THE PICKS below are based on the best rock dance band shows playing that night and the best venue surroundings they are playing at. ( This website is for the over 40 crowd. ) Were judging on best bands, best place there playing, and if it's an over 40's crowd. The best fun dancing atmosphere with the most space to dance. ( a great band in a small dance floor won't rate at high as a good band in a large dance floor. This site is for people who enjoy the fun of hi energy rock and roll dancin. Period.

The Best Rock Dance Band Picks this weekend.

( *** BIG News is friday its Holloween,  its still fun to wear a costume or just see costumes,*******************************************

FRIDAY OCTOBER 31, 2025

1st Pick - MUSHMOUTH 8 pm to 11:30 pm at the Nearby SPRING LAKE TAPHOUSE located at 810 route 71 in spring lake. This is a smaller sports bar. There not advertising costumes, but maybe. This could be the gem of the night. MUSHMOUTH  SHOWS ARE KILLER GOOD MUSIC AND DANCING. THE BAND DANCES TOO.

2nd Pick is THE AFTERSHOCK BAND at Marina Grill from 8 pm to 11 pm located at 905 Route 35 S in Belmar. No Holloween but good dance band and large dance floor. Good solid night of fun. 

3rd PICK - Tempary Grace band  at B2 BISTRO from HOLLOWEEN costumes and prizes 7 pm to 11:00 pm located at 125 Bayview in Bayville, good large outside and inside, good inside restaurant and dance floor.  They play different rock and new wave, but they are talented. Surrounding players are good and they have a good big dance floor on the water for dancing. Good atmosphere and space, informal. 

4th PICK is 9 SOUTH BAND from 8:30 pm to 12 pm at THE CABIN restaurant located at 984 Route 33 in Freehold. HOLLOWEEN NIGHT COSTUMES. Good fun dance band with male singers. Nice atmosphere casual dress, BUT SMALL DANCE FLOOR 

5th PICK is DRUNKEN CLAIMS BAND at Sun Harbor Holloween Party in Barnagat from 6 pm to 10 pm located at 451 E. BAY ave in Barnagat.  The lead singer is good rock, rock metal singer. Beautiful waterfront on the water restaurant with outside raw bar and cocktails bar and with decent dance floor inside. Worth a 35 minute drive from Belmar. 

6th Pick - BAR A with WEST END DOGS playing, here's the good part, it won't be crowded, so if you really want to dance, here it is ( the band is about 70%  on a scale of 100% ) BUT you have room to dance to there best songs at a half full Bar A. 

7th PICK is UNDISPUTED BAND at WATERSTREET Holloween  Party from 8:30 to 12 am located at 4 Robbins Parkway in Toms River. Frankie is a star and his band backs him up. Big dance floor right on the water. Good all around, casual on the water and good food. 

8th Pick is Brian Kirk at Red Tap Bar in Red Bank. Brian Kirk is a showmen and his trained wedding band is fun and talented band mates play well, but a small place and smaller dance floor. 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2025

1st Pick is MUSHMOUTH BAND at RIV'S from 9 pm till Midnight located at 1850 Hooper ave in Tom's River. Great Dance Band but small dance floor. Go see it. 

2nd PICK  - KICKIN WING BAND at Jack's by the Tracks located 10 ave and main st in Belmar. Smaller cool upscale place in casual dress. The band plays some good dance songs. No worries.

3RD PICK is Holloween Party with the Soulstirs at the Eventide 6 pm to 9 pm located at 1400 Ocean Ave in Sea Bright. 

4th Pick- Taylor Swift fun engagement party at the WONDERBAR from 8:30 to 12 midnight located at 1202 Ocean Ave in Asbury Park.  Fun dance night with all Taylor Swift music. The women will like it as a lot of women will be dancing and the men will like it because a lot of women will be dancing. Worth the $15 admission. 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2025

1ST PICK MUSHMOUTH outside at MARTELLS  at 1 pm to 5 pm located at 308 Ocean Ave in Point Pleasant. MUSHMOUTH will bring the people there,  great show and room to dance on the waterfront. BRING YOUR JACKETS. 

2ND PICK is The ROLLING STONES TRIBUTE Band called CROSSFIRE HURRICANE 7 pm to 9:30 pm at McCloons restaurant, located at 1200  Ocean Ave in Asbury Park. Wait, it's $20 but the dance floor is open, which doesn't happen alot and we don't get great ROLLING Stones Tribute band music at the shore enough. See the concert, a good night for sure, great for a different fun date. 

*****  MONDAY thru THURSDAY these rock bands listed below play every week at the same time, same place.  *****

Monday is Bar A 5:30 to 8:30 at Bar A with The VINYL BAND singing older good rocks hits located 703 16th Ave in Belmar.

Also on Monday at McCanns Bar from 6 on to 9 pm is The Decades band for rock thru the decades located at 1704 main st In Belmar. 

TUESDAY IS McCanns Bar 6 pm to 9 pm with TURNPIKE MIKE BAND singing rock dance songs located at 1704 Main st in Belmar. 

WEDNESDAY IS Bobby Bandeara from 6 pm to 9 pm at Singing Rock dance songs at The ELBOW ROOM located at 1604 main st in BRADLEY Beach. 

THURSDAY is The HARMONY Project from 6 pm to 9 pm at BAR A singing older rock music located at 703 16th Ave in Belmar.