He stands 7’1 and weighs 325 pounds. Born in Newark 51 years ago, he’s known as Diesel and he’ll be headlining the second night of Tahoe Live on December 16 at Palisades Tahoe, located near Lake Tahoe in California. Long known as one of America’s premier ski resorts, the backdrop to this event is the perfect complement to what promises to be a psychedelic-electronic dance party for the ages.

Held in the historic Forest Hill section, the 2023 Newark Porch Fest will take place on Saturday September 23 (with a rain-date the following day) with live music, art, dance, food and kid-stuff. The fun takes place, indeed, on neighborhood front porches, stoops and lawns.

The 2023 MTV Music Video Awards are returning to downtown Newark at the Prudential Center on September 12 and broadcast to 150 countries.

The 18th Annual Newark LGBTQ—Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Queer—Pride Festival will take place next month at a variety of downtown locations. The music will be loud. The feeling will be proud.

Arguably, THE New Jersey concert of 2012 had to be the Rolling Stones at The Prudential Center in Newark, feat. Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Gary Clark Jr., The Black Keys, & more.