Willie Nelson, Lucius, Punch Brothers, The New Pornographers, Modest Mouse and many, many more will take the stage at the Prospect Park Bandshell in Park Slope this summer as part of the annual Celebrate Brooklyn concert series. Some of this summer's talent has already been announced elsewhere, but this morning BRIC, the non-profit arts organization that produces the festival, revealed the full lineup:
6/3 - Chaka Khan (FREE)
6/6 - Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience (FREE)
6/11 - Krosfyah featuring special guests Lead Pipe & Saddis / Something Positive (FREE)
6/12 - Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily's D+Evolution / José James (FREE)
6/13 - Lucius / Luke Temple / Pavo Pavo (FREE)
6/17 - Damien Rice (TICKETED)
6/18 - eighth blackbird with special guest Will Oldham / Bill Frisell & Sam Amidon (FREE)
6/20 - DanceBrazil / Forro in the Dark (FREE)
6/25 - Lucinda Williams / Jason Walker (FREE)
6/26 - Screening of Paris Is Burning / JD Samson (FREE)
6/27 - Jason Moran's Fats Waller Dance Party / Butler, Bernstein & The Hot 9 (FREE)
7/9 - Punch Brothers / Sarah Jarosz (FREE)
7/10 - Bajofondo / Astro / Los Auténticos Decadentes (FREE)
7/11 - The New Pornographers / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down (FREE)
7/16 - Vieux Farka Touré / Tamikrest / DJ Dakar (FREE)
7/17 - Screening of The Son of Sheik with live score by Alloy Orchestra / Ghost Train Orchestra (FREE)
7/18 - Rhiannon Giddens / Joe Henry (FREE)
7/21 - Interpol (TICKETED)
7/22 - Modest Mouse (TICKETED)
7/24 - Jason Isbell / Dawn Landes (FREE)
7/25 - Sylvan Esso / Porches. (FREE)
7/30 - World premiere of The Musical World of Harmonium Mountain: Clifford Ross & The Orchestra of St. Luke's / Jeffrey Zeigler, Andy Akiho & Roger Bonair-Agard (FREE)
7/31 - Big K.R.I.T. / Angel Haze / The D.R.E.A.M. Ring: Flexn
8/1 - Taylor Mac: The 20th Century Abridged
8/4 - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / Preservation Hall Jazz Band (TICKETED)
8/6 - LeeSaar The Company, Ohad Naharin & Guest Dancers from Batshiva Dance Company (FREE)
8/7 - Third World / Awa Sangho (FREE)
8/8 - tUnE-yArDs / Shabazz Palaces (FREE)
8/12 - Willie Nelson & Family / Old Crow Medicine Show (TICKETED)
The ticketed shows help subsidize the free ones, but keep in mind that many of the free shows reach capacity pretty quickly. (You're going to want to get there when the doors pop for New Pornographers, for starters.) Or, for a $100 tax-deductible donation, you can become a "Friend" of Celebrate Brooklyn, which lets you bypass the line and secure a reserved seat up front for the free shows.
Make special note of the July 30th, when Celebrate Brooklyn presents a "massive, site-specific, multi-screen installation" by the artist Clifford Ross. The Orchestra of St. Luke’s will perform live to accompany the piece, featuring works by Wojciech Kilar, Bryce Dessner, Vivaldi and John Adams, including selections from “The Four Seasons” and excerpts from “Shaker Loops."
Transportation Alternatives will once again provide valet bike parking sponsored by Spinlister, and The Farm on Adderley will be back serving its delicious vittles. Brooklyn-based company The Good Batch will also operate an onsite snack bar, serving handmade ice cream sandwiches, coffee ice cream floats, etc. Things get even more Brooklyn with the presence of Etsy NY, which will have artists on hand selling their adorably precious handmade merch.
N.B.: Bud Light is once again a major sponsor, which means Budweiser's variety of liquid alcohol products (Goose Island, maybe?) will be your only beer option. Be prepared to remove "no" from your vocabulary.
