Youcanactually save money during summertime in New York City – if you play your cards right . Date nights in Prospect Park , weekend at Rockaway Beach , workday luncheon on Farmer ’ market and nutrient fete samples can all save you some cash . But nothing equate to laying down a blanket in the middle of the urban center and catching free concerts by some of your Spotify guilty pleasures . Whether you need to catch a before - work Top 40 concert , or unwind on a summertime ’s night and lessen in love with a new sound , bring these completely devoid outside concerts to your summer schedule . And be certain to check back for unexampled listings !
MAY
May 24HozierSounds like : present-day Irish earwormsRumsey Playfield , Central Park
May 31CiaraSounds like : Modern R&B you ’ll want to dance toRumsey Playfield , Central Park
Todayshow Summer Concert Series- Lineup to be announce – check back here for update !
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn|Ryan Muir
JUNE
June 1Emily King / Durand Jones and the IndicationsSounds like : A cool downtown musician who moved upstateRumsey Playfield , Central Park
June 4Patti LaBelleSounds like : Iconic R&BProspect Park Bandshell
June 8Ibeyi , Sudan Archives , Orion SunSounds like : A badass crew of external distaff artistsProspect Park Bandshell
Hozier|Christian Bertrand/Shutterstock
June 8Parquet Courts / Sachiko Kanenobu / ARP / Prince of QueensSounds like : Vintage Brooklyn rockRumsey Playfield , Central Park
June 10The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital SeriesSounds like : OperaRumsey Playfield , Central Park
June 11Kes The BandSounds like : Tropical R&BFord Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
Patti LaBelle|Kyle Besler/Shutterstock
June 12New York CantorsSounds like : Yiddish and traditional Jewish musicRumsey Playfield , Central Park
June 12Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital SeriesSounds like : OperaBrooklyn Bridge Park
June 13Big Freedia / MikeQ / BATEKOO / Gina YashereSounds like : A celebration of LGBTQ mass of colour , plus comedyRumsey Playfield , Central Park
Kes the Band
June 13Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital SeriesSounds like : OperaJackie Robinson Park
June 15Rich Medina / Shareef Keyes & the GrooveSounds like : A foul family dance partyProspect Park Bandshell
June 15Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital SeriesSounds like : OperaWilliamsbridge Oval Park
Tank and the Bangas
June 15DeJohnette – Coltrane – Garrison Trio / Brandee YoungerSounds like : JazzRumsey Playfield , Central Park
June 17Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital SeriesSounds like : OperaSocrates Sculpture Garden
June 19Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital SeriesSounds like : OperaClove Lakes Park ( Staten Island )
SummerStage NYC
June 19Les concert dance Trockadero de Monte CarloSounds like : All - manlike concert dance troupe in dragRumsey Playfield , Central Park
June 20Tank and the Bangas / Cory Henry & the Funk ApostlesSounds like : Gospel hip joint - hopProspect Park Bandshell
June 20Pharoahe Monch and Friends / Miss Mocha Sunflower The Rhythm GoddessSounds like : Underground NYC rapVon King Park
Japanese Breakfast|Ismael Quintanilla III/Shutterstock
June 21Calexico and Iron & Wine / Adia VictoriaSounds like : Collaborative indie popProspect Park Bandshell
June 21Ronald K. BrownSounds like : contemporaneous dance performance ( and workshop)Von King Park
June 22Tortoise : TNT / Emily Wells with Metropolis EnsembleSounds like : data-based rock ( but in a good way)Prospect Park Bandshell
Alvvays|Raph_PH/Flickr
June 22The Aussie BBQSounds like : Contemporary Australian musicRumsey Playfield , Central Park
June 22Everyday People & Special GuestsSounds like : Daytime dance partyVon King Park
June 23Sheila E. / Musiq SoulchildSounds like : A Prince protégé , plus neo - funkFlushing Meadows Corona Park
Oddisee|lev radin/Shutterstock
June 23Fête de la MusiqueSounds like : Parisian popRumsey Playfield , Central Park
June 23Jesse Royal / Kabaka Pyramid / Max GlazerSounds like : Dancehall rose hip - hopVon King Park
June 24Japanese Breakfast / Hatchie / House of NodSounds like : present-day indie popRumsey Playfield , Central Park
Aterciopelados|Joe Mabel/Flickr
June 26Chucho Valdés - Jazz Batá / Dafnis Prieto Si o Si QuartetSounds like : Cuban jazzProspect Park Bandshell
June 26Alvvays / The Courtneys / EllisSounds like : Female - fronted Canadian popRumsey Playfield , Central Park
June 27Protoje / Jah9 / Yoga on Dub / DJ Top Notch & MICRO DONSounds like : Reggae dancehallProspect Park Bandshell
I’m With Her|Ben Houdijk/Shutterstock
June 27Duck Down BBQSounds like:90s soul ( plus a cookout)Betsy Head Park
June 28Celso Piña / Dos Santos / RiobambaSounds like : Latin orchestra grooveProspect Park Bandshell
June 28Young M.A. / Funk FlexSounds like : pelvic girdle - hop DJBetsy Head Park
Jidenna|friedoxygen/Flickr
June 29Liz Phair / Ted Leo and the Pharmacists / Caroline RoseSounds like:2003 ( get a load of me , get a shipment of you , etc.)Prospect Park Bandshell
June 29Jonathan McReynoldsSounds like : Contemporary gospelBetsy Head Park
June 30Buika / A - Evergreen State / Blick Bassy / DJ TaraSounds like : Flamenco , soul , pop fusionRumsey Playfield , Central Park
SummerStage NYC
JULY
July 5Mick Jenkins / Leikeli47 / Leven Kali / Joy PostellSounds like : Progressive hip - hop and soulProspect Park Bandshell
July 5Mighty Sparrow / CASYM Steel OrchestraSounds like : CalypsoSpringfield Park
July 6Oddisee / 47SOUL / NARCYSounds like : Arab rapProspect Park Bandshell
Lila Downs|Miguel Ca/Shutterstock
July 6Ralph McDaniels Soul JamSounds like : Graeco-Roman hip - hopSpringfield Park
July 7Tabou Combo / Lakou Mizik / DJ Sabine BlaizinSounds like : Gospel - inspire soulSpringfield Park
July 7Mr Eazi / Efya / Blinky Bill / DJ MohoganySounds like : AfropopRumsey Playfield , Central Park
Dee Dee Bridgewater|GYG Studio/Shutterstock
July 10Ximena Sariñana / iLe / Nathy PelusoSounds like : Jazzy Latin terpsichore popRumsey Playfield , Central Park
July 11Aterciopelados / Diamante Eléctrico / DJ DayansitaSounds like : Latin RockQueensbridge Park
July 12Gaby Moreno and Van Dyke Parks : Spangled / Enjambre / El David AguilarSounds like : Latin indie folkProspect Park Bandshell
July 12A Palo SecoSounds like : Flamenco dance with a resilient bandQueensbridge Park
July 13Salif Keita / Courtnee RozeSounds like : Afro - French popProspect Park Bandshell
July 13León Gieco / Kevin Johansen / El Mató a un Policía Motorizado / Silvina Morena / Juan IngaramoSounds like : A celebration of Argentine musicQueensbridge Park
July 1320th Anniversary Latin Grammys CelebrationSounds like : The best in Latin musicRumsey Playfield , Central Park
July 14Avery*SunshineSounds like : Rhythm and soul vocalistQueensbridge Park
July 14Railroad Earth / Ranky TankySounds like : Bluegrass for the whole familyRumsey Playfield , Central Park
July 17Merce Cunningham : SummerCoolSounds like : Dance company keep the iconic choreographerRumsey Playfield , Central Park
July 18I’m With Her / DarlingsideSounds like : Feminist and literary folkProspect Park Bandshell
July 18Lisa Lisa / Cover Girls / DJ Lucy EuclidSounds like : Latina freestyleCorporal Thompson Park ( Staten Island )
July 19Burna Boy / Sampa the Great / DJ TunezSounds like : Afro - popProspect Park Bandshell
July 19Jody Watley / Mobile Mondays / Princess Lockerooo / DJ Joey CarvelloSounds like : Eclectic R&BCorporal Thompson Park ( Staten Island )
July 20Alloy Orchestra : Varieté / LAVASounds like : Orchestra and acrobaticsProspect Park Bandshell
July 20Ana Tijoux / L’Unicorns / DJ Shame Hosted by Jen and MagieSounds like : Gallic nuclear fusion reaction hip - hop / popCorporal Thompson Park ( Staten Island )
July 21Force M.D.s and U.M.C. ’s with Red Alert / DJ Xcel & DJ ThrillaSounds like:90s R&BCorporal Thompson Park ( Staten Island )
July 25Surprise Headliner / Nilüfer YanyaSounds like : British soda initiative for a surprisal headlinerProspect Park Bandshell
July 25Grand Wizzard Theodore & Uptown Vinyl Supreme with DJ PerlySounds like:1970s original Bronx hip - hopSoundview Park
July 26Jidenna / Anik Khan / DJ MOMASounds like : Worldly rapProspect Park Bandshell
July 26Lalo Rodriguez / Los Hermanos Moreno / DJ LuchoSounds like : SalsaSoundview Park
July 26Fela ! The ConcertSounds like : Afrobeat go BroadwayFord Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
July 27Compagnie Hervé KOUBISounds like : French - Algerian dance performanceProspect Park Bandshell
July 27Slick Rick / DJ Chuck ChilloutSounds like : Hip - hop & rapSoundview Park
July 27Alceu Valença / Cordel do Fogo Encantado / Labaq/ DJ Grace KellySounds like : Afro BrazilianRumsey Playfield , Central Park
July 28The Tedsmooth Oldschool JamSounds like : An iconic NYC pelvic girdle - hop DJSoundviewPark
July 28Magic System / Smarty / Selma Uamusse / DJ BiraneSounds like : AfropopRumsey Playfield , Central Park
July 31Ray De La Paz / Edgar Joel and Anthony Colon / DJ KamalaSounds like : SalsaCrotona Park
July 31Fela ! The ConcertSounds like : Afrobeat goes BroadwayRumsey Playfield , Central Park
AUGUST
August 1Samini / EfyaSounds like : Ghanaian popCrotona Park
August 2Nosaj affair DJ Set / Kimbra / Bells AtlasSounds like : Diverse electro - popProspect Park Bandshell
August 2Garifuna CollectiveSounds like : Caribbean danceCrotona Park
August 3EPMD 30th AnniversarySounds like:90s funkCrotona Park
August 3Taiwanese wave : Wan Fang , Tizzy Bac , A Bao , 9M88Sounds like : Contemporary TaiwaneseRumsey Playfield , Central Park
August 4Corrine Bailey Rae / Jose James / DJ Natasha DiggsSounds like : little girl , put your record onRumsey Playfield , Central Park
August 8Ailey IISounds like : Legendary modernistic danceProspect Park Bandshell
August 8Crumb / Phony Ppl/ PurrSounds like : Freeform pop and rosehip - hopEast River Park
August 9What ’s get going On featuring Felicia Collins , Toshi Reagon , Siedah Garrett , Kecia Lewis , and othersSounds like : Today ’s artist covering Marvin GayeProspect Park Bandshell
August 9Elisa Monte DanceSounds like : Contemporary danceEast River Park
August 10Bomba Estéreo / DelsonidoSounds like : Electric cumbiaProspect Park Bandshell
August 10VP Records 40th AnniversarySounds like : DancehallRumsey Playfield , Central Park
August 10Mountain GoatsSounds like : Your hipster Bushwick neighbour started a decent bandEast River Park
August 11Lila Downs / Lido Pimienta / DJ RipleySounds like : Ranchera soulRumsey Playfield , Central Park
August 11Eddie Palmieri / Baby Power / DJ SonniSounds like : SalsaEast River Park
August 14Omar Lye - Fook / Nakhane / DJ WildcatSounds like : Mash - up funkMarcus Garvey Park
August 15The Clark Center 60th AnniversarySounds like : A jubilation of modern danceMarcus Garvey Park
August 17Black Woodstock 50th AnniversarySounds like : Decades of black superbia through musicMarcus Garvey Park
August 18The Wailers ’ Julian Junior Marvin / DJ Queen MajestySounds like : Bob Marley ’s bandMarcus Garvey Park
August 18La Sonora PonceñaSounds like : erstwhile school salsaFord Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
August 23Harlem 100Sounds like : Multimedia music celebrationMarcus Garvey Park
August 24Dee Dee Bridgewater / Ravi ColtraneSounds like : JazzMarcus Garvey Park
August 25La India / Cimafunk / DJ SonniSounds like : Latin freestyleRumsey Playfield , Central Park
August 27The OriginalsSounds like : Hip - hop you may rut toRumsey Playfield , Central Park
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