Complete 2025 summer concert schedule for Stone Pony, PNC and MetLife Stadium
- Beyonce plays five shows at MetLife Stadium in May.
- Among acts coming to PNC: Halsey, Luke Bryan, Simple Minds, the Beach Boys, Dave Matthews Band, and Nelly with Ja Rule and Eve.
The Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park is reaching across the state this summer — and across the country.
The Shadow of the City fest, starring Bleachers, takes place Saturday, June 28, at the Summer Stage with Joyce Manor, Dora Jar, Mike Birbiglia, Ben Kweller, Skullcrusher, and Cassandra Coleman also on the bill. (For the first time there's a Shadow of the City West with Bleachers on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Great Park in Irvine, California. Remi Wolf, the Maine, Helmocke Springs, Bartees Strange, Chris Fleming, and Cassandra Coleman are also on the bill there.)
The rock band Bleachers is fronted by Jack Antonoff of Colts Neck, who knows a person or two in the recording industry. Bruce Springsteen guested on the Bleachers song "Chinatown," and Antonoff has produced multiple hits for Taylor Swift.
Swift attended Antonoff's wedding to actress Margaret Qualley on Long Beach Island in 2023.
The Shadow of the City fest was founded by Antonoff in 2015 as a homage to Jersey kids, in the shadow of New York City, who dream of making it big.
“I played some of my first shows at the Stone Pony,” said Antonoff previously to the Asbury Park Press. “The first time I played here it wasn't like a great show or anything. There was probably very few people in the audience. But it was fine with me because I just could not believe I was playing here.”
The Shadow of the City at the Pony is part of the North to Shore festival, which takes place June 14 to 29, in Asbury Park, Newark and Atlantic City.
Other North to Shore shows at the Pony Summer Stage are Jack's Mannequin on Thursday, June 26; Streetlight Manifesto, Friday, June 27; and George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic with Living Colour on Sunday, June 29.
The season at the PNC Bank Arts Center begins Saturday, May 17, with the Sessanta V 2.0 hard rock tour featuring Primus, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle. Concerts start at MetLife Stadium in East Rutheford with the Kendrick Lamar and SZA tour coming in for shows on May 8 and 9.
Who’s playing the most at MetLife? Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter tour comes in for five shows from May 22 to 29.
Check out this year's concerts at Jersey's big open-air concert venues. Shows may be added during the season.
Stone Pony Summer Stage
913 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park; stoneponyonline.com
Warren Zeiders, May 2
Joe Russo's Almost Dead, May 23
Mayday Parade, May 25
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, the Infamous String Dusters, and Melt, May 30
Russell Dickerson. June 6
Glass Animals, June 10
The Driver Era, June 13
The Black Keys, June 14
Lawrence with Allen Stone, June 21
Slightly Stoopid, June 22
Jack's Mannequin, June 26
Streetlight Manifesto, June 27
Shadow of the City festival with Bleachers and more, June 28
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, June 29
Dispatch with John Butler, July 4
Gary Clark Jr. and Joy Oladokun, July 5
Dinosaur Jr. and Snail Mail, July 19
Rainbow Kitten Surprise, July 26
The Head and the Heart, July 31
Guster and the Mountain Goats, Aug. 1
Yacht Rock Revue, Aug. 2
Cody Jinks, Aug. 7
Dropkick Murphys and Bad Religion, Aug. 13
Bouncing Souls: Stoked for the Summer, Aug. 16
Chevelle, Aug. 23
The Red Clay Strays, Aug. 29
Dogs in a Pile and Low Cut Connie, Aug. 31
The Menzingers, Sept. 27
MetLife Stadium
1 MetLife Stadium Dr., East Rutherford; metlifestadium.com
Kendrick Lamar and SZA, May 8, 9
Shakira, May 15, 16
Beyonce, May 22, 24, 25, 28, 29
The Weeknd, June 5, 6 ,7
Zach Bryan, July 18, 19, 20
Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks, Aug. 8
My Chemical Romance, Aug. 9
Jonas Brothers, Aug. 10
Chris Brown, Aug. 12, 13
System of a Down and Korn, Aug. 27, 28
Oasis, Aug. 31, Sept. 1
PNC Bank Arts Center
Exit 116, Garden State Parkway, Holmdel; www.pncbankartscenter.com
Sessanta V 2.0: Primus, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, May 17
Luke Bryan’s “Country Song Came On Tour,” May 30
Dave Matthews Band, June 3
Halsey: For My Last Trick, June 6
Simple Minds, June 11
Keith Urban: High and Alive World Tour, June 13
The Beach Boys, June 14
Stick Figure: Island Holiday Summer Tour, June 20
Counting Crows and Gaslight Anthem, June 28
Thomas Rhett: Better In Boots Tour, July 10
Kidz Bop Live: Certified Bop Tour, July 12
Big Time Rush, July 22
Styx and Kevin Cronin and Don Felder, July 20
Big Time Rush: In Real Life Worldwide, July 22
Summer of Loud with Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage, I Prevail, Beartooth, July 24
Toto, Men At Work and Christopher Cross, July 25
Nelly with Ja Rule and Eve, July 26
Pantera, July 31
Goo Goo Dolls and Dashboard Confessional, Aug. 1
The Offspring, Aug. 2
The Doobie Brothers, Aug. 7
Volbeat, Aug. 10
Dierks Bentley: Broken Branches Tour, Aug. 15
Steve Miller Band, Aug. 26
Coheed and Cambria and Taking Back Sunday, Aug. 29
James Taylor, Aug. 30
Wille Nelson’s “Outlaw Music Festival” with Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Sept. 13
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
1 Harbour Blvd, Camden; livenation.com
MMR B*Q with Alice in Chains, Three Days Grace and more, May 10
Luke Bryan, June 6
Halsey: For My Last Trick, June 7
Hozier, June 10
Thomas Rhett: Better In Boots Tour, July 11
Creed: Summer of '99 Tour, July 12
Summer of Loud with Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage, I Prevail, Beartooth, July 23
Dave Matthews Band, July 25 and 26
Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, and New Found Glory, July 29
Kidz Bop Live, Aug. 2
Styx, Kevin Cronin & Don Felder, Aug. 8
Volbeat, Halestorm and the Ghost Inside, Aug. 9
Doobie Brothers, Aug. 13
Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival with Bob Dylan and Sheryl Crow, Sept. 12
Tyler Childers: On The Road, Sept. 24
AJR, Aug. 6
Dierks Bentley, Zach Top and The Band Loula, Aug. 7.
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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at cjordan@app.com