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A List Of Live Virtual Concerts To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown

By Lars Gotrich

Published April 29, 2020 at 9:44 AM PDT

Artists and music festivals are streaming concerts via Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.

Updated on April 29 at 12:33 p.m. ET.

As more festivals, performances and concerts are canceled due to the coronavirus shutdown, musicians of all stripes and sizes are taking to social and streaming platforms to play live for their fans.

NPR Music is compiling a list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links out to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Some will require registration or a subscription, but most will be free, often with digital tip jars and opportunities to directly support artists by buying music and merchandise.

Some artists are planning daily streams — like Ben Gibbard and Christine and the Queens — and will be noted below as information becomes available.

This is a living document, updated every day until it's no longer needed.

If you would like a live concert to be considered for the list, please fill out this Google Form . Thanks!

April 29

classical

The Metropolitan Opera: Donizetti's Roberto Devereux
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link:

Tulsa Opera: Andrew Potter and Megan Rose Potter
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link:

country / americana

Bluegrass Station Whiskey Sour Happy Hour: Ben Harper, Sierra Hull, Julian Lage and Margaret Glaspy and more
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Bluegrass Station / YouTube / Facebook
Check The Bluegrass Station's for updates on each week's lineup

Carly Pearce
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Americana Highways: Randy Palmer, Justin Farren, Shannon LaBrie, Karen Mal and Will Taylor
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Gone West
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Thomas Rhett
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Brandy Clark
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

American Aquarium
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

hip-hop

Offset, Young Thug, Rich the Kid and SAINt JHN Benefit for Atlanta City Food Bank
Time: 7 - 9 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

KAMAUU
Time: 10 a.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Questlove (DJ Set)
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

multi-genre

Stay Home for Nevada: Shania Twain, Nick Carter, Sammy Hagar, Lee Brice and more
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
Link:

rock

Pickathon Presents a Concert a Day: Dinosaur, Jr.
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Twitch / Facebook

Bob Weir
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: NugsTV / Facebook

Jimmy Buffett
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: MargaritaVille

Justin Furstenfield of Blue October
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Alex Henry Foster and The Long Shadows
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

pop

Tones and I
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Paste Happies Hour: Avi Kaplan
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Facebook

children's music

The Rock and Roll Playroom Live
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Lincoln Center at Home: SUDS
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Lincoln Center

April 30

classical

The Metropolitan Opera: Nico Muhly's Marnie
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link:

New York Philharmonic: Mahler's Symphony No. 2
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

The Gilmore: Charles Richard-Hamelin
Time: 10 a.m. ET
Link: / YouTube

New World Symphony Archive+: Dvořák's Symphony No. 8
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Miró Quartet
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
Link: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Angela Hewitt, piano
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: 92Y

jazz

WWOZ Jazz Festing In Place:Archival Sets From New Orleans Jazz Fest
Time: 12 - 8 p.m. ET
Link: WWOZ
For a full schedule of performances check WWOZ's website.

Nora Jones
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

multi-genre

National Air and Space Museum Space Songs: Sting, Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast, Dan Deacon, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Lukas Nelson, Vagabon and more
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

R&B / Soul

Janelle Monáe
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Twitter / YouTube/ Facebook

Leon Bridges
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

folk

Pickathon Presents a Concert a Day: The War and Treaty
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Twitch / Facebook

rock

Mikel Erentxun
Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Radiohead Archive
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Tedeschi Trucks Band
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Joe Russo's Almost Dead
Time: 11:10 p.m. ET
Link: Fans

country / Americana

Willie Nelson
Time: 5:20 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Americana Highways: Paul Edelman, Jefferson Ross, Amelia Presley, Heidi Newfield
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Levi Hummon
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

The Buckleys
Time: 4 a.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Dillon Carmichael
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

pop

Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian
Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Shelly Peiken
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

electronic

Mark de Clive-Lowe
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Vimeo

Krewella
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

Lost Resort: TOKiMONSTA, Alison Wonderland and Anna Lunoe
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Twitch / Facebook

Bob Moses
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

children's music

The Rock and Roll Playroom Live
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

cabaret

Joe's Pub Live from the Archive: Alan Cumming
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Public Theater

May 1

Classical

The Metropolitan Opera: Verdi's Aida
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link:

New York City Ballet: George Balanchine's Ballo Della Regina and Christopher Wheeldon's After the Rain
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link:

Virtually Gilmore: Chopin Competition winner Seong-Jin Cho
Time: 10 a.m. ET
Link: / YouTube

Tulsa Opera: Madison Leonard and John Irvin
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link:

New World Symphony Fellows: Live From Our Living Rooms
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Opera Philadelphia Digital Festival: Denis and Katya
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Electronic

Madame Gandhi
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Joe's Pub Live from the Archives: 2020 Vanguard Gala Honoring Laurie Anderson
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Public Theater

jazz

WWOZ Jazz Festing In Place:Archival Sets From New Orleans Jazz Fest
Time: 12 - 8 p.m. ET
Link: WWOZ
For a full schedule of performances check WWOZ's website.

SF Jazz Fridays at Five: Snarky Puppy
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: SF Jazz

Aaron Diehl
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

multi-genre

Red Bull Records Virtual Festival: The Aces, Beartooth, Blxst, Kofi, Flawes and more
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Twitch / Facebook

rock

Pickathon Presents a Concert a Day: Foxygen
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Twitch / Facebook

Phoebe Bridgers
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Joe Russo's Almost Dead
Time: 11:10 p.m. ET
Link: Fans

Alex Henry Foster and The Long Shadows
Time: 9 a.m. ET
Link: Facebook

pop

Kesha
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook / Instagram

Porches
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Soleima
Time: 9 a.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Andee
Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

country / americana

Amythyst Kiah
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Signature Sounds

Americana Highways: Matt Woods, Darren Senn, Hannah Bethel and Kate Mills
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

folk

Cris Williamson
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Show Tunes

Lincoln Center's American Songbook: Joe Iconis and Family
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

children's music

The Rock and Roll Playroom Live
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

May 2

Classical

The Metropolitan Opera: Verdi's Luisa Miller
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link:

Alone, Together:21 Composers Play New Pieces
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook / Instagram

Virtually Gilmore: Misha Galant
Time: 10 a.m. ET
Link: / YouTube

jazz

WWOZ Jazz Festing In Place:Archival Sets From New Orleans Jazz Fest
Time: 12 - 8 p.m. ET
Link: WWOZ
For a full schedule of performances check WWOZ's website.

multi-genre

NTS Remote Utopias: JPEGMAFIA, Khruangbin, Yves Tumor, Slingbaum and more
Time: 4 a.m. ET - 4 a.m. ET Sunday, May 3
Link: NTS Radio

country/ americana

Pickathon Presents a Concert a Day: Lauren Morrow
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Twitch / Facebook

rock

Blaenavon
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Joe Russo's Almost Dead
Time: 11:10 p.m. ET
Link: Fans

May 3

Classical

The Metropolitan Opera: Borodin's Prince Igor
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link:

Dan Tepfer, piano
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Experimental

Bang on a Can Marathon: Meredith Monk, Vicky Chow, Claire Chase and more
Time: 3 - 6 p.m. ET
Link:

jazz

WWOZ Jazz Festing In Place:Archival Sets From New Orleans Jazz Fest
Time: 12 - 8 p.m. ET
Link: WWOZ
For a full schedule of performances check WWOZ's website.

country / Americana

Pickathon Presents a Concert a Day: Valerie June
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Twitch / Facebook

folk

Laura Marling
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

May 6

Classical

New York Virtual Opera Fest: The Reception
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

May 7

classical

New York Virtual Opera Fest: Beth Morrison Projects "Opera of the Week"
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Link:

Experimental

Fire Toolz with Quicksails, Machine Girl and Woody
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

May 10

classical

Opera Philadelphia Digital Festival: We Shall Not Be Moved
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube