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Daily Email - Friday - 05/23/2025

Happy Free Stuff Friday! Missing Fisher in NYC this weekend? Don’t worry, we’re giving away FREE tickets to next month’s Palm Tree Music Festival featuring Fisher, Kygo, Mau P, and more. Enter to WIN!

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Get your studs and stripes ready for UK punk legends The Adicts! This October, they’re bringing clockwork chaos to The Palladium Times Square. Grab tickets now for wild theatrics and one hell of a party.*

  • Planning a summer escape? Don’t forget to pack some language skills! Rosetta Stone’s Memorial Day Sale gets you lifetime access to 25 languages for just $149 (was $399). No subscription, just one payment to score lifetime access.*

  • This just in…celebrating his newly released solo album, Joe Jonas and Friends will perform live at The Bowery Ballroom this Sunday. Tickets just dropped!

  • This news has us tripping… Dreamy shoegaze rock band LSD and the Search for God return to NYC for the first time since 2023. Secure tickets today.

  • Plus other newly announced shows from Beach Fossils, Fazerdaze, Billie Eilish, Lightning Bolt, Allah-Las, Hibou, Notion, and more!

THE GAYS & GIRLS ARE GOV BALLING!

Gov Ball is almost here and NYC is buzzing with excitement. This year, we’ve teamed up Linux, THE New York Downtown IT-GIRL, to share our list of LGBTQIA+ artists and allies on this year’s lineup! Plus, we’re giving away a pair of 3-Day VIP tickets!

WATERLOO PRESENTS:

WIN TICKETS TO THE GOVERNORS BALL®

Music that moves you. Eats that wow you. Sips that sparkle. Enter now for your shot at two 3-day passes to The Governors Ball® Music Festival – on Waterloo Sparkling Water. Click HERE for full giveaway rules.*

THIS WEEKEND

🎶 Rihanna Drag Night

Tonight at Olly Olly Market (6PM)

Done with “Work, work, work, work, work”? Head to Olly Olly Market for Rihanna Drag Night featuring DJs, queens, prizes, and happy hour deals! RSVP for free entry!

🏀 Knicks Watch Party

Tonight at SummerStage in Central Park (8PM)

Game 2 is tonight, time for redemption! Register for FREE entry to the Knicks Eastern Conference Finals Watch Party in Central Park and cheer on the team with fellow fans.

🎧 Majid Jordan

Tonight at LPR (9PM) 

Celebrate 17 Years of LPR tonight with Canadian-Bahraini R&B duo Majid Jordan. Grab last-minute tickets now to catch their special 360º DJ set in-the-round.

🎸 Dave Matthews Band

Tomorrow at Bethel Woods (7:30PM)

Planning a day trip or heading upstate this 3-day weekend? Get tickets to see the Dave Matthews Band at Bethel Woods tomorrow. (Just avoid ANY boat tours that day.)

🕺 Free Events

Every Day in NYC

Strapped for cash? Us too. That’s why we’ve rounded up NYC’s best FREE events in one handy list – DJs, dance parties, drag nights, community hangs, and more await!

Dave & Buster’s Eat & Play Combo

If you haven’t tried the Eat & Play Combo at Dave & Buster’s yet, you’re seriously missing out. For just $19.99, you’ll get a full meal, a drink, and a Power Card to dominate the arcade. The perfect excuse to hit up your local D&B today!*

LOCALS ONLY

  • You think we forgot it’s Memorial Day Weekend? Obviously not. Last-minute rooftop parties, DJ sets, fairs, and more are waiting for you right here.

  • Pride Month is coming in hot! Want to stay in the loop on all the parades, parties, and can't-miss celebrations? We got you, boo. Sign up for Gay DoNYC’s weekly newsletter.

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  • Death Metal Legends @ Knockdown Center

  • Brass-Funk Multi-Instrumentalists @ Cafe Wha?

  • Trance DJ Duo @ Elsewhere

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Happy 3-Day Weekend!