Last weekend may have felt more like late March than the unofficial start of summer, but the shoreline finally gets a little redemption arc this week. The forecast looks mostly sunny, patios are filling back up, and bars, breweries, casinos, and waterfront venues across SE Connecticut and SW Rhode Island are leaning back into summer mode. Spend the daytime hours outside soaking up the sun, then pick a band, grab a drink, and let somebody else handle the soundtrack for the night.
Or maybe you’re one of those people who only really comes alive after sunset anyway. In that case, this week’s lineup has you covered too. From acoustic sets by the water and classic rock cover bands to country, blues, jam nights, and late-night dance-floor energy, here’s who’s playing around the shoreline this weekend.
Friday, May 29
2:00 pm – Martin Piggot @ The Pavilion
85 Swan Ave, Old Lyme, CT 06371, USA
4:00 pm – Paul Caraher @ Rocks 21
3 Williams Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
4:30 pm – Travis Hyll @ Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
5:00 pm – Jake Hunsinger @ Kingdom of the Hawk Vineyard
113 Pendleton Hill Rd, North Stonington, CT 06359, USA
5:30 pm – Jen & Tonic @ Novelle Mohegan Sun
Casino of the Sky, First Floor, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Montville, CT 06382, USA
6:00 pm – Music In The Meadow: click for lineup! @ Conn College Evans Hall
270 Mohegan Ave, New London, CT 06320
6:00 pm – [UnWINED Concert Series] Bonfire Acoustic @ Priam Vineyards
11 Shailor Hill Rd, Colchester, CT 06415
6:00 pm – Azalea Drive @ Fat Tuna
378 Rope Ferry Rd, Waterford, CT 06385, USA
6:00 pm – Cucumber Jones @ Filomena’s
262 Boston Post Rd #1, Waterford, CT 06385, USA
6:00 pm – Dave Schena @ These Guys Brewing
78 Franklin St, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
6:00 pm – Four Jazz Band @ The Social Bar + Kitchen
208 Bank St, New London, CT 06320, USA
6:00 pm – Kristina Utt & Ken Barber @ Angie’s Pizza
25 Roosevelt Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
6:00 pm – Liz Spencer Band @ Centrale Fox Tower Foxwoods
350 Trolley Line Blvd, Ledyard, CT 06338, USA
6:00 pm – Paddy Whack @ Lighthouse Inn
Lighthouse Inn, 6 W Guthrie Pl, New London, CT 06320, USA
6:00 pm -Roc-Kin-On @ Centrale Fox Tower Foxwoods
350 Trolley Line Blvd, Ledyard, CT 06338, USA
6:00 pm -FrankenPhil @ The Spice Club
239 Main St, Niantic, CT 06357, USA
6:00 pm – Inner Groove / The Birdwatchers @ The Barn at Brookside Farm Museum
33 Society Rd, Niantic, CT 06357
6:00 pm – Phil Smith @ The Irons
20 Coogan Blvd, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
6:30 pm – Ernie Lewis @ Rocks 21
3 Williams Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
6:30 pm – The Subliminals @ The Blue Duck
52 Bank St, New London, CT 06320, USA
7:00 pm – Jay Dempsey Band @ Steak Loft
27 Coogan Blvd #24, Stonington, CT 06355, USA
7:00 pm – Sean Higgins @ A&J’s (formerly Turnpike Cafe)
1048 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville, CT 06382, USA
7:00 pm – Ethan Cash @ Surf Cantina (Westerly, RI)
15 Canal St, Westerly, RI 02891, USA
7:00 pm – Tori Fleming / Sam Slick @ The Golden Owl
19 Golden St, New London, CT 06320, USA
7:30 pm – The Cartells @ Tuskers
470 Bank St, New London, CT 06320, USA
8:00 pm – Pinto Graham / Acid Henge / Bronson / EclecticElectric @ Strange Brew
86 Water St, Norwich, CT 06360
8:00 pm – 5 Seconds Of Summer @ Mohegan Sun Arena
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT 06382, USA
8:00 pm – Dr Westchesterson @ Milestone
12 Water St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
8:00 pm – I Petty The Fool @ Game Time
577 CT-12, Groton, CT 06340, USA
8:00 pm – Jeff Fuller & Friends @ Side Door Jazz Club
85 Lyme St, Old Lyme, CT 06371, USA
8:00 pm – Lanie Gardner @ Wolf Den Mohegan Sun
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT 06382, USA
8:00 pm – Roger Ceresi & Tony Harrison @ Sneekers
568 Poquonnock Rd, Groton, CT 06340, USA
9:00 pm – Blue Light Bandits @ Novelle Mohegan Sun
Casino of the Sky, First Floor, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Montville, CT 06382, USA
9:00 pm – Heartland Radio @ Comix Roadhouse Mohegan Sun
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT 06382, USA
9:00 pm – Jazz @ Port Of Call
15 Water St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
9:00 pm – Coydogs / Mark Leonard / Jeff Butler @ 33
33 Golden St, New London, CT 06320, USA
9:30 pm – DJ Axis Pro @ Centrale Fox Tower Foxwoods
350 Trolley Line Blvd, Ledyard, CT 06338, USA
9:30 pm – James Harris @ Captain Daniel Packer Inne
32 Water St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
Saturday, May 30
11:00am – Braiden Sunshine @ Chapter One
32 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
13:00 – Country Music Fest – click for more! @ Tamarack Lodge
21 10 Rod Rd, Voluntown, CT 06384, USA
1:00 pm – Brittany Santacroce @ The Windjammer (Westerly, RI)
321 Atlantic Ave, Westerly, RI 02891, USA
2:00 pm – My Druthers / Bards Of Gungywamp @ Hop Culture
144 Cato Corner Rd, Colchester, CT 06415, USA
2:00 pm – Summer Kick Off: Madhatter Band @ Sun Patio Mohegan Sun
2:00 pm – Lisa Halverson @ Priam Vineyards
11 Shailor Hill Rd, Colchester, CT 06415, USA
2:00 pm – Tim McDonald @ Priam Vineyards
11 Shailor Hill Rd, Colchester, CT 06415, USA
5:30 pm – Madison Blues @ Novelle Mohegan Sun
Casino of the Sky, First Floor, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Montville, CT 06382, USA
6:00 pm – Bards Of Gungywamp @ Brick & Basil Wood Fired Pizza Co.,
276 W Town St, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
6:00 pm – Bob Ahern @ Lighthouse Inn
6 W Guthrie Pl, New London, CT 06320, USA
6:00 pm – Crowned Kaos @ Rocks 21
3 Williams Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
6:00 pm – Dave & Doc @ Rubino’s
598 Voluntown Rd, Griswold, CT 06351, USA
6:00 pm – Jacob Hunsinger @ Epicure Brewing
40 Franklin St, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
6:00 pm – T. Ray Taylor @ Five Churches By The Bay
215 Main St, Niantic, CT 06357, USA
6:00 pm – Tony Marshall @ These Guys Brewing
78 Franklin St, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
6:00 pm – Respiratory Secretion / Tar & click for more! @ Studio 39A (Westerly, RI)
39A Beach St Unit 1, Westerly, RI 02891
6:00 pm – Tim Fioravanti Jazz Orchestra @ Filomena’s
262 Boston Post Rd #1, Waterford, CT 06385, USA
6:00 pm – Franky Yantorno @ The Irons
20 Coogan Blvd, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
6:30 pm – The Hempsteadys / Zixt / All Along @ Studio 39A (Westerly, RI)
39A Beach St Unit 1, Westerly, RI 02891
7:00 pm – Danny Fleet @ On The Watefront
250 Pequot Ave, New London, CT 06320, USA
7:00 pm – Don Lowe @ Nightingale’s Acoustic Cafe
68 Lyme St, Old Lyme, CT 06371
8:00 pm – [Ska Prom] Spring Heeled Jack / Llama Tsunami & more @ The Social
8:00 pm – DJ Louie Dvyne @ Tuskers
470 Bank St, New London, CT 06320, USA
8:00 pm – Famous Jane @ Sneekers
568 Poquonnock Rd, Groton, CT 06340, USA
8:00 pm -Gary Allan @ Foxwoods Great Cedar Showroom
350 Trolley Line Blvd, Ledyard, CT 06338, USA
8:00 pm – The T-Tones @ A&J’s (formerly Turnpike Cafe)
1048 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville, CT 06382, USA
8:00 pm – Chayce Beckham @ Wolf Den Mohegan Sun
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT 06382, USA
9:00 pm – 4 Of A Kind @ Novelle Mohegan Sun
Casino of the Sky, First Floor, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Montville, CT 06382, USA
9:00 pm – Branded @ Comix Roadhouse Mohegan Sun
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT 06382, USA
9:00 pm – Never Enuff @ The Windjammer (Westerly, RI)
321 Atlantic Ave, Westerly, RI 02891, USA
9:00 pm – Jake Kulak @ Milestone
Food, Drink, Music – Mystic, 12 Water St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
9:30 pm – DJ Cincere @ Centrale Fox Tower Foxwoods
350 Trolley Line Blvd, Ledyard, CT 06338, USA
9:30 pm – Dr. Westchesterson @ Captain Daniel Packer Inne,
32 Water St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
10:00 pm – DJ DiGiorno @ Chapter One (Day 1/2)
32 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
10:00 pm – DJ Daevassi @ Surf Cantina (Westerly, RI)
15 Canal St, Westerly, RI 02891, USA
Sunday, May 31
11:00 – Jim Schribert Jazz Duo @ Rocks 21
3 Williams Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
1:00 pm – DJ Caswell @ The Windjammer (Westerly, RI)
321 Atlantic Ave, Westerly, RI 02891, USA
2:00 pm – Blind Drive @ The Pavilion
85 Swan Ave, Old Lyme, CT 06371, USA
2:00 pm – Frank Lind @ Priam Vineyards
11 Shailor Hill Rd, Colchester, CT 06415, USA
2:00 pm – Sunday Blues: click for lineup! @ CC O’Brien’s
8 Mechanic St, Pawcatuck, CT 06379, USA
2:30 pm – kGb Band @ Deans Mill Farm Dragonfly Equestrian Center
1189 Pequot Trail, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
3:00 pm – Izzy Malek @ Milestone
12 Water St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
3:00 pm – Sandie James @ Maugle Sierra Vineyard
825 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard, CT 06339, USA
3:00 pm – Turnpike All-Stars @ A&J’s (formerly Turnpike Cafe)
1048 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville, CT 06382, USA
3:00 pm – Jeff Rourke @ Kingdom of the Hawk Vineyard
113 Pendleton Hill Rd, North Stonington, CT 06359, USA
3:00 pm – Violet Theory @ Saltwater Farm Vineyard
349 Elm St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
4:00 pm – Andre & Eddie @ Christopher’s Cafe
958 Poquonnock Rd, Groton, CT 06340, USA
4:30 – Dan Watson @ Shunock River Brewery
2 Wyassup Rd, North Stonington, CT 06359, USA
4:30 pm – Youth On The Mic @ Knickerbocker (Westerly, RI)
35 Railroad Ave, Westerly, RI 02891, USA
4:30 pm – Acoustic Sundays: TBA @ Comix Roadhouse Mohegan Sun
5:00 pm – Two Fine Fellas @ Steak Loft
27 Coogan Blvd #24, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
7:00 pm – Lucas Neil (album release) @ United Theater (Westerly, RI)
7:00 pm – DJ Blade Mon Reggae @ Captain Daniel Packer Inne
32 Water St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
8:00 pm – The Levin Brothers @ Side Door Jazz Club
85 Lyme St, Old Lyme, CT 06371, USA
*Schedule credit: Wailing City
Last modified: May 28, 2026
