The tribute band Pink Floyd's own guitarist once hired for a birthday party. Lasers, the inflatable pig, the full Dark Side ritual, crammed onto a 1,500-seat Huntington stage instead of an arena.

Cheap Trick

Huntington · Tuesday, Sept 15

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Surrender, and a five-neck guitar in downtown Huntington. Still one of the best live bands going.

Michael Carbonaro: Wonderboy

Huntington · Friday September 18, doors 6:30pm, show 7:30pm

The truTV prankster-magician without the hidden cameras, working a room that can see him coming. Sleight of hand plus deadpan crowd work, and the front rows always get it worst.

Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary

Huntington · Wednesday September 23

Henson's goblin-king fever dream at forty, with the Trevor Jones score played live while the film runs. Bowie in the tight pants, on a big screen, with an orchestra underneath.

Skillet: Comatose 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour

Huntington · Sunday October 4, doors 6pm, show 7pm

Twenty years of Comatose played loud, with Escape the Fate and Autumn Kings warming it up. Doors at six, show at seven, and the Paramount floor will not be a polite place.

Long Island Fall Festival

Huntington · Columbus Day weekend, October 9-12, Heckscher Park; free admission · free

Four days, 300 vendors, a full carnival, and a beer pavilion across 25 acres of Heckscher Park. The biggest fall festival in the Northeast happens to be free, which feels like a clerical error in Huntington's favor.