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2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series lineup (free shows at Wingate Field w/ Public Enemy, Salt-N-Pepa & more)

Public Enemy at ATP NJ in 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Public Enemy

In addition to the Seaside Summer Concert Series, Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz also presents the Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series, which takes place at Wingate Field (on Brooklyn Ave between Rutland Rd and Winthrop St) this summer with free shows every Monday from July 16 to August 20. All shows begin at 7:30 PM.

Among the shows announced for this year’s series is Public Enemy and Salt-N-Pepa on July 30 (!) and New Edition members Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant (as ‘Heads of State’) on August 6. Full lineup below…

Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series
July 16
Bootsy Collins, SOS Band

July 23
Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
Annual Caribbean Night

The King of Calypso The Mighty Sparrow
Additional artists to be announced

July 30
Public Enemy, Salt-n-Pepa

August 6
Heads of State featuring Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant

August 13
Ledisi

August 20
Annual Gospel Night
Cissy Houston (featuring a tribute to her daughter, Whitney Houston)
Vickie Winans