Today's livestreams (Chris Martin, Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott, Peter Hook, DJ Jazzy Jeff & more)
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LAST UPDATED: 5/9 at 11:13 PM ET
With no shows happening, a lot of artists are livestreaming performances from safely isolated locations that you can watch in a safely isolated location like your home.
HERE ARE TODAY’S LIVESTREAMS (Saturday, 5/9):
It’s a virtual recreation of New Order & Factory Records legendary Manchester dance club The Hacienda with the “Hacienda House Party II” livestream on unitedwestream.co.uk starting at 7 AM ET, with DJ sets from Peter Hook, Arthur Baker, Kevin Saunderson, Danny Tenaglia, Louie Vega, Graeme Park, PJ Pierre, Jon Dasilva, Allister Whitehead, DJ Paulette and more.
Art Alexakis of Everclear, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses, Chris Martin of Coldplay and many more appear on 320 Festival, streaming on Facebook starting at 11:30 AM ET through Sunday. Full schedule here.
DJ Jazzy Jeff hosts “Break the Monotony,” a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air block party, starting at 12 PM ET on Instagram, with Neil Armstrong, Kayper, Mick, Craze, Andrea Vandall, Just Blaze, Bash, Venus X, Pope, Crespo, Puffy, Four Color Zack, Dede Lovelace, Bryan Michael Cox, DJ Clark Kent, Noodles, and D-Nice.
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La Blogotheque’s Stay Away Shows, every day at 1 PM ET on Instagram. Today Lianne La Havas performs.
Sofi Tukker at 1 PM ET daily on Facebook and Instagram.
Katatonia are doing a livestream at Studio Gröndahl at 2 PM ET, and tickets are on sale now.
Let Jarvis Cocker be your selector today from 4-6 PM Eastern (9-11 UK time) at his weekly Domestic Disco on Instagram.
Tim Burgess of The Charlatans is presenting daily Twitter listening parties for classic (and sometimes new) indie and alternative albums, with commentary from the artists who made them. Today they’ll discuss The Stranglers‘ The Raven at 2 PM ET, Frankie Goes to Hollywood‘s Welcome To The Pleasuredome at 3:30 PM ET, and The Libertines‘ self-titled album at 5 PM ET.
British synthpop greats OMD will screen their entire 2019 Eventim Apollo show at 3 PM ET on YouTube.
Charli XCX is doing a “self-isolation Instagram livestream” every afternoon at 3 PM ET on Instagram.
Pickathon continues broadcasting a concert a day from their vaults for 60 days at 4 PM ET, and you can watch on BrooklynVegan’s Facebook. They’re taking donations for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund, and today’s set is with Zephania Ohora.
Rolling Loud are streaming their 2017 Miami festival all weekend on rollingloud.com starting at 4 PM ET
Honus Honus of Man Man‘s daily “Live from Honie Pond Shower Stream” streams at 4 PM ET on Instagram.
Roger Harvey “Live from a Distance,” daily at 4:20 PM ET on Facebook.
Christine and the Queens are doing something on Instagram every day at 5 PM ET, “guests and weird concepts included.”
Brendan Benson of The Raconteurs at 5:20 PM ET on Instagram, every day.
Ceecide Festival happens in Minecraft starting at 6 PM ET, with blueberry, Puppy Parlor, lunafreya, Stefan James, Alex Seigel, Flourysh, ceecide, lumious, onumi, aether 3, .regular, 11SIXONE, and PowerPCME.
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Amanda Shires‘ “I So Lounging” show streams “most days” at 6 PM ET on YouTube.
Neil Finn‘s radio show “Fangradio” streams daily at 6 PM ET on Mixlr.
Erykah Badu and Jill Scott go head-to-head for a Verzuz Battle at 7 PM ET on Instagram. Update: also watch the afterparty here.
The Met is hosting “Nightly Met Opera Streams” every day during its coronavirus closure. Each night is a different “complete operatic gem from our collection of HD presentations from the past 14 years,” and begins streaming at 7:30 PM ET. The Opera House documentary streams today.
Tim McIlrath of Rise Against does an acoustic set on Facebook at 8 PM ET, part of Riot Fest’s livestream series.
The Feeding America virtual Comedy Festival broadcasts on Comedy.TV, The Weather Channel, and the Local Now app from 8-11 PM ET, with Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Marlon Wayans, Howie Mandel, Brad Garrett, Taraji P. Henson, Louie Anderson, Margaret Cho, Kenan Thompson, Marc Maron, and more.
Baby’s All Right’s Baby TV continues today at 8 PM ET with Melkbelly and at 10 PM ET with Zach Donovan of Subtle Pride DJing. More info and tickets here.
Lucius are taking over Bowery Presents’ Instagram at 9 PM ET.
Jeff Tweedy‘s livestream series “The Tweedy Show” streams nightly on Instagram at 10 PM ET.
Ani DiFranco‘s Righteous Babe Radio continues broadcasting an unreleased live show from the archives each week, to air on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 10 PM ET.
Diplo is doing livestreamed DJ sets five nights a week on YouTube, Twitch, and Instagram, including “A Very Lazer Sunday” on Sundays at 7 PM ET, “Ronatronix” on Tuesdays at 10 PM ET, “The Thomas Wesley Show” on Thursdays at 10 PM ET, Corona Sabbath Fridays” on Fridays at 10 PM ET, and “Coronight Fever” on Saturdays at 11 PM ET.
Porter Robinson‘s virtual Secret Sky festivals streams at secretskyfest.com, with A.G. Cook, Anamanaguchi, G Jones, Jai Wolf, Madeon, San Holo and more
Rufus Wainwright is performing a song a day, streaming on Facebook; times vary.
DJ D-Nice has been throwing “Homeschool Club Quarantine” Dance Parties on Instagram regularly.
Nick Cave‘s Bad Seed TeeVee broadcasts videos, live performances, interviews, and more 24/7 on YouTube.
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MORE STUFF TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO FROM HOME
Every day, we’re posting more of our favorite live concert videos here. Also, check out our latest album reviews in Notable Releases and Bill’s Indie Basement and subscribe to our monthly Spotify playlist to listen to some of our favorite new songs.
Missed livestreams or other quarantine/isolation videos from earlier this week/previous weeks? Watch archives of American Football playing “Stay Home” while staying home, Matt Berninger on Colbert, full set videos from Primavera Sound, Paul Simon & Edie Brickell, PUP’s Stefan Babcock, Billie Joe Armstrong, Matt Freeman playing Rancid, Op Ivy, and Motorhead, Baroness, Bon Iver, Julien Baker, James Blake, Dashboard Confessional, The Hives, Brian Fallon covering Lana Del Rey, Ben Gibbard, Metallica, Mutoid Man, Jeff Tweedy, John Prine covers, Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires covering Radiohead, Jim James covering The Beatles and Bill Withers, Angel Olsen covering Roxy Music and Tori Amos, The Tallest Man on Earth covering Wilco, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Iver, and Joni Mitchell, Phoebe Bridgers covering Conor Oberst, and Code Orange.
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UPCOMING LIVESTREAMS
Sunday, May 10
Lido Pimienta, Katie Von Schleicher, Disq, Braids, Dizzy, Thyla, and many more perform on virtual fest Homeschool starting at 7 AM ET, streaming on homeschoolfest.com.
The Black Madonna, Róisín Murphy, Horse Meat Disco and more perform HomoElectric’s 12 hour virtual rave “Stay Homo,” which streams starting at 8 AM ET on unitedwestream.co.uk.
La Blogotheque’s Stay Away Shows, every day at 1 PM ET on Instagram. Today Luke Jenner of The Rapture performs.
Laura Marling is giving guitar lessons on Instagram every Sunday at 2 PM ET.
Tigers Jaw are doing livestreams Tuesdays at 8:30 PM ET on Instagram, Thursdays at 8:30 PM ET on StageIt, and Sundays at 2 PM ET on StageIt.
Royal Albert Hall hosts the “Royal Albert Home” livestream series: today Richard Thompson performs at 2:30 PM ET on royalalberthall.com.
The Rolling Stones are airing past concerts weekly at 3 PM ET on YouTube.
Pickathon continues broadcasting a concert a day from their vaults for 60 days at 4 PM ET, and you can watch on BrooklynVegan’s Facebook. They’re taking donations for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund, and today’s set is with Black Milk and Nat Turner.
City Winery is hosting a Mother’s Day Special at 5 PM ET with performances from Billy Bragg, Rosanne Cash, Rufus Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright, The Mountain Goats, The Indigo Girls, Steve Earle, Richard Thompson, Shovels & Rope, Jorma Kaukonen, Joan Osborne, Joseph Arthur, Stella Donnelly and more. Tickets are on sale now.
The Met is hosting “Nightly Met Opera Streams” every day during its coronavirus closure. Each night is a different “complete operatic gem from our collection of HD presentations from the past 14 years,” and begins streaming at 7:30 PM ET. Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci stream today.
Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional is Brian Fallon‘s guest on his “Sitting Round at Home” series at 8 PM ET on Instagram.
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Monday, May 11
Rough Trade’s weekday Instagram TV series, Rough Trade Transmissions, continues at 1 PM ET.
Metronomy‘s Joe Mount brings “Metronomy TV” to Instagram every Monday at 2 PM ET, with “special guests, live performances, Q&As, language learning, darts tournaments, ‘Thought of The Week’, cooking classes with Monty’s Deli head chef, life drawing and more.”
Royal Albert Hall hosts the “Royal Albert Home” livestream series: today Jesca Hoop performs at 2:30 PM ET on royalalberthall.com.
Miley Cyrus is bringing “Bright Minded” to Instagram at 2:30 PM ET Monday-Friday; “connecting w/ special guests discussing how to stay LIT in dark times!”
Rolling Stone releases new episodes of their video series “In My Room” on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 3 PM ET on Instagram.
Pickathon continues broadcasting a concert a day from their vaults for 60 days at 4 PM ET, and you can watch on BrooklynVegan’s Facebook. They’re taking donations for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund, and today’s set is with Sierra Hull.
The National are hosting an “exciting communal event,” where they “share content from our vaults including classic live sets, and/or some unseen or rarely seen footage to pass the time at home,” every Monday at 5 PM ET.
The “Rise Up New York” virtual telethon airs at 7 PM ET on CNBC, NYC TV stations, iHeartMedia radio stations, and Sirius XM, with Mariah Carey, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Sting, Robert De Niro, Spike Lee, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Fallon, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Chris Rock, Trevor Noah, David Chang, Lin-Manuel Miranda and more.
The Met is hosting “Nightly Met Opera Streams” every day during its coronavirus closure. Each night is a different “complete operatic gem from our collection of HD presentations from the past 14 years,” and begins streaming at 7:30 PM ET. Massenet’s Werther streams today.
Metallica are streaming previous concerts at 8 PM ET on Monday nights on YouTube
Code Orange‘s livestream series continues at 8 PM ET on Twitch with bassist Joe Goldman and new live drummer mudman doing a playthrough of songs from their new album UNDERNEATH.
Saint Vitus’ interview series streams weeknights at 8 PM ET on Instagram.
Craig Wedren is performing improvised vocal soundbaths to accompany his Sabbath Sessions podcast at 8 PM ET Monday through Friday on Facebook.
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is releasing “a cover song every week until we’re let back out into the world” on YouTube on Mondays.
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Tuesday, May 12
Pickathon continues broadcasting a concert a day from their vaults for 60 days at 4 PM ET, and you can watch on BrooklynVegan’s Facebook. They’re taking donations for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund, and today’s set is with Phosphorescent.
Josh Ritter continues his weekly “The Silo Sessions” at 7 PM ET on Facebook.
The Met is hosting “Nightly Met Opera Streams” every day during its coronavirus closure. Each night is a different “complete operatic gem from our collection of HD presentations from the past 14 years,” and begins streaming at 7:30 PM ET. Thomas Adès’s The Tempest streams today.
Bully does a livestream performance of “Selects from Losing + Covers” at 8 PM ET; tickets are on sale now.
Phish will show previous shows every Tuesday “for a while” at 8:30 PM ET on webcast.livephish.com for their “Dinner And A Movie: An Archival Video Series.”
Tigers Jaw are doing livestreams Tuesdays at 8:30 PM ET on Instagram, Thursdays at 8:30 PM ET on StageIt, and Sundays at 2 PM ET on StageIt.
Kathleen Hanna talks to Kathy Valentine about her book All I Ever Wanted: A Rock ‘N’ Roll Memoir at 9 PM ET on crowdcast.io.
— Kathleen Hanna (@kathleenhanna) April 27, 2020
Noise Pop Fest’s “No Place Like Home” livestream series airs on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 PM ET on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Tonight Georgrapher performs.
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Wednesday, May 13
Pickathon continues broadcasting a concert a day from their vaults for 60 days at 4 PM ET, and you can watch on BrooklynVegan’s Facebook. They’re taking donations for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund, and today’s set is with Anna & Elizabeth.
Hazel English performs on Indie Witch’s Instagram at 6 PM ET.
Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast is hosting a quarantine radio show, Bethline, on Wednesdays at 7 PM ET on YouTube.
David Bazan of Pedro the Lion plays songs from home on Wednesdays at 7 PM ET on davidbazan.com.
The Met is hosting “Nightly Met Opera Streams” every day during its coronavirus closure. Each night is a different “complete operatic gem from our collection of HD presentations from the past 14 years,” and begins streaming at 7:30 PM ET. Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos streams today.
Allston Pudding is hosting a livestream to benefit Great Scott staff at 8 PM ET on Twitch, with Jonah Furman of Krill, Horse Jumper of Love, Squirrel Flower, Anna Altman, and Squitch.
We are hosting a livestream series to benefit the Great Scott & O’Brien’s staff with some friends starting next wed 5/13! We’re also putting together a benefit comp & still collecting Great Scott stories. More details on the site (🎨: Sami Martasian) /// https://t.co/mNYgUwoyE5 pic.twitter.com/TK1YCAUAzA
— Allston Pudding (@AllstonPudding) May 7, 2020
St. Vincent, The Brooklyn Youth Chorus and more perform on BAM’s virtual gala at 8 PM ET.
Bob Odenkirk, Paul F Tompkins, Brian Posehn, Scott Aukerman, Tom Kenny, Jill Talley, Jay Johnston, Brett Paesel, John Ennis and more appear on the “Zoomtacular Annual Business Call” at 8 PM ET, and tickets are on sale now.
Baby’s All Right’s Baby TV continues today at 8 PM ET with Deniro Farrar and Trent the HOOLiGAN. More info and tickets here.
Matt Costa‘s weekly livestream series “Hilltop Hymns” continues at Wednesdays at 8 PM ET on Facebook and Instagram.
Bob Weir (Grateful Dead/Dead & Company) streams previous Bob Weir and Wolf Bros performances in his weekly “Weir Wednesdays” series at 8 PM ET on nugs.tv.
Dave Matthews Band are streaming previous shows on Wednesdays at 8 PM ET on dmbdrivein.com.
Alex Maas of The Black Angels performs on Facebook at 9 PM ET, part of the “At Home with ACL Live” livestreaming series.
Sondre Lerche is streaming home shows every Wednesday on Facebook, time TBA.
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Thursday, May 14
Century Media’s virtual Isolation Festival streams on YouTube at 2 PM ET with Insomnium, Voivod, Borknagar, Omnium Gatherum, Lucifer, Angelus Apatrida, Dead Lord, Deserted Fear, Bonded, The Offering, Svart Crown, Baest, and Hideous Divinity.
Pickathon continues broadcasting a concert a day from their vaults for 60 days at 4 PM ET, and you can watch on BrooklynVegan’s Facebook. They’re taking donations for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund, and today’s set is with Built to Spill.
Norah Jones does a weekly livestream at 4 PM ET on Facebook.
Radiohead continue streaming previous concerts weekly on YouTube at 5 PM ET.
Japanese Breakfast promises “new songs and special covers” when she performs at 7 PM ET; tickets are on sale now.
Ben Gibbard will do livestreams “every week into the foreseeable future as long as people are quarantined” on Thursdays at 7 PM ET on YouTube.
Dolly Parton‘s weekly livestream series “Goodnight with Dolly” continues at 7 PM ET on YouTube.
The Met is hosting “Nightly Met Opera Streams” every day during its coronavirus closure. Each night is a different “complete operatic gem from our collection of HD presentations from the past 14 years,” and begins streaming at 7:30 PM ET. Britten’s Peter Grimes streams today.
Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Bootsy Collins, Angelique Kidjo and more perform on The New Gig, a virtual benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s COVID-19 Musicians’ Relief Fund, at 8 PM ET on YouTube.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah performs on Twitch every Thursday at 8 PM ET.
H.E.R.‘s performance and conversation series “Girls With Guitars” continues at 8 PM ET on Instagram.
Mirah is livestreaming on Instagram every Thursday at 8 PM ET.
Elephant Stone‘s weekly livestream “Sacred Sounds Sessions” continues today at 9 PM ET on YouTube and Facebook.
Noise Pop Fest’s “No Place Like Home” livestream series airs on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 PM ET on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch. Tonight Doug Martsch of Built to Spill performs.
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Friday, May 15
Jehnny Beth of Savages is reading from her new book of erotic short stories, Crimes Against Love Manifesto (C.A.L.M.), every Friday at 11 AM ET on Instagram.
The Killers are doing a live Q&A on YouTube at 3 PM ET.
Caution is number one at AAA and ALT radio! Thank you for all your support, and thanks to the radio stations playing it out! This is making us want to talk a little. Maybe answer some questions – drop them below. We’re going to do a YouTube Live Q&A on May 15 at 12:00PM PST. pic.twitter.com/IwnlX9xXZ1
— The Killers (@thekillers) May 4, 2020
Oranssi Pazuzu perform their new album Mestarin kyns on YouTube at 3 PM ET.
The Tallest Man on Earth does a livestream on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET.
Wild Nothing is “playing records from my collection, pulling out some Wild Nothing demos and old radio sessions from time to time and taking questions and occasionally requests in the chat” on Twitch at 3 PM ET on Fridays.
Pickathon continues broadcasting a concert a day from their vaults for 60 days at 4 PM ET, and you can watch on BrooklynVegan’s Facebook. They’re taking donations for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund, and today’s set is with Shakey Graves.
Low on Instagram at 4 PM ET, every Friday.
The Front Bottoms perform on Twitch at 5 PM ET; next week screen videos.
New Colossus Festival continues their weekly livestream series at 5 PM ET on Facebook.
Donita Sparks of L7 hosts “The Hi-Low Show with Donita Sparks” on Fridays at 6 PM ET weekly on YouTube.
Nap Eyes are playing Dungeons & Dragons every Friday at 6 PM ET on Twitch.
Grateful Dead continue their weekly stream of previous concerts and Q&A series, “Shakedown Stream” at 6:30 PM ET on YouTube.
The Met is hosting “Nightly Met Opera Streams” every day during its coronavirus closure. Each night is a different “complete operatic gem from our collection of HD presentations from the past 14 years,” and begins streaming at 7:30 PM ET. Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor streams today.
Baby’s All Right’s Baby TV continues today at 8 PM ET with Hnry Flwr. More info and tickets here.
Frankie Cosmos does a weekly livestream at 9 PM ET on Instagram.
Margo Price continues her weekly radio show “Runaway Horses” tonight at 9 PM ET on YouTube.
Robert Fripp of King Crimson is sharing soundscapes, part of his Music for Quiet Moments series, every Friday.
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Saturday, May 16
LA Priest is livestreaming at show at 3 PM ET; tickets are on sale now.
Pickathon continues broadcasting a concert a day from their vaults for 60 days at 4 PM ET, and you can watch on BrooklynVegan’s Facebook. They’re taking donations for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund, and today’s set is with Warpaint.
James Alex of Beach Slang is doing an acoustic show at 5 PM ET on Stageit.
Live From Here with Chris Thile streams one of its “At Home” editions at 5:30 PM ET on YouTube, with Wilco, Madison Cunningham, Tom Papa, Marion Winik, and more.
Ludacris goes to head to head to Nelly for the next Verzuz at 7 PM ET on Instagram.
The Met is hosting “Nightly Met Opera Streams” every day during its coronavirus closure. Each night is a different “complete operatic gem from our collection of HD presentations from the past 14 years,” and begins streaming at 7:30 PM ET. Verdi’s Rigoletto streams today.
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Sunday, May 17
Pickathon continues broadcasting a concert a day from their vaults for 60 days at 4 PM ET, and you can watch on BrooklynVegan’s Facebook. They’re taking donations for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund, and today’s set is with Joseph.
The Met is hosting “Nightly Met Opera Streams” every day during its coronavirus closure. Each night is a different “complete operatic gem from our collection of HD presentations from the past 14 years,” and begins streaming at 7:30 PM ET. Verdi’s Nabucco streams today.
Taylor Swift‘s September 2019 performance at Paris’ L’Olympia Theater is airing on ABC at 10 PM ET.
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Monday, May 18
Bon Jovi, Dolly Parton, Meryl Streep, Stephen Colbert and more appear on “A Night Of Covenant House Stars,” streaming at 8 PM ET on Broadway on Demand and starsinthehouse.com.
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Saturday, May 23
As mentioned, Norwegian prog metal vets Green Carnation will release their first album in 14 years, Leaves of Yesteryear, on May 8 via Season of Mist. The band is also playing a ticketed, livestreamed album release show at 8 AM ET.
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Friday, May 29
Insomnium stream a performance of their album Winter’s Gate at 2 PM ET; tickets are on sale now.
Royal Albert Hall hosts the “Royal Albert Home” livestream series: today Imogen Heap performs at 2:30 PM ET on royalalberthall.com.
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