Battles, Diplo, Lidell, Vamp Weekend Do SummerStage
Plus: Afrika Bambaataa, Seun Kuti, A-Trak, Kid Sister, Black Dice, Sharon Jones/Dap-Kings
NYC's City Parks Foundation has assembled the program for Central Park SummerStage's 23rd season, and as expected, it's chock full of summery sweetness.
A small sampling of the artists playing Central Park's Rumsey Playfield between June 13 and August 17 looks like this: Battles, Jamie Lidell, Vampire Weekend, Kid Sister, Afrika Bambaataa, Diplo, A-Trak, Mavis Staples, Seu Jorge, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Black Dice, Santogold, Born Ruffians, Gang Gang Dance, Plastic Little, Los Lobos, Bebel Gilberto, Alejandro Escovedo, Thievery Corporation, Vieux Farka Touré, Los Lonely Boys, Kinky, Richard Price, Stephanie McKay, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, Gilles Peterson, Kid Cudi, Skatalites, and the Roy Hargrove Big Band.
Since all SummerStage events are free of charge, City Parks Foundation is also hosting benefit concerts to raise money for the performing arts festival. Those benefit shows include appearances by the National, Yeasayer, Mark Knopfler, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Sonny Rollins.
A small sampling of the artists playing Central Park's Rumsey Playfield between June 13 and August 17 looks like this: Battles, Jamie Lidell, Vampire Weekend, Kid Sister, Afrika Bambaataa, Diplo, A-Trak, Mavis Staples, Seu Jorge, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Black Dice, Santogold, Born Ruffians, Gang Gang Dance, Plastic Little, Los Lobos, Bebel Gilberto, Alejandro Escovedo, Thievery Corporation, Vieux Farka Touré, Los Lonely Boys, Kinky, Richard Price, Stephanie McKay, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, Gilles Peterson, Kid Cudi, Skatalites, and the Roy Hargrove Big Band.
Since all SummerStage events are free of charge, City Parks Foundation is also hosting benefit concerts to raise money for the performing arts festival. Those benefit shows include appearances by the National, Yeasayer, Mark Knopfler, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Sonny Rollins.
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