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WEEK OF MAY 25, 2026

90 events at 25 venues across 3 hubs this week · Full stats →

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This week in Rhode Island: "Weird Al" Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder 2026 Tour at Providence Performing Arts Center, Thao with Full Band at The Met, and Mdou Moctar at Alchemy. 90 shows across 25 venues.

MONDAY - 5/25

Alchemy, Providence — Tomarum, Gudforladt, Maidenhead at 07:00 PM - 11:30 PM let's go
Deadbeats, Providence — Blue Monday - dark 80s + new wave + bit of goth + 80s indie at 8:00pm let's go
The Last Resort, Smithfield — Sister Funk at 3:00pm get funky
The Narragansett Cafe, Jamestown — Judy n Deez Guys at 4:00pm, 7:00pm let's go
The Parlour, Providence — Morman Mincers/Horrible Earth/Goblin Brain/Artificial Extinction rock on
The Red Door, Providence — Jazz Current at 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM jazz vibes

TUESDAY - 5/26

Alchemy, Providence — Conjurer, Sadness, Snooze, Pains at 07:00 PM - 11:30 PM get loud
Myrtle, East Providence — Open Mic with Guest Host Stephen Brodsky at 6:30pm, 11:00pm jam session

WEDNESDAY - 5/27

AS220, Providence — FREE SHOW - Sable + Hope Slender + Maiden King + Never Kevin at 7:00pm, 11:30pm free vibes
Myrtle, East Providence — Motif Spoken Awards at 6:30pm, 10:00pm wordy vibes
Nick-A-Nees, Providence — The Splinters at 8:30pm let's go
One Pelham East, Newport — Dueling Pianos at 8:00pm get loud
The Blue Room, Cranston — Newport Jazz Jam Session at 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM jazz vibes

THURSDAY - 5/28

AS220, Providence
  • 7:00pm, 11:30pm — Debris + Wes Meadows + The Jake Wasson Malpractice + Car Girlfriend + Dave Pseudo get groovy
  • 7:00pm, 11:55pm — Wolf Eyes + more TBA join the weird
Alchemy, Providence
  • 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM — The Cardigan Connection join us
  • 09:30 PM - 01:00 AM — Club Banger: a 2000s Themed Dance Party! nostalgic hits
Fete Music Hall, Providence — Surnames, Gretchen Fields, and Breachway at 8:00pm get loud
Myrtle, East Providence — Will Dailey (solo) with SSA LIN at 8:00pm, 11:00pm get lost
Nick-A-Nees, Providence — Southcoast Brass Band at 8:00pm get loud
One Pelham East, Newport — Dueling Pianos at 8:00pm get loud
The Blue Room, Cranston — Chops Turner Band at 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM get loud
The Parlour, Providence — The Trash Can Boys/Corinne Southern & The Constellations/Ed Able Band dance vibes

FRIDAY - 5/29

AS220, Providence — Open Window Maniac + Yawn Mower (NJ) + Pocketwrench at 7:00pm, 11:30pm let's jam
Bally's Tiverton Casino, Tiverton — Live DJ at 8:30pm get loud
Bally's Twin River Casino, Lincoln — Merchants of Cool at 9:00pm rock out
Chan's, Woonsocket — Through The Doors let's go
Fete Music Hall, Providence — Surnames, Gretchen Fields, and Breachway at 12:50am get loud
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich — Yachty By Nature ahoy mates
Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket — A Monolithic Dome, Mountain of Woe, Professor A, Holy Mountain + Argot at 8:00pm get loud
Newport Blues Cafe, Newport — Autumn Drive sing along
One Pelham East, Newport — Dueling Pianos at 8:00pm get loud
Pump House Music Works, Wakefield — Dan Moretti & The Hammond Boys with Diane Blue at 7:00pm jazz vibes
The Blue Room, Cranston
  • 04:30 PM - 07:00 PM — Marc Trachtenberg let's go
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — Angelena Hightower and The Unit rock out
The Charlestown Rathskeller, Charlestown — Nick Bosse - Under the Stars (WARM Center Benefit) at 6:00 PM, 10:00 PM let's go
The Last Resort, Smithfield — The Carson Daily Band at 8:30pm let's party
The Met, Pawtucket — Nutshell - Alice In Chains Tribute Decades Down at 8:00pm rock out
The Narragansett Cafe, Jamestown — Bar Fly at 8:15pm, 11:45pm rock out
The Parlour, Providence — Vanna Pacella wsg/ Highwater Haulers/Space Cowboy Newt let's jam
The Red Door, Providence
  • 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM — Anthony Carabello get loud
  • 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM — Symposium Records dance party

SATURDAY - 5/30

AS220, Providence
  • 6:00pm, 11:30pm — The Greying + GIYR + Alchemy + Funnybone + Far Too Late + Crime of Passion get hyped
  • 7:00pm, 11:30pm — Ditrani Brothers + Thee Phibbs + Bird & Augur music time
Alchemy, Providence
  • 05:00 PM - 09:30 PM — DUUNES, Plastyc Peachez rock out
  • 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM — Island Saturdays dance night
Bally's Tiverton Casino, Tiverton — Tim Sullivan at 8:30pm sing along
Bally's Twin River Casino, Lincoln — MOJO at 9:00pm let's groove
Chan's, Woonsocket — Greg Abate Super Quartet jazz vibes
Deadbeats, Providence — Grand Slam - your interactive music show - a new style of music every 30 mins at 8:00pm interactive beats
Fete Music Hall, Providence — Hardcore Hay Fever at 8:00pm rock out
Myrtle, East Providence
  • 12:00pm, 5:00pm — Rag Mag Party & Flea! market fun
  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Cassetti Spaghetti (cassette-tape only DJ night) retro beats
Newport Blues Cafe, Newport — Never in Vegas tix
One Pelham East, Newport — Dueling Pianos at 8:00pm get loud
Pump House Music Works, Wakefield — Potluck Open Mic at 8:00pm let's go
The Blue Room, Cranston — Danielle Andrews at 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM sing along
The Charlestown Rathskeller, Charlestown — Pink Houses (John Mellencamp Tribute) at 8:00 PM rock out
The Last Resort, Smithfield — Brass Attack at 8:30pm brass it up
The Narragansett Cafe, Jamestown — Your Favorite Color at 8:30pm, 11:59pm dance dance
The Parlour, Providence
  • A Prince Celebration Featuring Some of the Area’s Finest! party time
  • 5:30pm-8:30pm — Rory & The Blues Hounds Early Show blues night
The Red Door, Providence — Audio Fields at 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM get down
The Scurvy Dog, Providence
  • 10:30pm — Gossip Collar let's go
  • 2:00pm — Gun Gun get loud
  • 3:00pm — Vague Perception tix
  • 3:45pm — the McGunks let's go
  • 4:30pm — Jackie and the Idiots rock out
  • 5:15pm — Youngest Sun jazz vibes
  • 6:00pm — Scamrock let's go
  • 6:45pm — People Eating Plastic rock out
  • 7:30pm — SWRM get loud
  • 8:15pm — Strawberry Coffin jazz vibes
  • 9:00pm — the Paraplegics tix
  • 9:45pm — Green Sabbath rock out
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS), Providence — RI Philharmonic Orchestra 2026 Gala Celebration at 5:00pm celebrate music

SUNDAY - 5/31

AS220, Providence — Jesse Taylor Band + The Jake Wasson Malpractice + Brown Apples at 7:00pm, 11:30pm feel good
Fete Music Hall, Providence — Hardcore Hay Fever at 1:50am rock out
Historic Park Theatre, Cranston — Leonid & Friends at 7:00pm rock out
Myrtle, East Providence — Sourpunch / Mark Cutler and Men of Great Courage at 2:00pm, 5:00pm get loud
Pump House Music Works, Wakefield — Shawnn Monteiro Quartet at 7:00pm rock out
The Charlestown Rathskeller, Charlestown — Timeless at 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM sing along
The Last Resort, Smithfield — Wuhon at 3:00pm get loud
The Met, Pawtucket — School of Rock Seekonk presents End Of Season Showcase at 12:00pm rock school
The Narragansett Cafe, Jamestown — Ed Peabody & The Big Blue Thang at 4:00pm, 7:00pm blues vibes
The Parlour, Providence
  • Tour for Life w/ Special Guest Exit Fame join us
  • The Providence Jazz Series Presents: The Al Cron Quartet jazz vibes
United Theatre, Westerly
  • 4:30 pm — Youth On The Mic @ the Knick youth vibes
  • 7:00 pm — Lucas Neil Album Celebration Show celebrate now
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS), Providence — Sesame Street Live! Elmo's Got the Moves get groovin'

LIVE MUSIC VENUES

The Scurvy Dog (12) The Parlour (7) AS220 (7) Alchemy (6) Myrtle (6) The Blue Room (5) The Last Resort (4) The Narragansett Cafe (4) The Red Door (4) One Pelham East (4) Fete Music Hall (4) The Charlestown Rathskeller (3) Pump House Music Works (3) Deadbeats (2) Nick-A-Nees (2) The Met (2) Bally's Tiverton Casino (2) Bally's Twin River Casino (2) Newport Blues Cafe (2) Chan's (2) Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS) (2) United Theatre (2) Machines with Magnets (1) Greenwich Odeum (1) Historic Park Theatre (1)

90 shows at 25 total venues this week

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