Six Live Shows to Check Out in New York this Labor Day Weekend (August 31-September 2, 2018)

Vinyl Bay 777
Aug 31, 2018 · 3 min read

Labor Day weekend starts in just a few short hours. The unofficial end to the summer, there is still plenty of time to get out and take in what the season has to offer. What better way to do this than to catch a live show!

The New York and Long Island music scenes will be just as busy as ever this weekend. Fans of EDM can celebrate Electric Zoo’s 10th anniversary all weekend long. Long Island will be celebrating its own with the inaugural Long Island Sound Fest. Hip-Hop heavyweight Drake will be in town for two massive shows. Hard Rock fans will have the chance to see Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Godsmack and Shinedown. And that’s just the beginning.

Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, loves live music. That’s why we’ve once again rounded up some of the weekend’s hottest shows happening in the New York area. Here are six that are sure to get your Labor Day weekend rocking.

1. Electric Zoo: New York’s largest EDM festival returns to turn your whole Labor Day weekend into one giant dance party. Now in its 10thyear, the three-day festival is being headlined by Marshmello on Friday, Martin Garrix and Kaskade on Saturday and Tiesto on Sunday with more performances from the likes of Gramatik (Friday), Zeds Dead, Cash Cash (Saturday), Alesso and 3lau (Sunday). (Friday-Sunday, Randall’s Island)

2. Janelle Monae: Janelle Monae continually proves herself to be one of the most creative forces in music today. The singer recently released her third studio album, ‘Dirty Computer,’ to critical acclaim. Monae plays a free show on the east end tonight. (Friday, Surf Lodge Montauk)

3. Drake & Migos: Drake has really been making a name for himself in the rap game over the last few years, breaking album sales and streaming records left and right. His latest release, ‘Scorpion,’ had all 25 tracks chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in its week of release. Catch his Aubrey & the Three Migos tour with popular rap trio Migos in Brooklyn this weekend. (Friday & Saturday, Barclays Center)

4. Deep Purple & Judas Priest: Both Deep Purple and Judas Priest have been around for nearly five decades and they don’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. Deep Purple released their 20th studio album, ‘Infinite,’ in 2017 while Judas Priest released their latest album, ‘Firepower,’ earlier this year to some of their best first week sales in years. The two join forces this summer for one of the biggest hard rock and metal tours of the season, which makes a stop on Long Island this weekend. (Saturday, Northwell Health at Jones Beach)

5. Long Island Sound Fest: The first-annual Long Island Sound Fest is this weekend, celebrating Labor Day weekend with some of the best artists to come off the island. Saturday’s headliners include Wheatus and Patent Pending (though you should get there early enough to catch For What Its Worth as well), while Sunday claims Taking Back Sunday guitarist / Straylight Run frontman John Nolan as headliner. (Saturday & Sunday, Mulcahy’s)

6. Godsmack & Shinedown: If you still haven’t gotten enough hard rock and metal, Godsmack and Shinedown will also be bringing their co-headlining tour to Long Island this weekend. Both bands released well-received new albums this year with ‘When Legends Rise’ and ‘Attention Attention,’ respectively. (Sunday, Northwell Health at Jones Beach)

Just because the summer is almost over doesn’t mean the music scene in New York is cooling down. There are still a lot of hot shows coming through the area this weekend. Check out the shows above or any of the smaller club shows happening around the city and Long Island and rock out all Labor Day weekend long.

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To read about two more shows happening in the New York / Long Island area this weekend, check out the original article at vinylbay777.blogspot.com.

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