Livestreaming Online Concerts
With most live events on pause as the country confronts coronavirus, the next best thing to being at a real concert is to watch a live stream of a virtual concert.
Not only can fans of live music enjoy a concert live stream from home, but the price tag for most virtual concerts is tough to beat: free.
The concept isn’t entirely new (NPR virtual concerts have been popular for a while) but coronavirus/COVID-19 has made them more popular than ever.
During this concert shutdown, more and more artists are looking to livestream concerts to fans across a host of mediums: YouTube streams, Instagram Live, Facebook Live and more. Other bands, like Metallica, are dusting off videos of previous concerts and allowing fans to re-live the excitement of previous shows virtually.
In addition to individual artist livestreams, Billboard and Rolling Stone are coordinating virtual concerts.
Vivid Seats breaks down upcoming free online concerts to live stream below.
2020 Virtual Concerts Calendar: When, Where to Livestream Free Online Concerts
March 28
7:00 a.m.
Stream Aid – (Twitch)
2:45 p.m.
Young the Giant – (Instagram)
4 p.m.
Edem – (Link)
March 27
9 a.m.
Justin Moore, Matt Stell, Barrett Baber et al – (YouTube)
10:30 a.m.
Maninder Singh and Anna Tanvir – (Instagram)
2 p.m.
Tinashe – (LivexLive)
4 p.m.
ReConnect (24-Hour EDM Festival – (Twitch)
7 p.m.
Death Cab for Cutie – (Facebook)
Aubrie Sellers and Lillie Mae – (Facebook)
Army Field Band – (YouTube)
8 p.m.
Downtown Alive (Lafayette, Louisiana) – (Facebook)
10 p.m.
Maggie Rose – (Facebook)
March 26
9:30 a.m.
Indian Ocean – (Instagram)
1 p.m.
Marc Broussard – (YouTube)
3 p.m.
Sam Fisher – (YouTube)
7 p.m.
Jonathan Weinkle – (Instagram)
8 p.m.
Tedeschi Trucks Band – (Facebook)
March 25
2 p.m.
Luigi Grasso – (Facebook Live)
March 24
2:15 p.m.
Bertt Que – (Instagram)
8 p.m.
Hannah Jaye and the Hideaways – (Facebook Live)
Josh Ritter (YouTube)
March 23
2 p.m.
Christie and the Queens – (Instagram)
7 p.m.
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood – (Instagram)
March 22
4 p.m.
Sara Depp – (Facebook)
7 p.m.
Kentuckiana Association of Musicians and Singers – (YouTube)
March 20
2 p.m.
Bez – (Instagram)
3 p.m.
Hozier – (Instagram)
5:30 p.m.
Paul Martin – (Instagram)
6 p.m.
Melissa Etheride – (Facebook)
8 p.m.
Seth Waker – (Instagram)
Gaelynn Lea – (YouTube)
Damon Fowler – (Facebook)
9 p.m.
Rhett Miller – (Stageit)
March 19
1 p.m.
JoJo – (Facebook)
4 p.m.
Niall Horan – (Instagram)
Coy Bowles (Zac Brown Band) – Daily Kids Sing-A-Long – (Facebook)
5 p.m.
Quiles – (YouTube)
5:30 p.m.
Common – (Instagram)
6 p.m.
Indigo Girls – (Link)
7 p.m.
Dalex – (Link)
Wilie Nelson, Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson, Jewel et al – (Twitch)
7:30 p.m.
Tyler Booth – (Facebook)
8 p.m.
Emily Earle – (Instagram)
March 18
7 p.m.
Sech – (YouTube)
11:30 p.m.
Myles Parrish – (Twitch)
March 17
3 p.m.
John Legend – (Instagram)
7 p.m.
Luke Combs – (Facebook)
Dropkick Murphys – (Dropkick Murphys)
10 p.m.
One Republic – (Instagram)
March 16
Keith Urban (Instagram)
Coldplay (Instagram)
Other future shows:
March 29
TBD
Blackwater Rail Road
9 p.m.
iHeart Radio Living Room Concert (Elton John, Alicia Keys, Billie EIlish, et al) – (Fox)
Virtual Concert / Live Stream Concert Performers’ Return to Touring
While no one knows exactly when concert tours will resume, here are some tentative dates to watch, to see these virtual concert acts in person. When these acts return to touring, Vivid Seats will have tickets for all concerts.
- John Legend – Fall 2020
- Niall Horan – Spring/Summer 2020
- Luke Combs – Fall 2020
- Dropkick Murphys – Spring/Fall 2020
- Willie Nelson – Summer/Fall 2020
- Indigo Girls – Summer/Fall 2020
- Rhett Miller – Late Spring 2020
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