Here is a partial schedule for the 2009
Celebrate Brooklyn season. This is not complete but should give you a good start on planning your summer outings to Prospect Park.
Opening Night, June 8th: David Byrne
June 11: Balkan Music: Goran Bregovic
June 19: Calypso: King David Rudder
June 20: Ethel and Gutbucket play original score for Mexican Science Fiction movie
June 26: Femi Kuti and Melvin Gibbs
June 27: Indie Rock: Dr. Dog and Phosphorescent
July 1: MGMT – Benefit (SOLD OUT)
July 2: Obie Bermudez
July 10: Los Amigos Invisibles
July 11: Family Show: They Might Be Giants for kids
July 17: Robert Cray
July 18: African Festival: King Sunny Ade
July 21: Jackson Browne – Benefit
July 24:
Buckwheat Zydeco and The Holmes Brothers
Aug 1: Dean and Britta with scores for short Andy Warhol films
Aug 6: Sing along Purple Rain
Aug 7: Grace Potter & The Nocturnals and Deer Tick
Aug 8: Hip Hop: Lyricists Lounge
Aug 11: TV on The Radio -Benefit
Aug 12: Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal – Benefit
August 14 and 15: Animal Collective – Benefit
More information to come.
–Eliot Wagner
The front several rows are reserved for contributors to Celebrate Brooklyn. The rows behind those will be available on a first come first served basis. The gates will open for this show at 6pm, but there will be a line to get in. I don’t know when you’ll have to get there to be in the front of the line, but overnight seems excessive.
Does anybody have any idea how early one would have to show up to one of these free shows to guarantee a front row spot? I’m dying for some Dr. Dog up close and I’ll sacrifice a night outside if I have to.
maragh395@yahoo.com Love your line up.
Wow! A fantastic line-up! David Byrne, TMBG, Robert Cray, Jackson Browne, Buckwheat Zydeco. Its like Jazz Fest over many nights.