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Central Park Summerstage 2014 schedule (free shows from Andrew Bird, Cibo Matto, Dr. John, Blood Orange and more)

Andrew Bird in Chicago in 2012 (more by Sara Pieper)
Andrew Bird

NYC’s Summerstage 2014 schedule was just announced and as always it features a number of free and not-free “benefit” shows in Central Park. Some highlights of the free shows include:

6/28 – ‘Club Classics Live!’ featuring Sam Sparro; Ultra Naté; Kevin Aviance; Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin & Norma Jean Wright (ex-Chic); Company Freak w/ special guests. Plus DJ set by Andre Collins, curated by Jason King

7/8 – Andrew Bird & the Hands of Glory and Luke Temple

7/9 – Beatnuts, Ana Tijoux, Bodega Bamz and DJ Tony Touch (in assocation with LAMC: The Latin Alternative Music Conference)

7/12 – Babasónicos, Juana Molina and La Santa Cecilia (in assocation with LAMC: The Latin Alternative Music Conference)

7/13 – Bonobo and Cibo Matto (celebrating 15 years of Okayplayer)

7/21 – Pete Seeger tribute w/ Anti-Flag (acoustic), Toni Blackman, The Chapin Sisters, Rebel Diaz, Steve Earle, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, James Maddock, Elizabeth Mitchell & Dan Zanes, Mike + Ruthy, Nyraine, Amanda Palmer, Michael Glabicki (of Rusted Root), The Tony Lee Thomas Band and DJ sets by Kool Herc

8/2 – Dr. John & the Night Trippers and Hurray for the RIff Raff

8/16 – Blood Orange, Moses Sumney and Sean Nicholas Savage (in association with Okayplayer)

Paid shows include Beck, Conor Oberst / Dawes, Counting Crows / Toad the Wet Sprocket, and more.

Full Central Park Summerstage 2014 schedule below…

Central Park Summerstage — 2014 Free Shows

6/7 – 12th Brazilian Film Festival NYC: Tribute to Vinicius de Moraes w/ Toquinho and DJ Gaspar Muniz

6/14 – Roberto Roena y su Apollo Sound, La Mecanica Popular and Little Louie Vega

6/15 – Black Coffee Live and DJ Spoko (celebrating 15 years of Okayplayer)

6/21 – ‘Fete de la Musique’ w/ -M- and Émilie Simon

6/22 – Buika and Marquis Toliver (in assocation with Blue Note Jazz Festival)

6/23 – The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series w/ Amber Wagner, Jamie Barton, Russell Thomas and Dan Saunders

6/28 – ‘Club Classics Live!’ featuring Sam Sparro; Ultra Naté; Kevin Aviance; Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin & Norma Jean Wright (ex-Chic); Company Freak w/ special guests. Plus DJ set by Andre Collins, curated by Jason King

6/29 – Jon Batiste and Stay Human Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (in association with Blue Note Jazz Festival)

7/2 – Urban Bush Women and Laurie Taylor/Soul Movement

7/3 – The Freedom Dance Party

7/5 – Teddy Afro, Noura Mint Seymali and HaHu Dance Crew

7/6 – Global Family Day w/ Okee Dokee Brothers, Hybrid Movement Company, Shaun Parker & Company, Acrobuffos and National Dance Institute

7/8 – Andrew Bird & the Hands of Glory and Luke Temple

7/9 – Beatnuts, Ana Tijoux, Bodega Bamz and DJ Tony Touch (in assocation with LAMC: The Latin Alternative Music Conference)

7/12 – Babasónicos, Juana Molina and La Santa Cecilia (in assocation with LAMC: The Latin Alternative Music Conference)

7/13 – Bonobo and Cibo Matto (celebrating 15 years of Okayplayer)

7/16 – Ballet Hispanico and A Palo Seco

7/19 – Lenine & The Martin Fondse Orchestra: The Bridge, Maíra Freitas and Tutu Moraes (in association with Brasil Summerfest)

7/20 – Catalan Sounds on Tour: Mishima and Txarango, plus DJ sets by Headbirds (in association with the Institut Ramon Llull)

7/21 – Pete Seeger tribute w/ Anti-Flag (acoustic), Toni Blackman, The Chapin Sisters, Rebel Diaz, Steve Earle, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, James Maddock, Elizabeth Mitchell & Dan Zanes, Mike + Ruthy, Nyraine, Amanda Palmer, Michael Glabicki (of Rusted Root), The Tony Lee Thomas Band and DJ sets by Kool Herc

7/26 – Chronixx & The Zincfence Redemption, Junior Reid and The Rice and Peas Crew (in association with Large Up and Federation Sound, celebrating 15 Years of Okayplayer and Federation Sound)

7/27 – The Rock Steady Crew 37th Anniversary Concert (guest artists TBA)

7/28 – John Leguizamo’s Ghetto Klown (dir. Fisher Stevens) (in association with Westbeth Entertainment)

8/2 – Dr. John & the Night Trippers and Hurray for the Riff Raff

8/3 – Gregory Porter and Revive Big Band as led by Igmar Thomas (in association with Revive Music, celebrating 15 Years of Okayplayer)

8/6 – Spectrum Dance Theater and Sidra Bell Dance NY

8/9 – Tasha Cobbs, Smokie Norful, Pastor Charles Jenkins, VaShawn Mitchell, Kierra Sheard, Micah Stampley and Brian Courtney Wilson

8/10 – Passenger, Liam Bailey and DJ Natasha Diggs (in association with Giant Step)

8/11 – Urban Theatre Movement’s Handball (written by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, dir. by Brenda Banda)

8/16 – Blood Orange, Moses Sumney and Sean Nicholas Savage (in association with Okayplayer)

8/17 – WBLS 6th Annual R&B Fest w/ Musiq Soulchild and more TBA

Central Park Summerstage — 2014 Paid Shows

6/17 – John Butler Trio and Allen Stone

6/30 – Counting Crows, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Daniel and the Lion

7/1 – Beck

7/7 – Neon Trees, Smallpools and Nightmare and the Cat

7/29 – Conor Oberst and Dawes

8/13 – Gavin DeGraw, Matt Nathanson and Andrew McMahon

8/24 – Fania All Stars

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