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

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

Updated on June 9 at 12:39 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 fans8

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.

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June 8

classical

Tulsa Opera Presents Aaron Blake
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Tulsa Opera

Metropolitan Opera: Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Jazz

Blue Note at Home
Jonathan Scales: 8 p.m. ET
A Bu: 10 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram / Facebook

Rock

The National
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Waxahatchee plays American Weekend
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Noon Chorus

Grace Potter
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Indie

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

The Magnetic Fields
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

R&B / Soul

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

Country / Americana

Garth Brooks
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Nice Horse
Time: 11 a.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Caitlyn Smith and Maggie Rose
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Levi Hummon
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Rhett Miller
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Stage It

Folk

James McMurty with Heidi Newfield
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Link: Signature Sounds

Metal

Metalica
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Experimental

Experimental Sound Studio: Pedro Lopez
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch / Experimental Sound Studio

June 9

Classical

Metropolitan Opera: Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta and Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Multi-Genre

All In For Chelsea: Will Dailey, Chadwick Stokes, Adam Ezra Group and more
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Country / Americana

Caylee Hammack
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Freedy Johnston
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Signature Sounds

Trixie Mattel
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

R&B / Soul

Zeshan B
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Rock

Phish
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Link: Live Phish / Facebook

Electronic

NCZA Lines
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Dim Mak Records
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

Folk

David Wax Museum
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Faceboook

June 10

Classical

Metropolitan Opera: Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Tulsa Opera: Coleen Daly, soprano
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Tulsa Opra

Multi-Genre

A Night For Austin: Paul Simon, Norah Jones, Willy Nelson, Black Pumas and more
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: A Night For Austin / Twitch

All in WA: Pearl Jam, Macklemore, Ben Gibbard and more
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

Jazz

Ivan Neville
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Rock

Dave Matthews Band
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Dave Matthews Band

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

Country / Americana

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

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

Rhett Miller
Time: 11 p.m. ET
Link: Stage It

Indie

Alfie Templeman
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

June 11

Classical

Beth Morrison Projects: Opera of the Week
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Link: Beth Morrison Projects

Metropolitan Opera: Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Country / Americana

Picture Show: A Tribute to John Prine
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Facebook

Christian Lee Hutson
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Jazz

Charlie Hunter
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Signature Sounds

Latin

Jesse & Joy
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Folk

Whitney
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Noon Chorus

Rock

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

Low Cut Connie
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram / Facebook

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

Experimental

Fridman Gallery Solos: C. Lavender
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Fridman Gallery

June 12

classical

Carnegie Hall Fridays: New World Symphony
Time: 3 a.m. ET
Link: Carnegie Hall
Note: Carnegie Hall’s Friday streams are available from 3 a.m. ET Friday until 3 a.m. ET the following Monday.

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

Tulsa Opera: Weston Hurt, baritone
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Tulsa Opera

Folk

The Tallest Man on Earth
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Country / Americana

Rhett Miller
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Stage It

Hip-Hop

IDK
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Experimental

Derya Yildirim
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Electronic

Diplo and Dillon Francis
Time: 11 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

June 13

Classical

Jennifer Koh’s Alone Together Finale: New works from Kati Agócs, Vincent Calianno, Patrick Castillo, and Sugar Vendil
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram / Facebook

Jazz

Live at the Village Vanguard: Billy Hart Quartet
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Village Vanguard

Hip-Hop

Shoreline Mafia
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Rock

Low Cut Connie
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram / Facebook

Ben Folds
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Country / Americana

Old Crow Medicine Show
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Facebook

Dylan LeBlanc
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Jameson Rodgers
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Cabaret

Puddles Pity Party
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
Link: Veeps

Electronic

Major Lazer
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

June 14

Classical

Metropolitan Opera: Handel’s Rodelinda
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Experimental

Bang on a Can Marathon: Rhiannon Giddens, Terry Riley, Roscoe Mitchell, Nico Muhly, Conrad Tao and more
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: Bang on a Can

Jazz

Live at the Village Vanguard: Billy Hart Quartet
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: Village Vanguard

Latin

Gaby Moreno
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: QChamberStream

Hip-Hop

G Herbo
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Rock

Deep Sea Diver
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Country / Americana

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

Folk

Patty Larkin
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Signature Sounds

David Wax Museum
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

June 15

Classical

The Violin Channel Live
Violinist Callum Smart: 1 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Facebook

Metropolitan Opera: Rossini’s Armida
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Rock

The National
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Waxahatchee plays Cerulean Salt
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Noon Chorus

June 16

Classical

Metropolitan Opera: Rossini’s Semiramide
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Rock

Phish
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Link: Live Phish / Facebook

Joe Pernice
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Signature Sounds

Country / Americana

Caylee Hammack
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Trixie Mattel
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

Electronic

Dim Mak Records
Time: 8 p.m. ET

June 17

Classical

Metropolitan Opera: Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Jazz

Ivan Neville
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Rock

Dave Matthews Band
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Dave Matthews Band

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

Country / Americana

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

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

Rhett Miller
Time: 11 p.m. ET
Link: Stage It

June 18

classical

Beth Morrison Projects: Opera of the Week
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Link: Beth Morrison Projects

Metropolitan Opera: Verdi’s La Forza del Destino
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Latin

Jesse & Joy
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Rock

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

Low Cut Connie
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram / Facebook

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

Experimental

Fridman Gallery Solos: Leila Bordreuil
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Fridman Gallery

June 19

Classical

Carnegie Hall Fridays: Munich Philharmonic
Time: 3 a.m. ET
Link: Carnegie Hall
Note: Carnegie Hall’s Friday streams are available from 3 a.m. ET Friday until 3 a.m. ET the following Monday.

Metropolitan Opera: Philip Glass’s Akhnaten
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Rock

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

Low Cut Connie
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram / Facebook

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

Folk

The Tallest Man on Earth
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Country / Americana

Rhett Miller
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Stage It

Electronic

Diplo and Dillon Francis
Time: 11 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

June 20

Classical

Metropolitan Opera: Philip Glass’s Satyagraha
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Jazz

Live at the Village Vanguard: Vijay Iyer Trio
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Village Vanguard

k-pop

KCON:TACT 2020 Summer
Time: 12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube
Note: KCON has not yet announced a detailed lineup or schedule. Check the festival’s website for more details.

Rock

Low Cut Connie
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram / Facebook

Ben Folds
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube

Country / Americana

Old Crow Medicine Show
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube / Facebook

Dylan LeBlanc
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

Jameson Rodgers
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

June 21

Classical

Metropolitan Opera: Verdi’s La Traviata
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Link: Met Opera

Jazz

Live at the Village Vanguard: Vijay Iyer Trio
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: Village Vanguard

k-pop

KCON:TACT 2020 Summer
Time: 12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube
Note: KCON has not yet announced a detailed lineup or schedule. Check the festival’s website for more details.

Rock

Deep Sea Diver
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram

Country / Americana

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

Folk

David Wax Museum
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Facebook

June 22

rock

Waxahatchee plays Ivy Tripp
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Noon Chorus

k-pop

KCON:TACT 2020 Summer
Time: 12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube
Note: KCON has not yet announced a detailed lineup or schedule. Check the festival’s website for more details.

June 23

k-pop

KCON:TACT 2020 Summer
Time: 12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. ET
Link: YouTube
Note: KCON has not yet announced a detailed lineup or schedule. Check the festival’s website for more details.

June 25

Classical

Beth Morrison Projects: Opera of the Week
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Link: Beth Morrison Projects

Electronic

Electric Blockaloo: JAUZ, Diplo, A-Trak, Anjunabeats and more
Time: TBA
Link: Electric Blockaloo
Note: The festival will take place in the video game Minecraft.

Rock

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

Low Cut Connie
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Link: Instagram / Facebook

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Twitch

Experimental

Fridman Gallery Solos: Mendi and Keith Obadike
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Fridman Gallery

June 26

Classical

Carnegie Hall Fridays: Philip Glass Ensemble: Music with Changing Parts
Time: 3 a.m. ET
Link: Carnegie Hall
Note: Carnegie Hall’s Friday streams are available from 3 a.m. ET Friday until 3 a.m. ET the following Monday.

Electronic

Electric Blockaloo: JAUZ, Diplo, A-Trak, Anjunabeats and more
Time: TBA
Link: Electric Blockaloo
Note: The festival will take place in the video game Minecraft.

June 27

Folk

Bluegrass Pride: Allison de Groot and Patrick M’Gonigle, Jake Blount, Front Country, Alice Gerrard and more
Time: 4 – 11 p.m. ET
Link: Bluegrass Pride

Jazz

Live at the Village Vanguard: Joe Martin Quartet
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Village Vanguard

Electronic

Electric Blockaloo: JAUZ, Diplo, A-Trak, Anjunabeats and more
Time: TBA
Link: Electric Blockaloo
Note: The festival will take place in the video game Minecraft.

June 28

Folk

Bluegrass Pride: Amythyst Kiah, Kimber Ludiker and Avril Smith, Sam Gleaves, Noa Laniakea and more
Time: 4 – 10:30 p.m. ET
Link: Bluegrass Pride

Jazz

Live at the Village Vanguard: Joe Martin Quartet
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: Village Vanguard

Electronic

Electric Blockaloo: JAUZ, Diplo, A-Trak, Anjunabeats and more
Time: TBA
Link: Electric Blockaloo
Note: The festival will take place in the video game Minecraft.

June 29

Rock

Waxahatchee plays Out In The Storm
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Noon Chorus

July 2

Experimental

Fridman Gallery Solos: Lea Bertucci
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Fridman Gallery

July 4

Jazz

Live at the Village Vanguard: Joe Lovano Trio Fascination
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Link: Village Vanguard

July 5

Jazz

Live at the Village Vanguard: Joe Lovano Trio Fascination
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Link: Village Vanguard

July 6

Rock

Waxahatchee plays Saint Cloud
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Link: Noon Chorus

July 7

Classical

Mimir Chamber Music Festival
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Link: Mimir Festival

July 9

Classical

Mimir Chamber Music Festival
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Link: Mimir Festival

Experimental

Fridman Gallery Solos: Marina Rosenfeld / Ben Vida (solos)
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Link: Fridman Gallery

July 10

Classical

Mimir Chamber Music Festival Emerging Artists Concert
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Link: Mimir Festival

July 11

Classical

Mimir Chamber Music Festival
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Link: Mimir Festival

July 25

Electronic

Tomorrowland Around the World
Time: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET
Link: Tomorrowland

July 26

Electronic

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