Here’s where to find your most complete listings for live music, comedy, karaoke and dancing this weekend in and around Newport, RI.

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Friday, June 23rd

  • Buskers: Sean Riley at 9 pm
  • Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: DJ & Dancing in the Boom Boom Room at 10 pm
  • Dockside: Live music at 10 pm
  • Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • Hotel Viking: Betsy Listenfelt at 5:30 pm (Top of Newport)
  • Jane Pickens Theater: Paris Can Wait at 4:30 pm & 7 pm
  • Jimmy’s Saloon: The Stupid Robots, Northeast Traffic at 9 pm
  • Jo’s American Bistro: John & Joanne at 7 pm
  • Landing: Brian Scott at 1 pm, The C-Note Missionaries at 4:30 pm, John Erikson at 8 pm, DJ & Dancing at 10 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: The HonkyTonk Knights at 10 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: Steve Malec & Electric Flood at 9pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Sybil Disobedience at 10 pm
  • Newport Grand: Triad at 9 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson at 4:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 10 pm
  • One Pelham East: Good Will & Them Apples at 10 pm
  • Pour Judgement: The Teledynes at 9 pm
  • Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: Chris Knott at 7 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Tim Smith & Friends at 10 pm
  • Tavern on Broadway: Live music at 10 pm
  • The Cafe at Parlor Newport: The Z-Boys, Love Handles at 9 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: Chris Vaillancourt at 9 pm

Saturday, June 24th

  • Buskers: Brian Twohey at 8 pm
  • Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: DJ & Dancing in the Boom Boom Room at 10 pm
  • Dockside: Chopville and Never In Vegas at 10 pm
  • Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • Greenvale Vineyards: Dick Lupino and friends at 1 pm
  • Hotel Viking: Phenix Ave at 5:30 pm (Top Of Newport)
  • Jane Pickens Theater: Paris Can Wait at 2 pm, 4:30 pm & 7 pm
  • Jimmy’s Saloon: Cannibal Ramblers, The Teledynes at 9 pm
  • Landing: The C-Note Missionaries at 1 pm,  Jim Devlin at 4:30 pm, Straight Outta Rehab at 8 pm, DJ & Dancing upstairs at 10 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 10 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: Sybil Disobedience at 9 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Juice Box at 10 pm
  • Newport Grand: Java Jive and Think Pink Floyd at 9 pm
  • Newport Vineyards: Colby & Keila from 1 pm to 4 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: DJ C-Gray at 10 pm
  • One Pelham East: Party Girl at 10 pm
  • Pour Judgement: Putnam Murdock at 9 pm
  • Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: Roots Reaction at 7 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: James Grande at 10 pm
  • Studio 3: Dueling Pianos at 8 pm
  • Tavern on Broadway: Live music at 10 pm
  • The Cafe at Parlor Newport: The Pourman with Cop Outs at 9 pm
  • The Port: The McMurphy’s at 2 pm, Terry Bradley at 7 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: Erik Sperl at 9 pm

Sunday, June 25th

  • Buskers: Bill Gannon at 7 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
  • Dockside: Dave & Stu from Never In Vegas at 9 pm
  • Fastnet Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
  • Fifth Element: Fran Curley Jazz Trio at 12 pm
  • Jane Pickens Theater: Paris Can Wait at 2 pm, 4:30 pm & 7 pm
  • Jo’s American Bistro: Alan Bernstein at 5:30 pm
  • Landing: The HonkyTonk Knights at 1 pm,  Sean Rivers at 4:30 pm, John Erikson at 8 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 4 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe: Superchief Trio at 4 pm
  • Newport Marriott: James Grande at 6 pm
  • Newport Vineyards: Brian Scott from 1 pm to 4 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: Steel Drums at 3 pm
  • One Pelham East: Ryan McHugh at 9:30 pm
  • Pour Judgement: Los Duderinos at 9 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Live music at 10 pm
  • The Fifth Element: Alan Bernstein & Friends at 12 pm
  • The Port: John Erikson at 3 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: Mark Gorman at 6 pm

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...