119 upcoming shows
Mercury Lounge is a compact Lower East Side music room presenting emerging indie, pop, rock, songwriter, and touring club bills.
217 East Houston St., New York, NY
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Indie Music Venues in New York
Browse 49 source-backed New York venue guides with upcoming indie and alternative shows, venue calendars, poster previews, neighborhoods, tickets, all-ages or free notes, and official calendar links.
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46 active venues in the 90-day guide
These are ranked by upcoming show count first, then curated venue profile coverage. Use the cards to jump into venue calendars, compare tickets and upcoming shows, or scan all-ages/free signals when official sources provide them across New York City.
75 upcoming shows
Bowery Ballroom is a Lower East Side concert venue for touring indie, alternative, rock, songwriter, and high-demand club bills.
6 Delancey St., New York, NY
Poster pending
69 upcoming shows
Baby's All Right is a South Williamsburg bar, eatery, and music venue for indie pop, local rock, touring club shows, and late-night sets.
146 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
63 upcoming shows
Le Poisson Rouge is an underground Greenwich Village venue whose modular Main Space hosts standing and seated indie, experimental, electronic, and art-forward shows.
158 Bleecker St, New York, NY
Poster pending
60 upcoming shows
Brooklyn Paramount is a restored Downtown Brooklyn theater presenting large touring concerts, alternative, rock, pop, hip-hop, R&B, comedy, and special productions.
385 Flatbush Ave Ext, Brooklyn, NY
Poster pending
58 upcoming shows
Webster Hall is an East Village concert and nightlife venue presenting indie, alternative, electronic, rock, hip-hop, pop, international artists, and touring productions.
125 E 11th St, New York, NY
Poster pending
55 upcoming shows
Irving Plaza is a Union Square concert hall presenting indie, alternative, punk, metal, electronic, hip-hop, pop, and touring club shows.
17 Irving Pl, New York, NY
52 upcoming shows
The Sultan Room is an indoor Bushwick music and nightclub room with a close stage and flexible standing or seated configurations.
234 Starr St, Brooklyn, NY
Poster pending
50 upcoming shows
Brooklyn Bowl is a Williamsburg concert room, bowling alley, restaurant, and bar presenting touring bands, local bills, funk, jam, rock, electronic, and special events.
61 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY
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Music Hall of Williamsburg
Music Hall of Williamsburg is a Brooklyn concert room presenting indie, alternative, rock, electronic, hip-hop, pop, and rising or established touring artists.
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Racket
Racket is a Chelsea music room presenting indie, electronic, pop, hip-hop, rock, international artists, themed events, and touring club shows.
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Public Records - Sound Room
Public Records - Sound Room is the campus's sonically focused live and club venue, presenting bands, experimental performances, selectors, and late-night electronic programs.
#14
Union Pool
Union Pool is a Williamsburg complex with a main bar, covered patio and taco truck, and a separate back-room live music stage.
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Brooklyn Steel
Brooklyn Steel is a large East Williamsburg music hall presenting indie, alternative, electronic, rock, pop, hip-hop, and international touring artists.
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National Sawdust
National Sawdust is a Williamsburg nonprofit performance space presenting new music, experimental work, contemporary composition, electronic artists, global programs, and interdisciplinary performances.
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Alphaville
Alphaville is a Bushwick bar and music venue for local indie, punk, psych, experimental rock, and Brooklyn scene bills.
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Elsewhere - Zone One
Elsewhere - Zone One is the complex's smaller street-level live room for emerging touring artists, local bills, indie pop, electronic sets, and early club shows.
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Warsaw
Warsaw is a Greenpoint concert hall inside the Polish National Home, presenting punk, metal, indie, rock, electronic, hip-hop, and touring artists.
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Elsewhere
Elsewhere is a multi-room Bushwick music venue, nightclub, and arts space whose Full Venue events can use several stages across the complex.
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The Broadway
The Broadway is a Bushwick bar and music room presenting local indie, punk, experimental, noise, electronic, and emerging touring bills.
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The Sultan Room Rooftop
The Sultan Room Rooftop is the outdoor seasonal stage above the Starr Street complex, presenting indie, electronic, global, dance, DJ, and local Brooklyn events.
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Elsewhere - The Rooftop
Elsewhere - The Rooftop is the complex's seasonal open-air stage for concerts, electronic parties, DJ sets, and early-evening summer programming in Bushwick.
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Knockdown Center
Knockdown Center is a large Maspeth arts and performance complex for indoor concerts, multi-stage festivals, electronic events, experimental programs, and full-venue takeovers.
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Elsewhere - The Hall
Elsewhere - The Hall is the complex's largest indoor performance room, presenting full-scale touring concerts, electronic artists, club nights, and high-capacity Brooklyn bills.
#26
Trans-Pecos
Trans-Pecos is a Ridgewood independent venue and community space presenting experimental music, punk, noise, electronic artists, local bills, and touring underground acts.
#27
Market Hotel
Market Hotel is a Bushwick independent music and arts venue presenting punk, indie, experimental, electronic, hip-hop, noise, local bills, and touring artists.
#28
Forest Hills Stadium
Forest Hills Stadium is a seasonal open-air Queens concert venue presenting major indie, alternative, electronic, rock, pop, and touring productions.
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The Rooftop at Pier 17
The Rooftop at Pier 17 is a seasonal open-air Seaport concert venue presenting major indie, alternative, electronic, rock, pop, country, and touring artists.
#30
Terminal 5
Terminal 5 has 17 upcoming indie shows in the New York City Indie DateBook feed, with venue calendar links, ticket status, and upcoming show details when official sources provide them. Current source details include electronic tags.
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Public Records
Public Records is a five-space Gowanus cultural campus with music rooms, plant-based food and drink, a café, listening spaces, and open-air programming.
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Kings Theatre
Kings Theatre is a restored Flatbush theater presenting major concerts, pop, R&B, rock, global artists, comedy, family programs, and touring stage productions.
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The Ruins at Knockdown Center
The Ruins at Knockdown Center is the complex's outdoor courtyard stage for seasonal concerts, electronic parties, dance events, and open-air festival programming.
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SummerStage in Central Park
SummerStage in Central Park is the seasonal outdoor performance venue at Rumsey Playfield for free programs, ticketed touring concerts, global music, indie, pop, hip-hop, and dance.
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Public Records - The Nursery
Public Records - The Nursery is the campus's open-air plant nursery and event space for daytime gatherings, DJ programs, food events, and seasonal community programming.
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Public Records - Upstairs
Public Records - Upstairs is the campus's intimate listening lounge and cocktail bar for focused DJ sets, hybrid performances, listening parties, and smaller live programs.
#37
99 Scott
99 Scott has 3 upcoming indie shows in the New York City Indie DateBook feed, with venue calendar links, ticket status, and upcoming show details when official sources provide them. Current source details include electronic and punk tags.
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Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises - Midtown
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises - Midtown at Pier 83 is a departure point that occasionally hosts separately ticketed concert cruises presented by outside organizers.
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Public Records - The Atrium
Public Records - The Atrium is the campus's restaurant, music lounge, and gathering room for dining, selectors, club programs, and events connected to the wider campus.
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SummerStage at Marcus Garvey Park
SummerStage at Marcus Garvey Park is a seasonal outdoor Harlem stage for free jazz, global music, hip-hop, local arts, and festival programming.
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Good Room
Good Room has 1 upcoming indie show in the New York City Indie DateBook feed, with venue calendar links, ticket status, and upcoming show details when official sources provide them. Current source details include electronic tags.
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Harlem Rose Garden
Harlem Rose Garden has 1 upcoming indie show in the New York City Indie DateBook feed, with venue calendar links, ticket status, and upcoming show details when official sources provide them.
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Nublu
Nublu has 1 upcoming indie show in the New York City Indie DateBook feed, with venue calendar links, ticket status, and upcoming show details when official sources provide them. Current source details include electronic tags.
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SummerStage at Tompkins Square Park
SummerStage at Tompkins Square Park is a seasonal outdoor East Village stage for free festival concerts, jazz, experimental music, and neighborhood programs.
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Times Square
Times Square has 1 upcoming indie show in the New York City Indie DateBook feed, with venue calendar links, ticket status, and upcoming show details when official sources provide them.
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Zone One + Loft
Zone One + Loft has 1 upcoming indie show in the New York City Indie DateBook feed, with venue calendar links, ticket status, and upcoming show details when official sources provide them. Current source details include electronic tags.
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SummerStage at Baisley Pond Park
SummerStage at Baisley Pond Park is a seasonal outdoor Queens stage for free community concerts, live music, neighborhood celebrations, and market-style programs.
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SummerStage at Crotona Park
SummerStage at Crotona Park is a seasonal outdoor Bronx stage for free salsa, hip-hop, global music, local celebrations, and community concert programs.
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SummerStage at South Meadow, Snug Harbor
SummerStage at South Meadow, Snug Harbor is the seasonal outdoor stage on the campus for free Staten Island concerts, dance music, salsa, hip-hop, and community programs.