Updated on June 9 at 12:39 p.m. ET.
As more festivals, performances and concerts are canceled due to the coronavirus shutdown, musicians of all stripes and sizes are taking to social and streaming platforms to play live for their fans8
NPR Music is compiling a list of live audio and video streams from around the world, categorized by date and genre, with links out to streaming platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Some will require registration or a subscription, but most will be free, often with digital tip jars and opportunities to directly support artists by buying music and merchandise.
Some artists are planning daily streams â like Ben Gibbard and Christine and the Queens â and will be noted below as information becomes available.
This is a living document, updated every day until it’s no longer needed.
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June 8
classical
Tulsa Opera Presents Aaron BlakeTime: 3 p.m. ETLink: Tulsa Opera
Metropolitan Opera: Mozart’s La Clemenza di TitoTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Jazz
Blue Note at Home– Jonathan Scales: 8 p.m. ET– A Bu: 10 p.m. ETLink: Instagram / Facebook
Rock
The NationalTime: 5 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Waxahatchee plays American WeekendTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Noon Chorus
Grace PotterTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Indie
ShamirTime: 1 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
The Magnetic FieldsTime: 2 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
R&B / Soul
Pickathon Presents A Concert A Day: MerebaTime: 4 p.m. ETLink: Twitch / YouTube / Facebook
Country / Americana
Garth BrooksTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Nice Horse Time: 11 a.m. ETLink: Facebook
Caitlyn Smith and Maggie RoseTime: 3:30 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Levi HummonTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Rhett MillerTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Stage It
Folk
James McMurty with Heidi NewfieldTime: 8:30 p.m. ETLink: Signature Sounds
Metal
MetalicaTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Experimental
Experimental Sound Studio: Pedro LopezTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Twitch / Experimental Sound Studio
June 9
Classical
Metropolitan Opera: Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta and Bartók’s Bluebeard’s CastleTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Multi-Genre
All In For Chelsea: Will Dailey, Chadwick Stokes, Adam Ezra Group and more Time: 8 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Country / Americana
Caylee Hammack Time: 6 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Freedy JohnstonTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Signature Sounds
Trixie MattelTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
R&B / Soul
Zeshan BTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Rock
PhishTime: 8:30 p.m. ETLink: Live Phish / Facebook
Electronic
NCZA LinesTime: 1 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Dim Mak RecordsTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
Folk
David Wax MuseumTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Faceboook
June 10
Classical
Metropolitan Opera: Humperdinck’s Hansel and GretelTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Tulsa Opera: Coleen Daly, sopranoTime: 3 p.m. ETLink: Tulsa Opra
Multi-Genre
A Night For Austin: Paul Simon, Norah Jones, Willy Nelson, Black Pumas and moreTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: A Night For Austin / Twitch
All in WA: Pearl Jam, Macklemore, Ben Gibbard and moreTime: 10 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
Jazz
Ivan NevilleTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Rock
Dave Matthews BandTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Dave Matthews Band
Bob WeirTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Country / Americana
Brandy ClarkTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
American AquariumTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Rhett MillerTime: 11 p.m. ETLink: Stage It
Indie
Alfie TemplemanTime: 1 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
June 11
Classical
Beth Morrison Projects: Opera of the WeekTime: 12 p.m. ETLink: Beth Morrison Projects
Metropolitan Opera: Rossini’s L’Italiana in AlgeriTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Country / Americana
Picture Show: A Tribute to John PrineTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: YouTube / Facebook
Christian Lee Hutson Time: 1 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Jazz
Charlie HunterTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Signature Sounds
Latin
Jesse & Joy Time: 7 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Folk
WhitneyTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Noon Chorus
Rock
RadioheadTime: 5 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Low Cut ConnieTime: 6 p.m. ETLink: Instagram / Facebook
Clap Your Hands Say YeahTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
Experimental
Fridman Gallery Solos: C. LavenderTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Fridman Gallery
June 12
classical
Carnegie Hall Fridays: New World SymphonyTime: 3 a.m. ETLink: Carnegie HallNote: Carnegie Hall’s Friday streams are available from 3 a.m. ET Friday until 3 a.m. ET the following Monday.
New World Symphony Fellows Live From Our Living RoomsTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Tulsa Opera: Weston Hurt, baritone Time: 3 p.m. ETLink: Tulsa Opera
Folk
The Tallest Man on EarthTime: 3 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Béla Fleck & Abigail WashburnTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Country / Americana
Rhett MillerTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Stage It
Hip-Hop
IDKTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Experimental
Derya YildirimTime: 1 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Electronic
Diplo and Dillon FrancisTime: 11 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
June 13
Classical
Jennifer Koh’s Alone Together Finale: New works from Kati Agócs, Vincent Calianno, Patrick Castillo, and Sugar VendilTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: Instagram / Facebook
Jazz
Live at the Village Vanguard: Billy Hart Quartet Time: 7 p.m. ETLink: Village Vanguard
Hip-Hop
Shoreline MafiaTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Rock
Low Cut ConnieTime: 6 p.m. ETLink: Instagram / Facebook
Ben FoldsTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Country / Americana
Old Crow Medicine Show Time: 7 p.m. ETLink: YouTube / Facebook
Dylan LeBlanc Time: 4 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Jameson Rodgers Time: 8 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Cabaret
Puddles Pity PartyTime: 5:30 p.m. ETLink: Veeps
Electronic
Major LazerTime: 6 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
June 14
Classical
Metropolitan Opera: Handel’s RodelindaTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Experimental
Bang on a Can Marathon: Rhiannon Giddens, Terry Riley, Roscoe Mitchell, Nico Muhly, Conrad Tao and more Time: 3 p.m. ETLink: Bang on a Can
Jazz
Live at the Village Vanguard: Billy Hart Quartet Time: 2 p.m. ETLink: Village Vanguard
Latin
Gaby MorenoTime: 2 p.m. ETLink: QChamberStream
Hip-Hop
G HerboTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Rock
Deep Sea DiverTime: 10 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Country / Americana
American Aquarium Time: 8 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Folk
Patty Larkin Time: 8 p.m. ETLink: Signature Sounds
David Wax MuseumTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
June 15
Classical
The Violin Channel Live– Violinist Callum Smart: 1 p.m. ETLink: YouTube / Facebook
Metropolitan Opera: Rossini’s ArmidaTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Rock
The NationalTime: 5 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Waxahatchee plays Cerulean Salt Time: 9 p.m. ETLink: Noon Chorus
June 16
Classical
Metropolitan Opera: Rossini’s SemiramideTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Rock
PhishTime: 8:30 p.m. ETLink: Live Phish / Facebook
Joe PerniceTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Signature Sounds
Country / Americana
Caylee Hammack Time: 6 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Trixie MattelTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
Electronic
Dim Mak RecordsTime: 8 p.m. ET
June 17
Classical
Metropolitan Opera: Gluck’s Iphigénie en TaurideTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Jazz
Ivan NevilleTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Rock
Dave Matthews BandTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Dave Matthews Band
Bob WeirTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Country / Americana
Brandy ClarkTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
American AquariumTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Rhett MillerTime: 11 p.m. ETLink: Stage It
June 18
classical
Beth Morrison Projects: Opera of the WeekTime: 12 p.m. ETLink: Beth Morrison Projects
Metropolitan Opera: Verdi’s La Forza del DestinoTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Latin
Jesse & Joy Time: 7 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Rock
RadioheadTime: 5 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Low Cut ConnieTime: 6 p.m. ETLink: Instagram / Facebook
Clap Your Hands Say YeahTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
Experimental
Fridman Gallery Solos: Leila BordreuilTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Fridman Gallery
June 19
Classical
Carnegie Hall Fridays: Munich PhilharmonicTime: 3 a.m. ETLink: Carnegie HallNote: Carnegie Hall’s Friday streams are available from 3 a.m. ET Friday until 3 a.m. ET the following Monday.
Metropolitan Opera: Philip Glass’s AkhnatenTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Rock
RadioheadTime: 5 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Low Cut ConnieTime: 6 p.m. ETLink: Instagram / Facebook
Clap Your Hands Say YeahTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
Folk
The Tallest Man on EarthTime: 3 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Béla Fleck & Abigail WashburnTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Country / Americana
Rhett MillerTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Stage It
Electronic
Diplo and Dillon FrancisTime: 11 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
June 20
Classical
Metropolitan Opera: Philip Glass’s SatyagrahaTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Jazz
Live at the Village Vanguard: Vijay Iyer Trio Time: 7 p.m. ETLink: Village Vanguard
k-pop
KCON:TACT 2020 SummerTime: 12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. ETLink: YouTubeNote: KCON has not yet announced a detailed lineup or schedule. Check the festival’s website for more details.
Rock
Low Cut ConnieTime: 6 p.m. ETLink: Instagram / Facebook
Ben FoldsTime: 7 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Country / Americana
Old Crow Medicine Show Time: 7 p.m. ETLink: YouTube / Facebook
Dylan LeBlanc Time: 4 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
Jameson Rodgers Time: 8 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
June 21
Classical
Metropolitan Opera: Verdi’s La TraviataTime: 7:30 p.m. ETLink: Met Opera
Jazz
Live at the Village Vanguard: Vijay Iyer Trio Time: 2 p.m. ETLink: Village Vanguard
k-pop
KCON:TACT 2020 SummerTime: 12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. ETLink: YouTubeNote: KCON has not yet announced a detailed lineup or schedule. Check the festival’s website for more details.
Rock
Deep Sea DiverTime: 10 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Country / Americana
American Aquarium Time: 8 p.m. ETLink: Instagram
Folk
David Wax MuseumTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Facebook
June 22
rock
Waxahatchee plays Ivy TrippTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Noon Chorus
k-pop
KCON:TACT 2020 SummerTime: 12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. ETLink: YouTubeNote: KCON has not yet announced a detailed lineup or schedule. Check the festival’s website for more details.
June 23
k-pop
KCON:TACT 2020 SummerTime: 12 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. ETLink: YouTubeNote: KCON has not yet announced a detailed lineup or schedule. Check the festival’s website for more details.
June 25
Classical
Beth Morrison Projects: Opera of the WeekTime: 12 p.m. ETLink: Beth Morrison Projects
Electronic
Electric Blockaloo: JAUZ, Diplo, A-Trak, Anjunabeats and moreTime: TBALink: Electric BlockalooNote: The festival will take place in the video game Minecraft.
Rock
RadioheadTime: 5 p.m. ETLink: YouTube
Low Cut ConnieTime: 6 p.m. ETLink: Instagram / Facebook
Clap Your Hands Say YeahTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Twitch
Experimental
Fridman Gallery Solos: Mendi and Keith ObadikeTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Fridman Gallery
June 26
Classical
Carnegie Hall Fridays: Philip Glass Ensemble: Music with Changing PartsTime: 3 a.m. ETLink: Carnegie HallNote: Carnegie Hall’s Friday streams are available from 3 a.m. ET Friday until 3 a.m. ET the following Monday.
Electronic
Electric Blockaloo: JAUZ, Diplo, A-Trak, Anjunabeats and moreTime: TBALink: Electric BlockalooNote: The festival will take place in the video game Minecraft.
June 27
Folk
Bluegrass Pride: Allison de Groot and Patrick M’Gonigle, Jake Blount, Front Country, Alice Gerrard and more Time: 4 – 11 p.m. ETLink: Bluegrass Pride
Jazz
Live at the Village Vanguard: Joe Martin Quartet Time: 7 p.m. ETLink: Village Vanguard
Electronic
Electric Blockaloo: JAUZ, Diplo, A-Trak, Anjunabeats and moreTime: TBALink: Electric BlockalooNote: The festival will take place in the video game Minecraft.
June 28
Folk
Bluegrass Pride: Amythyst Kiah, Kimber Ludiker and Avril Smith, Sam Gleaves, Noa Laniakea and moreTime: 4 – 10:30 p.m. ETLink: Bluegrass Pride
Jazz
Live at the Village Vanguard: Joe Martin Quartet Time: 2 p.m. ETLink: Village Vanguard
Electronic
Electric Blockaloo: JAUZ, Diplo, A-Trak, Anjunabeats and moreTime: TBALink: Electric BlockalooNote: The festival will take place in the video game Minecraft.
June 29
Rock
Waxahatchee plays Out In The StormTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Noon Chorus
July 2
Experimental
Fridman Gallery Solos: Lea BertucciTime: 8 p.m. ETLink: Fridman Gallery
July 4
Jazz
Live at the Village Vanguard: Joe Lovano Trio Fascination Time: 7 p.m. ETLink: Village Vanguard
July 5
Jazz
Live at the Village Vanguard: Joe Lovano Trio Fascination Time: 2 p.m. ETLink: Village Vanguard
July 6
Rock
Waxahatchee plays Saint CloudTime: 9 p.m. ETLink: Noon Chorus
July 7
Classical
Mimir Chamber Music FestivalTime: 8:30 p.m. ETLink: Mimir Festival
July 9
Classical
Mimir Chamber Music FestivalTime: 8:30 p.m. ETLink: Mimir Festival
Experimental
Fridman Gallery Solos: Marina Rosenfeld / Ben Vida (solos) Time: 8 p.m. ETLink: Fridman Gallery
July 10
Classical
Mimir Chamber Music Festival Emerging Artists ConcertTime: 8:30 p.m. ETLink: Mimir Festival
July 11
Classical
Mimir Chamber Music FestivalTime: 8:30 p.m. ETLink: Mimir Festival
July 25
Electronic
Tomorrowland Around the WorldTime: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. ETLink: Tomorrowland
July 26
Electronic
Tomorrowland Around the WorldTime: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. ETLink: Tomorrowland
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