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Discover where to find live music, karaoke, comedy, dancing and entertainment this weekend in and around Newport!

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE –30+ things to do this weekend: September 15 – 17

*Unless otherwise noted, the venue is located in Newport.

Friday, September 15

  • Bowen’s Wharf: Panoramic View at 12 pm, Atwater Donnely at 4 pm
  • Buskers: Mike Warner at 9 pm
  • Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: DJ & Dancing in the Boom Boom Room at 10 pm
  • Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • Greenvale Vineyards (Portsmouth): Ryan Lee Crosby Band at 5 pm
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille (Portsmouth): Julio Amaro at 6:30 pm
  • Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina: Live music from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
  • Jane Pickens Theater: Maudie at 4:45 pm, Trip to Spain at 7:30 pm
  • Jimmy’s Saloon: GK, Square One, King Eezy, Phokus at 9 pm
  • Jo’s American Bistro: John & Joanne at 7 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: The C-Note Missionaries/The Honky Tonk Knights at 10 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): Mark Cutler at 9 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Sybil Disobedience at 10 pm
  • Newport Grand: Rhythm & Thunder at 9 pm
  • Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant: Self Help at 6 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson at 4:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 10 pm
  • One Pelham East: Clique at 10 pm
  • Pour Judgement: Lee Neckritz at 9 pm
  • Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: Steve Mortrude at 7 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Chopville at 10 pm
  • Tavern On Broadway: Live music at 10 pm.
  • The Beachcomber (Portsmouth): Greg Hodde’s Blue Reign at 9 pm
  • The Cafe at Parlor Newport: Live music at 9 pm
  • The Port: Terry Bradley at 6 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: Chris Vaillancourt at 9 pm
  • Vanderbilt Grace: Kristine on piano at 6 pm

 Saturday, September 16

  • Buskers: Brian Twohey at 8 pm
  • Celtica: Karaoke at 10 pm
  • Clarke Cooke House: DJ & Dancing in the Boom Boom Room at 10 pm
  • Firehouse Theater: The Bit Players at 8 pm
  • Greenvale Vineyards (Portsmouth): Mike Renzi, Ethel Lee and friends at 1 pm
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille (Portsmouth): Luis Mateos at 6:30 pm
  • Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina: Live music from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
  • Hotel Viking: Phenix Ave at 7 pm
  • Jane Pickens Theater: Surviving Picasso with Director James Ivory at 4 pm, Trip To Spain at 7:30 pm
  • Jimmy’s Saloon: The McGunks at 9 pm
  • Landing: Live music at 1 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: Live music at 10 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): Evan Goodrow at 9 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Velvet Skies at 10 pm
  • Newport Grand: Rumors, The Corvettes at 9 pm
  • Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant: Self Help at 6 pm
  • Newport Vineyards (Middletown): Weekend Music Series featuring Silverteeth from 1 pm to 4 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: DJ C-Gray at 10 pm
  • One Pelham East: Blue Light Bandits at 9:30 pm
  • Pour Judgement: Chris Monti Trio at 9 pm
  • Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: Roots Reaction at 7 pm
  • Shops at Long Wharf: Becky Chase Band at 1 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Live music at 10 pm
  • Studio 3: Dueling Pianos at 7:30 pm
  • Tavern On Broadway: Live music at 10 pm.
  • The Beachcomber (Portsmouth): Unplugged at 9 pm
  • The Cafe at Parlor: Live music at 9 pm
  • The Pier: Steve Simmons at 1 pm, Damaged Goods at 6 pm
  • The Port: Brian Scott at 2 pm, ZanRicky at 7 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: James Grande at 9 pm
  • Vanderbilt Grace: Kristine on piano at 6 pm

 Sunday, September 17

  • Atlantic Resort (Middletown): The Mac Chrupcala Jazz Trio from 3 pm to 7 pm
  • Buskers: Pat Cottrell at 7 pm
  • Christie’s: Steel Drum Brunch at 11 am
  • Clarke Cooke House: Bobby Ferreira at 12:30 pm
  • Fastnet Pub: Irish Sessions at 6 pm
  • Fifth Element: Live music from 12 pm to 3 pm
  • Greenvale Vineyards (Portsmouth): Julio Amaro at 2 pm
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille (Portsmouth): Brian Twohey at 4 pm
  • Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina: The C-Note Missionaries from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
  • Jane Pickens Theater: Trip To Spain  at 2 pm & 7:30 pm
  • Jo’s American Bistro: The Playboys at 5:30 pm
  • Landing:  The C-Note Missionaries at 1 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: AM Station from 4 pm to 7 pm
  • Narragansett Cafe (Jamestown): Shari Puorto at 9 pm
  • Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant: Self Help at 11 am
  • Newport Vineyards (Middletown):  Weekend Music Series featuring Tom Burgess from 1 pm to 4 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: Steel Drums at 3 pm
  • Pour Judgement: The Kane Brothers at 3 pm, Los Duderinos at 9 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Live music at 10 pm
  • The Cafe at Parlor Newport: Cherry & Webb at 9 pm
  • The Pier: David Manuel at 12 pm
  • The Port: John Erikson at 3 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: Brian Scott at 6 pm

Ryan Belmore

Ryan Belmore is the Owner and Publisher of What'sUpNewp.  He has been involved with What’sUpNewp since shortly after its launch in 2012, proudly leading it to be named Best Local News Blog in Rhode Island by Rhode Island Monthly readers in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and an honorable mention in the Common Good Awards in 2021.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Potter League For Animals. He previously served on the boards of Fort Adams Trust, Lucy's Hearth, and the Arts & Cultural Alliance for Newport County.

In 2020, he was named Member of the Year by LION and won the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County's Dominque Award.

He is a member of Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the North American Snowsports Journalists Association.

Born and raised in Rhode Island, he spent 39 years living in Rhode Island before recently moving to Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two rescue dogs. He still considers Rhode Island home, and visits at least once a month.