Looking for an alternative to a night’s worth of Twilight Zone re-runs and incessant smiling via Ryan Seacrest? Maybe interested in staving off the chip bowl and evading the couch? Good news: There are plenty of great concerts scheduled for New Year’s Eve 2013, which we’ve highlighted for you below.
NEW YORK CITY
– Andrew W.K.: Irving Plaza
– Billy Joel, Ben Folds Five: Barclays Center
– Big Gigantic, Paper Diamond: Roseland Ballroom
– Blondie, Miley Cyrus, Icona Pop: Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve
— Clutch: Music Hall of Williamsburg
– Deadmau5: Nassau Coliseum
– Delta Spirit, Tanlines: Brooklyn Bowl
– DIIV: Baby’s All Right
– The Disco Biscuits: The Theater at MSG
– Gogol Bordello, Man Man: Terminal 5
– Gov’t Mule: Beacon Theatre
— Icona Pop: The Standard
– Moon Boots: Glasslands
– Mykki Blanco w/ DJ Rashad: Gramercy Theatre
– Perfect Pussy: Archeron
– Phish: Madison Square Garden
– Punch Brothers: Bowery Ballroom
– Thurston Moore, Joe Zorn, & Mike Watt [of Minutemen]: The Stone
CHICAGO
– Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears: Metro
– Death: Reggies
– Dessa: Lincoln Hall
– Flosstradamus: The Riviera
— Future Rock: Concord Music Hall
– Jimmy Eat World, Smoking Popes: House of Blues
– The Lawrence Arms: Conchord Music Hall
– Local H: Subterranean
– Motion City Soundtrack, Jukebox the Ghost: Bottom Lounge
— Pickwick: Schubas
– Roky Erickson, White Mystery: Beat Kitchen
– Star Slinger: Empty Bottle
– Zedd: Aragon Ballroom
LOS ANGELES
— The Aggrolites: Alex’s Bar
— Borgore: Hollywood Palladium
– Boys Noize: Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall
– Dam Funk: LA Production Studios
— Dubfire: Sound Nightclub
— The English Beat: Saint Rocke
LAS VEGAS
– Bruno Mars: The Cosmopolitan
– Calvin Harris: Hakkasan
– Common: The Bank at the Bellagio
– Diplo: Surrender
– J. Cole: Terry Fator Theatre
– Kaskade: XS Nightclub
– Maroon 5: Mandalay Bay Events Center
– Miguel: Tao Nightclub
– Tyga: Hard Rock Live
SAN FRANCISCO
– Calexico: The Fillmore
– Danny Brown: Mezzanine
– The Fresh & Onlys, Sun Araw: The Chapel
– Holy Ghost: The Independent
– Matthew Dear: Public Works SF
– The Melvins: Great American Music Hall
– Moby: Fort Mason
– NOFX, Teenage Bottlerocket: The Warfield
– Phil Lesh: Grate Room @ Terrapin Crossroads
– Thievery Corporation, Little Dragon, A-Trak: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
DENVER
– Brother Ali: Fox Theater
– The Flaming Lips, Midlake: Belly Up Aspen
– Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine: TSOL Summit Music Hall
– Pretty Lights, Above & Beyond: Colorado Convention Center
– Reverend Horton Heat: Gothic Theater
– String Cheese Incident: 1st Bank Center
– The Sword: Bluebird Theater
– Wu-Year’s Eve- Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah: Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
– Umphrey’s McGee: The Fillmore Auditorium
– Yonder Mountain String Band: Boulder Theater
ELSEWHERE
Anaheim
– Steve Angello, Laidback Luke, ATB: Anaheim Convention Center
Atlanta
— Black Lips: Drunken Unicorn
— Janelle Monáe: Underground Atlanta
– STS9: The Tabernacle
– Washed Out: Terminal West
– The Whigs: Georgia Theatre
– Widespread Panic: Phillips Arena
Austin
– The Breeders: Mohawk
– The Hood Internet: Kung Fu Saloon
– J Roddy Walston and the Business: Lamberts
— Robert Ellis: The Parish
— Ryan Bingham: Emo’s East
– Willie Nelson: ACL Live
Baltimore
– Young Jeezy: Balimore Arena
Boston
– The Felice Brothers: Brighton Music Hall
– Patti Smith: Veterans Memorial Auditorium
— Soulive: Paradise Rock Club
– Wolfgang Gartner: Bijou Night Club
Charlotte
– The Avett Brothers: Time Warner Cable Arena
Detroit
– Charlie Wilson: Fox Theatre
– R. Kelly: Masonic Temple
– Zac Brown Band, The Wood Brothers: Joe Louis Arena
Edinburgh, Scotland
— CHVRCHES: Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
Houston
– Girl Talk, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Big Freedia: Sam Houston Park
Jackson (MI)
– Gregg Allman: Florida Theater
London
— Erol Alkan: Bugged Out
— Joy Formidable: Troxy
— Kid Koala: Village Underground
— Pearson Sound, Benji B: Dimensions Festival
— The Prodigy: O2 Arena
— Sasha: O2 Brixton
— Tensnake: XOYO
— Wolf Alice: KOKO
Marion Bay, Australia
— MGMT, Grizzly Bear, The War on Drugs: Falls Festival
Miami Beach
— French Montana: Bamboo
— Lil Wayne: Cameo
— Macy Gray: Casino Miami
— Paul Van Dyke: Club Space
– Pharrell, Miley Cryus, Afrojack: Fontainebleau
— Robin Thicke, Skylar Grey: SLS Hotel South Beach
– Tiesto: LIV Nightclub
Milwaukee
– Jim Gaffigan: Pabst Theater
– Trampled by Turtles: Riverside Theater
Minneapolis
– Dawes: Varsity Theater
— Har Mar Superstar: International Market Square
Montreal
— Chromeo, Ryan Hemsworth: Theatre TELUS
— Junior Sanchez: New City Gas
Nashville
– Bassnectar: The Bridgestone Arena
— Diarrhea Planet: Exit/In
— Old Crow Medicine Show: Ryman Auditorium
New Orleans
— Galactic: Tipitina’s
— The New Mastersounds: Joy Theater
— Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Preservation Hall
Oakland
– Primus, Les Claypool: Fox Theater
Philadelphia
— Baauer: Theatre of the Living Arts
– Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: North Star Bar
– Lotus: Electric Factory
– Swearin’, Screaming Females: Johnny Brenda’s
Pittsburgh
– Against Me!: Altar Bar
– Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires: Highmark First Night
– Foxy Shazam: Mr. Smalls Theatre
Portland (OR)
– Built to Spill: The Mission Theater
– Surfer Blood: Mississippi Studios
Raleigh (NC)
– Killer Mike, El-P (Run the Jewels): Lincoln Theater
San Diego
– Diplo, Boys Noize: Valley View Casino Center
Seattle
— The Black Angels: Moore Threatre
— Leftover Crack: El Corazon
— Nervo, Above & Beyond, Adrian Lux, Doctor P: Foundation Nightclub
– STRFKR: Neumos
South Lake Tahoe
– Cut Copy, Snoop Dogg, Beats Antique: SnowGlobe Music Festival
St. Louis
– Krewella: Koken Art Factory
Tampa
— Man or Astroman?: Ella’s
Toronto
— Brendan Canning and Justin Peroff (of Broken Social Scene): Andy Poolhall
— Elliott Brood: Lee’s Palace
— The Sadies: Horseshoe Tavern
Washington, D.C.
– Dr. John: The Hamilton
– Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue: 9:30 Club