Jennifer Hartswick joined Umphrey’s McGee for portions of both shows during their two-night stand at The Salt Shed in Chicago.
Katie Gavin, Carrie Brownstein, Will Forte, Kevin Morby and others joined D’Arcy Carden, Katie Crutchfield and Allison Crutchfield at the 2nd annual sweet 16 birthday concert.
Spafford welcomed Mike Savino (Tall Tall Trees) during the second of three New Year’s concerts in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
With the help of Mad Dog’s Filthy Little Secret horns, Umphrey’s McGee unveiled covers of songs by Sade, Parliament and Sublime on NYE at the Tabernacle.
Primus continued their tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and added an Oysterhead song to their live repertoire on New Year’s Eve in their native Bay Area.
Yo La Tengo celebrated New Year’s Eve at The Fillmore in San Francisco and played covers by Black Sabbath, Foreigner and more.
The Disco Biscuits staged the “Boston Techno Party” New Year’s Eve concert at Roadrunner featuring debut covers of songs by Robin S., Charlotte de Witte, Alice Deejay and Jeff Mills.
The Avett Brothers covered John Fogerty and Black Sabbath as 2025 turned to 2026 during their New Year’s Eve concert in Asheville, North Carolina.
Gov’t Mule devoted the guest-filled second set of their 2025 New Year’s Eve concert at The Beacon Theatre in New York City to “1971: The Year Music Changed The World.”
Robyn debuted new songs as part of her New Year’s Eve concert at the Paramount in Brooklyn, New York.
Billy Strings helped Widespread Panic ring in 2026 on New Year’s Eve at Atlanta’s The Fox Theater.
Phish rang in 2026 with an “It’s Ice Cream” themed New Year’s Eve concert at Madison Square Garden.
Bryan Lasky recaps Phish’s 90th concert at Madison Square Garden that was the penultimate show of their current New Year’s Eve run.
Sunday saw Gov’t Mule initiating their 2025 New Year’s Eve run at Proctor’s in Schenectady, New York with a sit-in from Reeves Gabrels and a ZZ Top cover debut.
Fellow Virginia Beach natives Clipse and Pharrell Williams collaborated during a hometown concert on Saturday at The Dome.
Billy Strings was once again recruited by Widespread Panic, this time joining the band for an extensive collaboration in Atlanta.
Phish busted out the rarely played “Quadrophonic Toppling” during the second show of their 2025 New Year’s Eve run at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Goose drummer Cotter Ellis assembled a cast of next-gen jam band players for his “Jingle Jamboree” at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday.
