Live music in newport

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

You Might Also Like –What’s Up For This Weekend: June 16 – 18

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Friday, June 16th

  • Buskers: Slainte 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: James Grande at 5:30 pm (Top of Newport)
  • Jane Pickens Theater: My Cousin Rachel  at 4:30 pm, Year By The Sea at 7 pm
  • Jimmy’s Saloon: Sun of Sound, Funk Underground and friends at 9 pm
  • Jo’s American Bistro: John & Joanne at 7 pm
  • Landing: 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: Sundance Band at 9pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: The Kulprits at 10 pm
  • Newport Grand: Gary Gramolini & The Grinders at 9 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: John Erikson at 4:30 pm, DJ Remedy at 10 pm
  • One Pelham East: Party Girl at 10 pm
  • Pour Judgement: Jason Cardinal at 9 pm
  • Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: Roots Reaction 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: Wild Life at 9 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: Mike Biaz at 9 pm

Saturday, June 17th

  • 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
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Alan Bernstein & Friends at 6:30 pm
  • Hotel Viking: Alex Chapman Trio at 5:30 pm (Top Of Newport)
  • Jane Pickens Theater: My Cousin Rachel  at 4:30 pm, Year By The Sea at 2 pm & 7 pm
  • Jimmy’s Saloon: Ice Giant, Dead Girls Don’t Say and Friends at 9 pm
  • Landing: The C-Note Missionaries/The HonkyTonk Knights 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: Live music at 9 pm
  • Newport Blues Cafe: Fast Times at 10 pm
  • Newport Grand: Bar Fly & Steely Dan Tribute at 9 pm
  • Newport Vineyards: Silverteeth from 1 pm to 4 pm
  • O’Brien’s Pub: DJ C-Gray at 10 pm
  • One Pelham East: The Blue Light Bandits at 10 pm
  • Pour Judgement: Love Handle at 9 pm
  • Saltwater at Newport Harbor Hotel: AnamCara at 7 pm
  • Speakeasy Bar & Grille: Live music 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 Blenders at 2 pm, Terry Bradley at 7 pm
  • The Wharf Pub: The Z Boys at 9 pm

Sunday, June 18th

  • 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
  • Gulf Stream Bar & Grille: Brian Twohey at 2 pm
  • Jane Pickens Theater: My Cousin Rachel  at 4:30 pm, Year By The Sea at 2 pm & 7 pm
  • Jo’s American Bistro: AnamCara at 5:30 pm
  • Landing: The C-Note Missionaries/The HonkyTonk Knights at 1 pm,  Sean Rivers at 4:30 pm, John Erikson at 8 pm
  • Midtown Oyster Bar: Justin Pomfret at 4 pm 
  • Narragansett Cafe: Neal Vitullo & The Vipers at 4 pm
  • Newport Vineyards: John & Joanne 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: Erik Sperl 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...