TOP LIVE AND STREAMED CONCERTS FOR JUNE, 2020

With concert halls still shut for now, music lovers will have to ‘attend’ live concerts in a whole new way – via streaming! Previous weeks saw musicians like Gloria Estefan, Luis Fonsi, J Balvin and many more amazing artists hold virtual concerts and celebrations. Big events such as The New York Guitar Festival and Cinco de Mayo were held online to please those who wouldn’t miss these occasions for the world. In June, just a few concerts to watch out for include:

WORDS BOB SINCLAIR

AT YOUR LEISURE

DJ MUSIC - Defected Records, one of the biggest labels in dance, presents virtual festivals of live DJ streams plus dancers to keep you entertained. Watch a host of shows, performances, and remixes at your leisure by artists such as Simon Dunmore, The Vision & Obi Franky, Riva Starr, David Penn and more. https://www.www.defected.com

WEEKLY

DIPLO - Check out Diplo’s Corona World Tour on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening/night and Sunday midday. Streamed live on YouTube, Twitch, and Instagram. For details on precise times, https://www.diplo.com

DAILY

BOB SINCLAIR - French producer Bob Sinclair has been hosting daily lives streams on his Facebook page, wearing loud outfits, raising our spirits, and playing killer tunes that get us off the sofa and onto our ad hoc dancefloors.

EVERY FRIDAY AT 7PM

CATS, ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER - Andrew Lloyd Webber has been streaming top West End and Broadway musical acts in a new series called The Shows Must Go On. The shows are posted weekly at 7pm and are available for 48 hours. Check out the channel The Shows Must Go On! on YouTube.

SATURDAY JUNE 6

LADY GAGA AND FRIENDS - Lady Gaga, BTS and Barack Obama will be greeting audiences at YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 – an event held to celebrate ‘virtual graduations’ across the U.S. The occasion will feature musical performances by Gaga herself, as well as Alicia Keys, Kelly Rowland, and more, plus appearances by actors and other performers.

SATURDAY JUNE 6

J2V INTERACTIVE EVENT DJ MUSIC - J2V is a 3D festival featuring exclusive DJ sets played on three unique stages, by over 12 top house and techno artists. The event will be streamed from 4pm until 10pm (GMT) across Junction 2’s various social media platforms. Junction 2 will be using this unprecedented online gathering to raise much needed funds for the charities Care Workers Charity, Refuge, The Outside Project, and The Trussell Trust foodbanks.

SATURDAY JUNE 6

SOUL TRAIN STOCKHOLM DIGITAL FESTIVAL - As Soul Train Stockholm’s annual summer cruise has been moved forward, the team are offering viewers a live-streamed online digital festival featuring seven hours of non-stop music by Soul Train DJs from 2pm to 9pm. Catch it on the Soul Train Stockholm Facebook page.

SUNDAY JUNE 14

BTS – BANG BANG CON: THE LIVE CONCERT - Having postponed their entire world tour this year due to COVID-19, K-pop boy band BTS will stage a live online concert lasting 90 minutes. Tickets can be purchased on the Weverse shop online. The date of the concert coincides with the band’s seventh anniversary.