LP's Picks for Free** Summer Concerts

It has been too long. Period. I am trying to commit to updating this more frequently. Especially since a lot of good FREE concerts have already passed this season. Here is my most updated list. I've separated it out into concerts I would LOVE to go to and am putting them on thte calendar, and those that look interesting but I am on the fence on. **Mostly free! Shows with asterisks are not free.

Would Love To Go To:
June
Sunday, June 17: Groove Theory, Questlove @ Central Park Summer Stage
Wednesday, June 20: Brand Nubian @ Red Hook Park
Saturday, June 23: Santigold @ Randall's Island Park **
Saturday, June 23: Ghostface Killa @ Prospect Park
Saturday, June 23: Africa/Brass: McCoy Tyner with Charles Tolliver Big Band @ The Blue Note  (part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival)**
Sunday, June 24: Alabama Shakes @ Central Park
Sunday, June 24: Buika (amazing female vocalist from Spain) @ The Highline (part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival)**
Sunday, June 24: Raphael Saadiq @ Williamsburg Waterfront (this may just be a rumor, will update when I get more information)
Wednesday, June 27: Gregory Porter (Jazz vocalist) @ Madison Square Park
Thursday June 28: Meshell Ndegeocello @ The Highline (part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival)**

July
Friday, July 6: Kid Cudi @ Williamsburg Waterfront (this may just be a rumor, will update when I get more information)
Tuesday, July 10: La Inda @ Rockefeller Park
Wednesday, July 11: New York Philharmonic @ Prospect Park
July 11- 14: Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) @ Central Park **
Thursday, July 12: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic @ Rockefeller Park
Wednesday, July 18: Big Daddy Kane & Marley Marl @ Queensbridge Park
Friday, July 20: Machel Montano @ Prospect Park
Friday, July 20: The Roots, Aloe Blacc, Mavis Staples, Meshell Ndegeocello @ Curtis Mayfield Tribute: Here But I'm Gone @ Lincoln Center
Saturday, July 21: Arturo Sandoval/ Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Prospect Park
Sunday, July 29: Snoop Dog (playing Doggystyle the album) @ Randall's Island (part of the Catalpa Fest)**

August
Saturday, August 4: Amadou & Mariam @ Central Park Summer Stage
Sunday, August 5: Ayiti Rasamble @ Hearst Plaza
Tuesday, August 7: Robert glaspar @ Marcus Garvey Park
Thursday, August 9: Aloe Blacc @ MetroTech (12 noon for those that work in BK or have a more flexible schedule), part of BAM's R&B Festival at MetroTech
Saturday, August 11: Carolina chocolate drops @ Central Park Summer Stage
Saturday, August 11: La Casita (music, poetry, spoken word) @ Hearst Plaza
Sunday, August 12: Eric Benet @ Central Park
Sunday, August 12: Roots of American Music Festival- Pardon our Analysis all-star gathering for Gil Scott Heron (w Aloe Blacc, Black Rock Coalition, Carl Hancock Rux and more) @ Lincoln Center Out of Doors
Sunday, August 12: Yerbabuena @ Marcus Garvey Park
Tuesday, August 14: Goapele @ Central Park Summer Stage
Sunday August 19: UCB Improve @ East River Park
Wednesday, August 22: Pete Rock VS DJ Premier @ East River Park
Wednesday, August 22: Al Green @ Beacon Theatre**
Saturday, August 25: Blues BBQ (Blues bands and NYC BBQ restaurants come together!!) @ Pier 84 (music free, **food is not)


September
Saturday, Sept 8: TV on the Radio @ Williamsburg Waterfront (this may just be a rumor, will update when I get more information)
Friday, Sept 28: Jay-Z @ Barclays Center**



Look interesting:
June
Friday, June 22: Keb Mo @ Prospect Park
Sunday, June 24: Comedy-- Hannibal Buress @ Red Hood Park
Thursday, June 28: Our Latin Thing, A Tribute to the Fania All Stars @ Soundview Park
Friday, June 29: Trombone Shorty@ Prospect Park

July
Sunday, July 8: Frankie Negron @ St. Mary's Park (BX)
Tuesday, July 10: Chubb Rock, Kurtis Blow @ Crotona Park (BX)
Wednesday, July 11: Nice & Smooth @ Crotona Park (BX)
Tuesday, July 17: UCB Improv @ Central Park Summer Stage
Wednesday, July 18: Big Daddy Kane @ Queensbridge Park
Thursday, July 12: Shemekia Copeland @ MetroTech (12 noon for those that work in BK or have a more flexible schedule), part of BAM's R&B Festival at MetroTech
Friday, July 13: Calle 13 @ Prospect Park
Tuesday, July 24: Johnny Kemp @ Springfield Park
Wednesday, July 25: Regina Carter @ Madison Square Park
Tuesday, July 31: Keith Murray & Beat Nuts @ Tappen Park (SI)

August
Wednesday, August 1: Rob Base @ Tappen Park (SI)
Thursday, August 2: Blitz the Ambassador @ MetroTech (12 noon for those that work in BK or have a more flexible schedule), part of BAM's R&B Festival at MetroTech
Sunday, August 5: Hezekiah Walker @ Central Park Summer Stage
Thursday, August 9: Jon B @ Marcus Garvey Park