Top 10 Hudson Valley Concerts to See in 2019

India.Arie | June 2

Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy

The Grammy-winning, platinum-selling contemporary R&B diva graces the Capital Region on the tour for her new album, Worthy.

Dead & Company | June 18

Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga

Founding Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann—joined on guitar by John Mayer—keep on truckin' with another long, strange trip.

Phish | July 2-3

Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga

The Burlington-born jam-band juggernaut lands at SPAC for these two epic, phan-pleasing days of outward-bound songs and sonic flights.

James Taylor | July 3-4

Tanglewood, Lenox, Massachusetts

In a longstanding Tanglewood tradition, the sultan of sensitive singer-songwriters returns to the glorious open-air Koussevitzky Music Shed for his always-anticipated summer engagement.

John Mayer | July 19

Times Union Center, Albany

Around his being on the road with Dead & Company (see above), the hitmaking singer-songwriter and guitarist has lined up his own tour—which includes this hot-ticket night in Albany.

Elvis Costello/Blondie

July 20
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel

In one of the season's strongest bills, the site of the original Woodstock Music Festival welcomes two of the leading acts of the new wave era.

Steve Miller Band/Marty Stuart

July 28
Hutton Brickyards, Kingston

Two summers after the repurposed outdoor waterfront venue's legend-making Bob Dylan concert, the former brickyard unites these titans of classic rock and country-roots music.

The Distillers/Death Valley Girls

August 16
Upstate Concert Hall, Albany

Capped by the gravel-gnashing voice of frontwoman Brody Dalle, the reunited-and-roaring Distillers storm the region with fellow LA punks Death Valley Girls in tow.

Graham Nash

September 22
Bardavon, Poughkeepsie

One of the original Woodstock concert's most famous veterans returns to our area for an intimate evening of songs and stories from throughout his fabled career.

The Mystical Arts of Tibet

October 13
Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston

In a sure-to-be-transcendental night at UPAC, Tibet's colorfully costumed Loseling monks will perform ancient temple music and dance for world healing.