new england's live music guide
WEEK OF MAY 18 - MAY 24, 2026
From Saintseneca at Space Ballroom to Mdou Moctar (solo) at Space Ballroom and Alpha Wolf at Toad's Place.
MONDAY - 5/18
Space Ballroom,
Hamden
- 8:00pm — Saintseneca rock out ♡
- 8:00pm — Mdou Moctar (solo) let's groove ♡
TUESDAY - 5/19
Space Ballroom,
Hamden
- 8:00pm — Woods get loud ♡
- 8:00pm — Oranssi Pazuzu let's jam ♡
- 8:00pm — Trousdale: Growing Pains (Deluxe) Tour feel the beat ♡
WEDNESDAY - 5/20
Space Ballroom,
Hamden
- 7:30pm — Covet let's play ♡
- 8:00pm — King Tuff let's go ♡
THURSDAY - 5/21
Space Ballroom,
Hamden
- 7:00pm — Intrusive - EP Release new music ♡
- 8:00pm — Pentagram heavy vibes ♡
- 8:00pm — Stephen Lynch: The Me Tour fun time ♡
FRIDAY - 5/22
Firehouse 12,
New Haven
- 8:30pm — Jerome Sabbagh Quartet let's jam ♡
- 8:30pm — Allison, Cardenas & Nash tix ♡
- 8:30pm — Marta Sanchez (Solo Piano) piano vibes ♡
- 8:30pm — Max Johnson Sextet big sound ♡
- 8:30pm — Curtis Hasselbring's The Curhachestra orchestra fun ♡
Space Ballroom,
Hamden
- 7:00pm — Napalm Death let's rock ♡
- 8:00pm — Alex Lambert catch a vibe ♡
- 8:00pm — The Sheila Divine indie vibes ♡
Toad's Place,
New Haven
- 10:00pm — Summer Nights Dance Party dance time ♡
- 7:00pm — All That Remains let's go ♡
- 7:30pm — Slip-Not – A Tribute to Slipknot get loud ♡
- 8:30pm — Emo Night Brooklyn emo vibes ♡
SATURDAY - 5/23
John Lyman Center for Performing Arts,
New Haven
- 7:00pm — Will Downing get tickets ♡
- 7:30pm — NHSO: A Tribute to Bob Marley rock out ♡
Space Ballroom,
Hamden
- 8:00pm — Sisters / Beinn music night ♡
- 8:00pm — Cold: The Red Album Played in its Entirety throwback set ♡
Toad's Place,
New Haven
- 5:00pm — Metal Rock Mania feat. Earth – Black Sabbath Tribute rock out ♡
- 7:00pm — Arcy Drive rock out ♡
- 8:00pm — Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen country vibes ♡
- 8:30pm — Mystic Dead jazz vibes ♡