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Site updated
June 29, 2009
Summer is now officially here, and the Free
Concerts season is underway.
Some new items have been added,
including the
Seaside Summer Concert
Series at Seaview Park,
which gets underway on July 16th with
Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Mountain and
John Sebastian. Upcoming events
include Gladys Knight with the O'Jays on
July 23rd, Frankie Valli on July 30th and
Blondie with Pat Benatar on August 13th.
The
Martin Luther
King Jr. Concert Series
at Wingate Field has some great shows as
well.
Lotsa cool
stuff on
Governors
Island this
summer, in addition to
the
Folks on the
Island
concerts, which will be back on July 26th with Judy
Collins.
The Beach at
Governors Island has a
series of paid concerts, but several free
ones as well, with a sandy beach and
waterside bars. There are also art
exhibits, free tours and lectures all summer
and
City of Water
Day on July 18th!
Coming up soon:
Toshi Regan
will rock Metrotech in Brooklyn at
lunchtime on Thursday July 2nd, and Rebirth
Brass Band brings Mardi Gras to Brooklyn on
July 9th as the
BAM R&B
Festival continues their
free lunchtime concerts.
Central Park
SummerStage will have
African
and “Afropean” chanteuses on July
5th.
Celebrate
Brooklyn has Latin music on July 2nd
and dance on July 9 (plus a benefit show
with MGMT on July 1st).
Madison Square
Park continues
their Wednesday evening series on July 1st
with the Claire Lynch Band and on July 8th
with the Duhks and Red Molly. The
River to River
Festival and
Hudson River
Park shows are
continuing as well as
Shakespeare in
the Park with
Twelfth Night.
Midsummer Night
Swing at Lincoln Center
will get started with Kermit Ruffins on July
7th and Chubby Checker (July 8th).
Lots of great shows - it costs money to
dance, but you can listen for free!
And for Long
Islanders, many concert programs are
underway, including the
Town of
Hempstead
concerts and the
Summer Arts
Festival at Huntington's
Heckscher Park.
Looks like it will be a great summer!
With this economy, we need free concerts -
and we will have them!
Check out our Summer
Preview
for an overview of this summer's
free concerts.
Visit us here
often, and
sign up for our mailing
list to keep informed!
Know any more great free concerts?
Email us
and we will spread the word!
Check the
WFUV
website for concerts
and venues - the best music
radio in New York!
Keep visiting
FreeConcertsNYC.com
for the latest in Free Concerts info!
Quick links to the venues:
Celebrate
Brooklyn
Central Park
SummerStage
River to River
Festival
Lincoln Center
Out of Doors
Midsummer Night
Swing
BAM R&B
Festival
at Metrotech
Madison
Square Park
Folks on the
Island
Hudson River
Park
RiverRocks
Seaside Summer Concert
Series
Martin Luther
King Jr. Concert Series
New York City’s
Parks
Summer in the
Square at Union Square Park
Washington
Square Music Festival
New York
Philharmonic in the Parks
Metropolitan
Opera
Shakespeare in
the Park
Pool Parties
Siren Music
Festival
Charlie Parker
Jazz Fes
Summer Arts
Festival
at Huntington's
Heckscher Park
Town of
Oyster Bay
North Hempstead
Town of
Hempstead
Bryant Park
Today Show Concert
Series at Rockefeller Plaza
BAMcafé
Live
First Saturdays at
the Brooklyn Museum
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