Gil Scott-Heron - 2010 tour dates (2 free NYC summer shows)

Gil Scott-Heron @ Coachella 2010 (more by Rachel Carr)

Gil Scott-Heron is a touring machine now that he’s so back in the public eye thanks to a great new album on the high profile XL Records. Recently at Coachella and currently in Europe, the legend’s next NYC show will be a free one at Central Park Summerstage on Sunday, June 27, 2010. His NYC show after that will also be free and in a park: Thursday, August 5th @ Marcus Garvey Park in Manhattan to be exact. Both shows are part of the growing 2010 Summerstage schedule of concerts that also includes Tinariwen and Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba. All dates below…

Gil Scott-Heron – 2010 Tour Dates
* Tuesday May 4, 2010 – Bikini, Barcelona
* Wednesday May 5, 2010 – Joy About, Madrid
* Thursday May 6, 2010 – Teatro Communale, Cormons
* Friday May 7, 2010 – Main Square Open Air, Szombately
* Monday May 10, 2010 – New Morning, Paris
* Wednesday May 12, 2010 – Cirque Royal “Les Nuits De Botanique”, Brussels
* Thursday May 13, 2010 – Maria, Berlin
* Friday May 14, 2010 – Fabrik, Hamburg
* Saturday May 15, 2010 – Casa de Musica, Porto
* Monday May 17, 2010 – Aula Magna, Lisbon
* Tuesday May 18, 2010 – Vega, Copenhagen
* Wednesday May 19, 2010 – Rockerfeller, Oslo
* Thursday May 20, 2010 – Gota Kallere, Stockholm
* Friday May 21, 2010 – Dissonanaza Festival, Rome
* Saturday May 22, 2010 – Dissonanza Festival, Rome
* Sunday May 23, 2010 – Gagarin, Athens
* Friday May 28, 2010 – Conservatorio di Milano, Milano
* Saturday May 29, 2010 – Tin Angel, Philadelphia
* Saturday May 29, 2010 – Tin Angel, Philadelphia
* Sunday May 30, 2010 – Tin Angel, Philadelphia
* Sunday May 30, 2010 – Tin Angel, Philadelphia
* Thursday June 17, 2010 – Blues Alley, Washington
* Friday June 18, 2010 – Blues Alley, Washington
* Saturday June 19, 2010 – Blues Alley, Washington
* Sunday June 20, 2010 – Blues Alley, Washington
* Saturday June 26, 2010 – Syracuse Jazz Festival, Syracuse
* Sunday, June 27, 2010 – Central Park Summerstage, New York, NY (3pm, free)
* Tuesday July 6, 2010 – Summerjam, Cologne
* Thursday July 8, 2010 – Giles Petersons World Wide, Sete
* Friday July 9, 2010 – North Sea Jazzfestival, Rotterdam
* Sunday July 11, 2010 – Montreux Jazzfestival, Montreux
* Wednesday July 14, 2010 – Somerset House Event, London
* Friday July 23, 2010 – Jazzfestival Pori, Pori
* Saturday July 24, 2010 – Nova Jazz & Blues Night, Wissen
* Sunday July 25, 2010 – Womad Festival, Carlon Park
* Wednesday July 28, 2010 – Cognac Festival, Cognac
* Wednesday July 28, 2010 – Cognac Festival, Cognac
* Friday July 30, 2010 – Blue Balls Festival, luzern
* Sunday August 1, 2010 – Kulturzelt Kassel, Kassel
* Thursday, August 5, 2010 – Marcus Garvey Park,Manhattan (7 pm, free)
* Saturday September 4, 2010 – Electric Picnic Festival, Portlaoise
* Wednesday September 8, 2010 – La Vilette Jazz Festival, Paris
* Friday September 10, 2010 – Bestival, New Port