BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! free 2019 Prospect Park shows: Tortoise, Calexico & Iron & Wine, Liz Phair/Ted Leo, more
Last month the SummerStage lineup was announced and today another big series of free outdoor NYC shows gets announced: the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. As mentioned, it kicks off with the Patti LaBelle show on June 4, and other highlights include Tortoise (performing 1998's TNT like they did at Pitchfork's Midwinter Festival), Calexico & Iron Wine, Liz Phair/Ted Leo, Mick Jenkins/Leikeli47, Oddisee, Nilufer Yanya (with a surprise headliner), I'm With Her, Bomba Estéreo, Burna Boy, Jidenna, Ibeyi/Sudan Archives, Nosaj Thing (DJ)/Kimbra, an all-women tribute to Marvin Gaye's What's Going On, and more. DJ Rich Medina will headline this year’s Family Concert on June 15.
Ticketed benefit shows this season include The National / Courtney Barnett (two shows), Father John Misty/Jason Isbell/Jade Bird, and Mac DeMarco.
Any guesses on the surprise headliner for the Nilufer Yanya show? UPDATE: It's Broken Social Scene. See the full lineup of free shows below, alongside a stream of Tortoise's TNT...
BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! FESTIVAL -- 2019 FREE SHOW LINEUP
Tuesday, June 4, 8:00pm BET Opening Night Concert PATTI LABELLE
Saturday, June 8, 7:00pm American Express Women in Music Series IBEYI | SUDAN ARCHIVES | ORION SUN
Saturday, June 15, 3:00pm Family Concert RICH MEDINA | SHAREEF KEYES AND THE GROOVE
Thursday, June 20, 7:30pm TANK AND THE BANGAS | CORY HENRY & THE FUNK APOSTLES
Friday, June 21, 7:30pm Bud Light Music Series CALEXICO AND IRON & WINE | ADIA VICTORIA
Saturday, June 22, 7:30pm TORTOISE: TNT | EMILY WELLS WITH METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE
Wednesday, June 26, 7:30pm CHUCHO VALDÉS - JAZZ BATÁ | DAFNIS PRIETO SI O SI QUARTE
Thursday, June 27, 7:30pm Bud Light Music Series PROTOJE | JAH9 | YOGA ON DUB | DJ TOP NOTCH & MICRO DON
Friday, June 28, 7:30pm CELSO PIÑA | DOS SANTOS | RIOBAMBA
Saturday, June 29, 7:00pm American Express Women in Music Series LIZ PHAIR | TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS | CAROLINE ROSE
Friday, July 5, 7:30pm MICK JENKINS | LEIKELI47 | LEVEN KALI | JOY POSTELL
Saturday, July 6, 7:00pm ODDISEE | 47SOUL | NARCY
Friday, July 12, 7:00pm Eventbrite Music Series Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) Showcase GABY MORENO AND VAN DYKE PARKS: SPANGLED | ENJAMBRE | EL DAVID AGUILAR
Saturday, July 13, 7:30pm SALIF KEITA | COURTNEE ROZE
Thursday, July 18, 7:30pm American Express Women in Music Series I’M WITH HER | DARLINGSIDE
Friday, July 19, 7:30pm Bud Light Music Series BURNA BOY | SAMPA THE GREAT | DJ TUNEZ
Saturday, July 20, 8:00pm Music & Movies ALLOY ORCHESTRA: VARIETÉ | LAVA
Thursday, July 25, 7:30pm Bud Light Music Series BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE | NILÜFER YANYA
Friday, July 26, 7:30pm Eventbrite Music Series JIDENNA | ANIK KHAN | DJ MOMA
Saturday, July 27, 8:00pm COMPAGNIE HERVÉ KOUBI
Friday, August 2, 7:00pm NOSAJ THING DJ SET | KIMBRA | BELLS ATLAS
Saturday, August 3, 7:30pm Music & Movies CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON | LOU REED TAI CHI DAY
Thursday, August 8, 8:00pm AILEY II
Friday, August 9, 7:30pm WHAT’S GOING ON FEATURING FELICIA COLLINS, TOSHI REAGON, SIEDAH GARRETT, KECIA LEWIS, AND OTHERS
Saturday, August 10, 7:30pm Eventbrite Music Series Bomba Estéreo | Delsonido