The useful New York plan for Thursday, September 3 through Sunday, September 6 is concentrated at Bowery Ballroom, even though its run finishes Saturday. The room opens the long weekend on Thursday, September 3 with BIIRD at 7 p.m., then gives Friday and Saturday to A Murder of Crows 2026. That sequence makes an unusually legible three-night pocket: a single-artist opener, followed by a festival split across two evenings. As of August 24, Bowery Ballroom’s official calendar marks BIIRD sold out and lists A Murder of Crows on both September 4 and September 5, each with 7 p.m. doors. The venue is at 6 Delancey Street, giving the run a fixed Lower East Side center of gravity.[1]

Thursday’s BIIRD show is the compact entry point. The CrowdMate calendar lists the performance for 7 p.m. on September 3; Bowery Ballroom’s own listing confirms that time and its sold-out status. That detail changes the practical approach: readers who already hold a ticket have an early-weekend destination, while everyone else can treat the date as a signpost for the room’s sharp pivot on Friday. There is little need to force a common musical language across the three dates. The value lies in the scheduling itself, with one concert giving way to a two-night gathering built around a specific scene and a longer-form festival atmosphere.[1][3]

A Murder of Crows supplies the weekend’s strongest frame. The official September 4 event page calls it “The New York Post-Punk & Gothic Music Festival” and identifies 2026 as its 11th anniversary. Friday’s first night features Anja Huwe of Xmal Deutschland, Rosegarden Funeral Party, Creux Lies, Nyx Division, and Guilty Strangers. The billed geography is broad—Germany, Texas, California, Oregon, and California again—yet the setting remains intimate and local: Bowery Ballroom for the opening night. Friday is therefore the best pick for a reader seeking an announced lineup with several distinct bands under the post-punk and gothic banner, instead of an evening defined by one headliner alone.[2]

A two-night commitment on Delancey Street

Saturday, September 5 keeps A Murder of Crows at Bowery Ballroom at 7 p.m., turning Friday’s bill into the first half of a true weekend commitment. The official venue calendar lists a two-day pass alongside the individual September 4 and September 5 dates, while Ticketmaster confirms the Saturday performance at Bowery Ballroom. For listeners choosing one evening, Friday carries the fully published first-night roster. For listeners who want the festival context, the second date gives the program room to extend beyond a one-show occasion. Either way, this is the weekend’s clearest case for choosing a venue first and letting the program set the agenda.[1][4]

Practical details: BIIRD is Thursday, September 3 at 7 p.m.; A Murder of Crows 2026 follows Friday, September 4 and Saturday, September 5 at 7 p.m., all at Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey Street. The A Murder of Crows official page lists the event as ages 21+ and advises doors at 7 p.m.; admission policies, ticket availability, door times, and lineups can change. Recheck Bowery Ballroom’s official calendar and each official event page before heading out.[1][2][4]

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Editorial source records are provided in the source metadata for this guide. 2026 dates and local times follow the supplied event calendar.[1]

These concerts happened on 3–5 September 2026

The next dates at these venues: Bowery Ballroom

Sources

  1. Bowery Ballroom — Mercury East Presents
  2. A Murder of Crows 2026 — Mercury East Presents
  3. A Murder of Crows 2026 at Bowery Ballroom — Live Nation
  4. A Murder of Crows 2026 — September 5, 2026 — Ticketmaster