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Daily Email - Wednesday - 05/21/2025

May 21, 2025

It’s Hump Day! Celebrate with two tickets to see Cody Jinks on The Hippies and Cowboys Tour at The Rooftop at Pier 17 this August. Want ’em? Enter to WIN.

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Brooklyn’s queer music celebration, Ladyland Festival, returns next month with headliners Cardi B and FKA Twigs. Want VIP access? Enter to WIN. Plus, score a luxe stay at The Penny Hotel and travel credits!*

  • BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn’s 2025 lineup is no joke. Janelle Monáe, Gogol Bordello, Grace Jones, and more are lighting up Prospect Park this summer with free concerts, family fun, movie nights, and benefit shows. Check it out.*

  • Alt-rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket just added new fall dates at Palladium Times Square to their Good Intentions Headline Tour. Grab presale tickets now with code TOAD2025!*

  • Stop feeling “BLUE.” Billie Eilish just added October dates to her Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour at UBS Arena. Tickets drop tomorrow.

  • Plus other newly announced shows from Tune-Yards, Beach Fossils, Buzzcocks, Hibou, Alex G, Ron Gallo, Christian Nodal, and more!

YOU GUESSED IT… IT’S WIN STUFF WEDNESDAY

Photo: Billy Strings

Bluegrass artist Billy Strings is hitting the Prudential Center for two nights this November, and tickets are on sale now! Want a FREE pair for Night 1? Enter to WIN on IG. Plus, we’ve got an incredible lineup of giveaways for the summer (and more on the way). Check ’em out:

DWP X BOURBON & BEYOND PRESENT:

WIN VIP PASSES TO BOURBON & BEYOND!

Consider us your musical matchmakers. We're offering one very lucky winner a Bourbon & Beyond Flyaway, featuring Sturgill Simpson, Noah Kahan, Ringo Starr, Megan Moroney, and more. Premium passes, upscale accommodations, travel fare, and artist meet & greets!*

WHENEVER

🎹 Composers In Play XVI

Tomorrow, ​Virtual Event (12PM)

Our favorite classical hub Piano Lunaire is back in Toronto, but you can still support their shows! RSVP now for early access tomorrow to last week’s performance video and enter to WIN a 30-minute composer chat with expert musicians.*

🤣 Whiplash

Tonight at QED (8:45PM)

Comedy in Queens! Join host Chris Marzulla and a dynamic collection of hilarious comics for a night of tomfoolery in Astoria. Get tickets now! (Miles Teller, JK Simmons, and neck injuries not included.)

🇺🇸 Memorial Day Weekend Events

Tonight - Monday in NYC

The dreaded “What should we do for MDW?” has been answered. We’ve rounded up the best Memorial Day plans in one place. The hard part? Choosing which to go to.

☀️ Hit The Beach

This Weekend in NY

“Let's go to the beach-each, let's go get away” this Memorial Day Weekend! Head to Jones Beach for the iconic air show or stroll the Coney Island boardwalk with the ocean breeze. Explore all the beaches opening this weekend.

👑 Happy Birthday, Biggie Smalls!

Whenever in NYC

Celebrate Biggie Smalls’ birthday today with our FREE Brooklyn walking tour featuring murals, local landmarks, and the iconic streets that shaped the Notorious B.I.G. (A must for every hip-hop fan, in our opinion!)

LOCALS ONLY

  • Did you hear? The Chainsmokers surprised fans last night at Edge. The set took place over 1,100 ft in the air, and we have the videos to prove it!

  • Word on 34th Street is NYC is proposing a “busway” that would ban most cars to speed up buses and make Midtown commuting smoother. Yay or nay?

🎟️ LIKE FREE TICKETS?

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  • Death Metal Legends @ Knockdown Center

  • Brass-Funk Multi-Instrumentalists @ Cafe Wha?

  • Trance DJ Duo @ Elsewhere

After your free preview, Membership is $7/mo. Cancel anytime.
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See you tomorrow!