New Yorkers, the summer is looking up.
This year SummerStage will spotlight “New York-Centric artists” including free performances by Patti Smith and Her Band, Sun Ra Arkestra, Antibalas, Tito Nieves, Armand Hammer & The Alchemist featuring Moor Mother, Fielded, and KAYANA, Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Parsons Dance, The Dom Salvador Samba Jazz Sextet, The Metropolitan Opera, La India and more acts to be announced.
Meanwhile, Machine Gun Kelly, Dawes, Lake Street Dive, Indigo Girls with Ani DiFranco and Blue Note at SummerStage featuring George Clinton, Chris Botti and Galactic will all play ticketed benefit concerts. According to the festival's reps, SummerStage is working to “transform the future of the music industry” by creating a lineup with a 50-50 gender balance. See theSummerStage has concerts scheduled throughout the summer in New York City, starting June 17 with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Lake Street Drive is scheduled for August 24, while Machine Gun Kelly is set for September 13, followed by Patti Smith on September 19.
Shows will take place at special locations throughout all five boroughs including Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, and The Coney Island Amphitheater.SummerStage concerts will follow all New York state and local COVID-19 regulations such as “limited capacity, masks, and socially distant seating.”
SummerStage will also require a free ticket for admission along with proof of vaccine or a negative COVID test. Lastly, if needed, they will administer a COVID-19 health screening and temperature test upon entry.Tickets will be available on June 7 through the City Parks Foundation
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