Jones Beach has it all: From country to pop to rock
The concert roster at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater is a summer guide for most Long Islanders. No matter what style of music you like, there’s something for everyone. Here’s a list of who’s coming to the waterside amphitheater in Wantagh sorted by genre.
COUNTRY
The Zac Brown Band takes the stage at the Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh. Credit: Bruce Gilbert
July 6 Luke Bryan
July 14 Sam Hunt, Brett Young, Lily Rose
Sept. 16, 17 Zac Brown Band
RAP/R&B
(L-R) Rozonda Thomas and Tionne Watkins of TLC attend the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27, 2023. Credit: Getty Images for iHeartRadio/Joe Scarnici
June 13 TLC, Shaggy, En Vogue, Sean Kingston
HARD ROCK/METAL/ALTERNATIVE
Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins performs at the Metro on Sept. 20, 2022, in Chicago. Credit: Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP/Rob Grabowski
July 28 Mudvayne, Coal Chamber, GWAR
July 30 Godsmack, Staind
Aug. 19 Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin
Aug. 26 Slightly Stoopid, Sublime with Rome
Aug. 30 Smashing Pumpkins, Interpol, Rival Sons
Sept. 2 The Offspring, Simple Plan, Sum 41
Sept. 9 Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Ministry, Filter
CLASSIC ROCK
Sting performs during his concert in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena in 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. Credit: AP/Balazs Mohai
July 1 Steve Miller Band, Joe Satriani
Aug. 2 Foreigner, Loverboy
Aug. 12 Styx, Joe Bonamassa & Friends, Don Felder
Sept. 8 Sting
POP
Boy George performs onstage during the Angel Ball 2019 at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan.
Credit: Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation/Jamie McCarthy
June 17 KTUphoria (103.5 FM) with Kylie Minogue, Daya, Deborah Cox, Kristine W and Ally Brooke
July 9 Big Time Rush, MAX, Jax
July 15 KidzBop Live!
July 18 Matchbox Twenty
July 23 Boy George & Culture Club, Berlin, Howard Jones
Aug. 5 Goo Goo Dolls, O.A.R.
ADULT CONTEMPORARY/FOLK ROCK
James Taylor performs at the seventh annual Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert for God’s Love We Deliver at Beacon Theatre on March 9, 2023.
Credit: Getty Images for Love Rocks NYC//Jamie McCarthy
July 8 Counting Crows, Dashboard Confessional
July 19 Dave Matthews Band
Aug. 18 The Lumineers, James Bay
Sept. 3 James Taylor & his All-Star Band
ORCHESTRAL
July 29 “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
For more information, call 516-221-1000 or visit: livenation.com.
— DAVID J. CRIBLEZ
David J. Criblez is a reporter for Newsday's exploreLI, covering entertainment-related events from local music to stand-up comedy to festivals.
