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Celebrate Brooklyn's 2010 Prospect Park concert lineup

Celebrate Brooklyn ’09 (more by Chris La Putt)
Celebrate Brooklyn

The Celebrate Brooklyn series‘ 2010 schedule is out. Check out the free (or $3 suggested donation) shows that will be happening at Prospect Park this summer below.

There’s the previously mentioned shows with Norah Jones, Konono No. 1, Sonic Youth (who have Talk Normal and Grass Widow opening for them), Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings with Budos Band, Swell Season and the Low Anthem, Metric, The Roots and Allen Toussaint, all for free. The ticketed benefit shows are Rufus Wainwright on July 20th, Dead Weather on August 3rd, and already-sold-out shows with Passion Pit and The National.

The full schedule is below…

Celebrate Brooklyn 2010 Schedule
June 9
Opening Night Gala
Norah Jones
8:00PM/gates 6:30PM

NEA Influencers
June 12
Allen Toussaint
Davell Crawford
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

Time Warner Cable Series
June 17
Eugene Mirman & Pretty Good Friends
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

June 18
JG Thirwell’s Steroid Maximus
Dr. Lonnie Smith
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

Celebrate Brooklyn! & CareFusion Jazz Festival present
June 19
Bitches Brew Revisited with Graham Haynes, James Blood Ulmer, DJ Logic and more!
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

American Express Roots Music Series
June 24
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club®
featuring Omara Portuondo / Nelida Tirado
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

June 25
Kid Koala: Short Attention Span Theater vs. The Slew / Hess Is More
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

American Express Roots Music Series
June 26
Texas Tornados
Red Clay Ramblers
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

July 1
Zoom: Zvidance
Son Lux with Lottdance
8:00PM/gates 7:00PM

July 2
Fab 5
Uzalo
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

July 8
Itutu: Armitage Gone! Dance featuring Burkina Electric
8:00PM/gates 7:00PM

Bud Light Latin Music Series
Celebrate Brooklyn! & LAMC present
July 9
Ozomatli
Fidel Nadal / Toy Selectah
8:00PM/gates 6:30PM

July 11
OkayAfrica with The Roots, Talib Kweli and more!
4:00PM/gates 3:00PM

Celebrate Brooklyn! & Museum for African Art present
July 17
African Festival
with Konono No. 1, Omar Pene, Super Diamono and more!
2-9:00PM/gates 1:00PM

Music & Movies
NEA American Masterpieces
Celebrate Brooklyn! & Brooklyn Philharmonic
July 22
The Chaplin Mutuals: Carl Davis / The Two Man Gentlemen Band
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

Bud Light Latin Music Series
July 23
Bomba Estereo
La Secta Allstar / Rita Indiana
7:00PM/gates 6:00PM

NEA Influencers
July 24
Field of Dreams (Un Mundo Nuevo): Andres Levin & The Bruce High Quality Foundation
4:00PM/gates 3:00PM

Music & Movies
July 29
MI21: Mother India 21st Century Remix with DJ Tigerstyle / Falu
8:00PM/gates 7:00PM

Bud Light Music Series
July 30
The Swell Season
The Low Anthem
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

Celebrate Brooklyn! and Limewire present
July 31
Sonic Youth
Grass Widow / Talk Normal
7:00PM/gates 6:00PM

Time Warner Cable Series
August 5
Metric
Joan as Police Woman / Holly Miranda
7:00PM/gates 6:00PM

Music & Movies
August 6
House of Usher: Marco Benevento
White Magic
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

American Express Roots Music Series
August 7
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Budos Band and more!
7:00PM/gates 6:00PM

Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert
Time Warner Cable Series
August 8
Brady Rymer
Elizabeth Mitchell
4:00PM/gates 3:00PM

Celebrate Brooklyn 2010 Benefit Shows
June 29
Passion Pit (sold out)
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

July 20
Rufus Wainwright
7:00PM/gates 6:00PM

July 27
The National (sold out)
7:30PM/gates 6:30PM

August 3
The Dead Weather
7:00PM/gates 6:00PM