Do you like the idea of relaxing to amazing live music with picturesque water views? Get ready to enjoy some gorgeous Newburyport summer nights featuring awesome live music when you attend the Yankee Homecoming Waterfront Concerts. The 2026 concert series runs from Sunday, July 26th through Saturday, August 1st. Check the concert schedule and read more about your favorite bands below. You will find a few that everyone associates with the Yankee Homecoming Waterfront Concerts, and a couple of cool new surprises too. Grab your chairs and blankets and come experience the Yankee Homecoming Waterfront Concerts with your friends and family!
You can also enjoy live music from Market Square stage and Waterfront stage during the day. Check the Downtown Entertainment Schedule or view the Yankee Market Place article for Sidewalk Sales, Craft Show and other details. If you are looking for some fun things to do in Newburyport before the free live concerts we recommend a walk along the boardwalk, a visit to the Custom House Maritime Museum, and the Newburyport Art Association. Of course shopping is always a great choice! Downtown Newburyport features a wonderful selection of local boutiques so make sure to leave time to check out the Newburyport shops!
During Yankee Homecoming Waterfront Concerts and throughout Yankee Homecoming there is delicious food to enjoy from vendors and a wide variety of superb restaurants in Newburyport. Enjoy the Yankee Homecoming Waterfront Concerts, a free live music series on the water, a Newburyport tradition!
Yankee Homecoming Waterfront Concert Lineup 2026
Sunday July 26th
7:30-9:00 PM – SCENES – A BILLY JOEL EXPERIENCE
Monday July 27th
7:30-9:00 PM – DESOLATION ANGELS
Tuesday July 28th
7:30-9:00 PM – RED SOLO CUP
Wednesday July 29th – CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO FORECASTED RAIN
7:30-9:00 PM – 12 BARZ BAND
Thursday July 30th
7:30-9:00 PM – BEATLEJUICE
Friday July 31st
7:30-9:00 PM – FORTUNE
Saturday August 1st
7:15-9:15 PM – THE FAR
2026 Yankee Homecoming Waterfront Concerts Bands
SCENES – A BILLY JOEL EXPERIENCE
Formerly known as Cold Spring Harbor, Scenes – A Billy Joel experience, has been performing throughout New England and beyond since 2013. Their mission from the beginning was never to play impersonator, but instead celebrate and recreate the music of Billy Joel to the highest and most authentic standard, bringing people the $400 Billy Joel concert experience, for a reasonable price that all fans can afford! Their almost ten-year journey has lead them to some amazing venues and events, most notably Touch of Texas in Binghamton, NY, and the Newburyport Yankee Homecoming celebration playing to more than 3500 people. From specific piano sounds that Billy uses himself, to the Billy Joel classic Ray Ban sunglasses, this show is not to be missed!
DESOLATION ANGELS
The musicians in Desolation Angels are seasoned veterans of the local music scene North of Boston. They came together in winter of 2021 to try to present the music of Bad Company and Paul Rodgers as authentically as possible. The band is comprised of Rick Reda on vocals, Duffy Bouchard on drums, Eric Hanson on keyboards, Adam Elliott on bass, and Brian Fernald and Kevin Meaney on guitars.
12 BARZ BAND – CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO FORECASTED RAIN
12 Barz Band is a seven-piece classic R&B group combining soulful vocals, a solid rhythm section and dynamic horns to create an entertaining and dance-driven experience. The band’s sound is a masterful fusion of influences drawn from Joe Cocker, Stevie Wonder, Chicago, Bruce Springsteen and others. Whether they are reviving the horn-drenched tracks of the late 60s or delivering high-energy rock standards, the band ensures that the soul of rhythm and blues remains a living, breathing force on every stage they command.
BEATLEJUICE
For over 24 yrs. Beatlejuice has been faithfully reproducing some of the greatest Beatles songs ever written. Beatlejuice covers every era of the Beatles catalog and onto the solo careers of the boys from Liverpool. Renowned cover band Beatlejuice has been entertaining audiences with spot-on renditions of Beatles classics for more than two decades. Beatlejuice uses a cast of vocalists and arrangements that match the original recordings of the Fab Four note-for-note. Audiences can close their eyes and imagine John, Paul, George and Ringo playing some of the greatest and most influential songs ever written.
The band was formed in 1994 by the late Brad Delp, renowned vocalist for the band Boston, and drummer John Muzzy from the band Farrenheit. After Delp’s passing in 2007, band members Muzzy, Steve Baker, Joe Holaday, Dave Mitchell, Evan Gianoulis and Rich Bartlett continued to perform under the name Beatlejuice and Friends, beginning with memorial concerts for Delp at the Regent Theatre in Arlington. Those friends were a group of vocalists including Mike Girard of The Fools, Jimmy Rogers of Velvet Elvis, Buddy Bernard of Aces & Eights, and Bob Jennings.
FORTUNE
Fortune will fill the waterfront with music for Yankee Homecoming in Newburyport Massachusetts! For well over two decades, Fortune has regularly packed venues throughout New England. Hailing from Peabody, MA, this 6-piece band has long maintained a reputation for smooth three and four part vocal harmonies, dynamic and melodic textures of multiple guitars and keyboards, and a tight rhythm section.
THE FAR
The Far is a cover band from New England that delivers high energy performances that will keep the dance floor full and venues packed. The Far is a six-member band that has outstanding male and female vocalists, and a full complement of talented musicians and instruments that allow them to create a unique synergy. This synergy allows them to perform a range and diversity of music that most bands cannot match.
The FAR has earned a 5 star reputation from fans and other musicians alike for having excellent high energy live performances, engaging in community charity work, and dedication to professionalism.
Transcending the typical single genre that many other bands adhere to, The Far has a remarkably diverse range of music that spans genres and decades. Hits from the 70’s to current day, from Boston to Dua Lipa, Pop, Rock, Country and even some Rap Music.
