Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz November 17 – November 23
Yungblud’s The Weird Time of Life virtual tour kicks off its European leg this week. The singer will perform from Glasgow, Manchester, Paris, Dublin, and Berlin starting Tuesday, November 17that 11 AM. You can get tickets here.
Catch Edwin McCain and Lauren Hall at “2020 Sucks: A City Paper Streaming Concert for Charleston,” a benefit show supporting Charleston Animal Society. The event starts Tuesday, November 17that 8 PM. Buy tickets here.
Major Lazer will embark on a world tour in VR on Facebook’s Oculus Venues platform with the help of virtual events production company Supersphere using its new technology, ArchRunner. Catch the free performance Wednesday, November 18that 8 PM.
Join Denzel Curry’s “Live from the Abyss” global live stream, where he’ll perform a medley of hits from albums like Nostalgic 64 and TA1300 Wednesday, November 18that 8 PM. Buy tickets here.
Grunge rock icon Eddie Vedder and his wife Jill Vedder will host “Venture Into Cures,” a virtual benefit to raise money and awareness for the rare disease Epidermolysis Bullosa. The lineup includes Alessia Cara, Bradley Cooper, Judd Apatow, Jon Batiste, Andra Day, Laura Dern, Billie Eilish, Glen Hansard, Chris Hemsworth, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Keb’ Mo,’ Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, Willie Nelson, Adam Sandler, Renée Zellweger and more. The Pearl Jam frontman will also perform two new songs during the event. Tune into Wednesday, November 18that 7 PM. Watch it here.
Don’t miss Soccer Mommy’s free concert as part of the “Capital One City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage” series Thursday, November 18that 6 PM on SummerStage’s Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube pages.
Burna Boy will perform from London on his global livestream Wednesday, November 18that 2 PM. Get tickets here.
Lil Yachty will perform his favorite songs for fans during his “The Night is Young” livestream. Check it out Thursday, November 19that 6:30 PM. Tickets available here.
M for Montreal presents Mac DeMarco and special guest Jo Passed in a virtual concert Friday, November 20that 6 PM. Make sure you get tickets here.
Jewel will stream a never-before-seen 1996 concert from the Spreckels Theatre to celebrate the re-issue of her debut album, Pieces of You, on Friday, November 20that 7 PM. Get tickets here.
Local H will perform at Lincoln Hall for this week’s “Audio Tree Presents Staged” series Friday, November 20that 8 PM. Tickets available here.
This month’s “Slay at Home Festival” features performances from Déluge, Dvne, Rebel Wizard, Howling Giant, Paladin, Capra, Lost Symphony, and Nitesoil with Trevor Strnad and Jessica Pimentel, and cover collaborations with members of Carcass, Testament, Megadeth, Red Fang, Suicidal Tendencies, Revocation, Abysmal Dawn, and The Black Dahlia Murder. The show is free to watch, but donations to Animal Welfare Institute are strongly encouraged. Tune in Friday, November 20that 2 PM.
Chicago’s The Outfit brings its acclaimed hard-edged power-pop to WC Social Club on Saturday, November 21st (8 pm), including songs from their new album Viking. The band offers a cool $5 livestream package, including a free album download and bonus t-shirt. Sign up here.
London-based electronic and dub reggae masters Dreadzone (including members of Big Audio Dynamite) are taking their livestream shows to another level (beyond drummer Greg Roberts‘ weekly DJ Sessions on YouTube and Facebook). The band is performing live from London on November 21 at 8 pm (2 pm Chicago time)
Fontaines D.C. will host an interactive livestream from London’s O2 Brixton Academy exclusively on Melody VR Monday, November 23rdat 2:30 PM. You can get tickets here.
-Ashley Perez Hollingsworth
Category: Livestreams, Stage Buzz