/PC Music proprietor A.G. Cook plays Brooklyn Paramount and it's sure to be a succexcx (sic)!
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FRIDAY
Pons and 95 Bulls play Night Club 101. The basics: go if you 🖤 the punk rock.
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SATURDAY
Celebrate NYC's love for Sly Stone in Bryant Park with tribute performances by Vernon Reid and Corey Glover (Living Colour), Joan As Police Woman and more funky goodness. Free! File Under: hot fun in the summertime.
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY
ROAD TRIP? Rilo Kiley plays reunion shows at Stone Pony and The Capitol Theater this week. Or, wait and see them in NYC next week. YOU make the call.
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SUNDAY & MONDAY
Some band named Oasis plays MetLife Stadium. Not familiar but definitely going anyway... maybe.
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MONDAY
Some more solid bands rally for Zohran at Night Club 101.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Neil Young, Metallica, Coheed and Cambria, Hotline TNT, System of a Down, Korn, Sour Widows, Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience (free), Mal Devisa, Greg Freeman, Torture and the Desert Spiders, Lady Gaga, Heffy, Pinkshift, Simple Plan, Youth Code, Sara Devoe, Wheatus, Crush Fund, Wilt, Smush, Bedridden, The Dip, Kaskade, Scrawl and more!