2124 B'way (74th St.), 212-496-7070. Spinal Tap (7/16); Widespread Panic (7/17-7/19).
CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE
Rumsey Playfield, 72nd St. (midpark), 212-360-CPSS, 212-307-7171. All shows free except benefit shows, which are denoted by a *. Moe (7/12*); Margie Gillis, Mark Haim (7/13); Basement Jaxx w/Viva Brazil Dancers, Bango Maffin, w/DJ sets by Martin Morales & Ron Trent (7/14); Amina, Ekova, Lójo, w/DJ set (7/15); New York Grand Opera (7/18); String Cheese Incident (7/20*); Susan Tedeschi, Robert Randolph (7/21); Craig David, Lina, w/DJ set by MKL (7/22); Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Los Mocosos, w/DJ set by Jeno (7/28); Shadow, Super Blue (7/29); New York Grand Opera (8/1); Spoken word by Ishmael Reed & Yosef Komunyakaa (8/2); Ricky Skaggs, John Herald (8/4); Living Color, Asian Dub Foundation, w/DJ set by Propellerheads (8/5); Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, Zap Mama (8/6*); Bebel Gilberto, Antony & the Johnsons, w/DJ set by Ray Velasquez (8/9); Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (8/10*); Body & Soul benefit party w/DJs Franois K, Danny Krivit & more (8/11*); Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobts, Shekatak (8/12); Spoken word w/Steve Earl & Waddie Mitchell (8/13); BJ Thomas, Jim White, w/DJ set by Wichita Wally (8/14); Lyle Lovett (8/20*).
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ARENA
East Rutherford, N.J., 212-307-7171. Backstreet Boys (7/16).
CREAMFIELDS
Riverhead, Long Island, 212-307-7171, www.creamfields.com The UK's biggest dance music event comes to Long Island?Fatboy Slim, Crystal Method, Orbital, Stereo MC's, Uberzone, Richie Hawtin, Pete Tong, Timo Maas, Josh Wink, Tall Paul, Max Graham, Photek, Scott Henry, Liquid Todd, Jason Bentley, DJ Feelgood, DB & more (9/1).
INTER-MEDIA ART CENTER
370 New York Ave., Huntington, NY, 516-549-ARTS, www.imactheater.org Edgar Winter (7/13); Strunz & Farah (7/21); The Caribbean Jazz Project (9/14); Oleta Adams (9/15); Indian Jazz Festival (9/21); Martha Reeves & the Vandellas (9/28).
IRVING PLAZA
17 Irving Pl. (15th St.), 212-777-6800. Vagrant America w/Saves the Day, The Anniversary, Dashboard Confessional, Hot Rod Circuit (7/13); Craig David, Lina (7/17); Nothingface, Dog Fashion Disco (7/21); Dwight Yoakam (7/25); Buckcherry, Econoline Crush, Sinomatic (7/31); Clutch, Candiria, Bellvue (8/1); John Medeski, North Mississippi Allstars, Robert Randolph (8/7 & 8/8); Squarepusher, Plaid (8/23 & 8/24); Baaba Maal, African Superstar (8/25); Joe Strummer (10/1).
JONES BEACH
1000 Ocean Pkwy. (Wantagh Pkwy.), Wantagh, L.I., 516-221-1000. Carl Cox (7/15 & 7/16).
LIBERTY STATE PARK
South Overlook Lawn, Jersey City, NJ, 212-307-7171. Radiohead, The Beta Band, Kid Koala (8/16 & 8/17).
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
2 Penn Plaza (34th St.), 212-465-MSG1. Madonna (7/25).
MANHATTAN CENTER'S HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
311 W. 34th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-564-4882. Rammstein, Crossbreed, Godhead (7/18); Cradle of Filth, VOD, Nile, God Forbid (7/19); Sugar Ray, Uncle Kracker, The Start (8/13); O-Town, Kaci (9/11); Margaret Cho (9/21).
NJ PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
One Center St., Newark, NJ, 888-GO-NJPAC. Regis Philbin & Don Rickles (7/15); Will Downing, Chante Moore, Jonathan Butler (7/22); "Hot Summer Nights" w/Al Jarreau, George Duke, Rachelle Farrell (8/10); Jill Scott, Mike Phillips (8/11); Peter, Paul & Mary (3/21/2001).
PNC BANK ARTS CENTER
Holmdel, NJ, 201-507-8900. Wotapalava Tour w/Pet Shop Boys, Soft Cell, The Magnetic Fields, Rufus Wainwright, Junior Vasquez, Danny Tenaglia (7/22); Les Claypool & His Frog Brigade, Phil Lesh (7/27); Ozzfest w/Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Crazytown, Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, Disturbed, Mudvayne, Union Underground, Taproot, Systematic, Godhead, Nonpoint, Drowning Pool, SpineShank, Hatebreed, Otep, No One, Pressure 4-5, American Head Charge, Pure Rubbish, Beautiful Creatures, Drowning Pool (8/11 & 12); Bob Weir's Ratdog, Rusted Root, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe (8/17).
RANDALL'S ISLAND
Sunken Meadow, www.concerthotline.com, www.warpedtour.com Warped Tour w/AFI, Alien Ant Farm, Amen, The Ataris, Belvadere, Big Wig, Bouncing Souls, Fenix TX, Flogging Mollly, Good Charlotte, H20, Impossible, Japetto, Jersey, Jimmy Eat World, Kill Your Idols, Kool Keith, Less Than Jake, The Line, Lovetone, Madcap, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, Morgan Heritage, No Motive, Pennywise, Rancid, Rollins Band, The Start, Sum 41, The Vandals, plus DiY-Fest (8/4); Nonpoint (8/11 & 8/12).
SIREN FESTIVAL
Boardwalk, Coney Island, Bklyn. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Guided By Voices, Superchunk, Man or Astroman?, Enon, Black Heart Procession, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Rainer Maria, Quasi, plus screening of Punk Rock/Heavy Metal Karaoke & DJs (7/21).