Blue Oyster Cult to Perform at Patchogue Theatre on Long Island
The Long Island hard rock legends, cited as a major influence by Metallica, bring their classic catalog to the stage.
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts announces Blue Öyster Cult appearing on Friday, November 27, 2026, 8:00pm.
Tickets are $81 - $121 including fees and can be purchased in person at 71 East Main Street in Patchogue, by phone at 631-207-1313, or online. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, May 15, 2026 at 10:00AM.
For over five decades, Blue Öyster Cult has been thrilling fans of intelligent hard rock worldwide with powerful albums loaded with classic songs. Indeed, the Long Island, NY-based band is revered within the hard rock and heavy metal scene for its pioneering work. Blue Öyster Cult occupies a unique place in rock history because it's one of very few hard rock/heavy metal bands to earn both genuine mainstream critical acclaim as well as commercial success.
The band is often cited as a major influence by other acts such as Metallica, and BÖC was listed in VH1's countdown of the greatest hard rock bands of all time.
Upon the release of BÖC's self-titled debut album in 1972, the band was praised for its catchy-yet-heavy music and lyrics that could be provocative, terrifying, funny or ambiguous, often all in the same song. BÖC's canon includes three stone-cold classic songs that will waft through the cosmos long after the sun has burned out: The truly haunting "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" from 1976's Agents of Fortune, the pummeling "Godzilla" from 1977's Spectres and the hypnotically melodic "Burnin' for You" from1981's Fire of Unknown Origin. Other notable BÖC songs include "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll," "Then Came the Last Days of May," "I Love the Night," "In Thee," "Veteran of the Psychic Wars," "Dominance and Submission," "Astronomy," "Black Blade" and "Shooting Shark."
Videos
|
CAMELOT The John W. Engeman Theater (5/14-6/28) |
|
The Prince of Egypt Argyle Theatre (4/16-6/07) |
|
West Side Story The Gateway Playhouse (5/08-5/31) |
|
Be Like Blippi Tour! Patchogue Theatre (3/03-6/03) |
|
Sesame Street Live! Elmo's Got the Moves Relaxed performance, co-presented with Round Room Live Tilles Center for the Performing Arts (6/02-6/02) |
|
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Theatre Three (5/23-6/14) |
|
Harry Chapin: I Wanna Learn A Love Song The Gateway Playhouse (3/12-4/04) |
|
LIMEHOF to Host 50 years of the Blue Öyster Cult song '(Don't) Fear the Reaper' Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (5/30-5/30) |
|
Paul Reiser Staller Center for the Arts (10/24-10/24) |
|
Cabaret 2026 CBO Merrick Annex (5/13-5/13) |
| VIEW ALL SHOWS ADD A SHOW | |
