with shows featuring TY SEGALL’S FUZZ, THE ZOMBIES, DJANGO DJANGO, AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT, LIGHTS, LIANNE LA HAVAS, QUADRON, SHUGGIE OTIS, TWIN SHADOW and much more
City Parks Foundation presents ROCK at SUMMERSTAGE
Presented by AT&T
Full Season runs June 4 – August 29
SummerStage rocks in parks throughout New York City in 2013 with live performances
from Ty Segall’s new band Fuzz at Red Hook Park on June 6; classic and contemporary
Brit-rock with The Zombies, Django Django and Adam Green & Binki Shapiro on June
15 in Central Park; The Airborne Toxic Event with The Calder Quartet and Ensemble
LPR in Central Park on June 18; Canadian rockers LIGHTS, Joel Plaskett and Spirit
of The West in Central Park on June 29; Lianne La Havas, LP and Quadron in Central
Park on July 27; Twin Shadow, Autre Ne Veut and Elliphant in Central Park on August
17 and many many more as listed below.
We strongly recommend placing press requests to attend and/or photograph these shows
as soon as possible. To request tickets, reply to this email.
Photos and additional media of all participating artists are available on request.
For press tickets to review or photograph any SummerStage show, for contacts for
artist interviews, to arrange interviews with the artistic director of SummerStage
or to discuss long-form pieces on the trends and talent that inform our programming,
please contact John Seroff at GreenHousePublicity@gmail.com [mailto:GreenHousePublicity@gmail.com].
For more information about City Parks Foundation and SummerStage, please contact
Sin Hom at SHom@cityparksfoundation.org [mailto:SHom@cityparksfoundation.org]
A selection of shows featuring rock and pop performers at this year’s SummerStage
follows. For the most up-to-date scheduling and line-up for all SummerStage programming,
follow SummerStage via the below links and visit www.CityParksFoundation.org for festival information.
We look forward to working with you more closely this summer!
Rock at SummerStage 2013 Schedule
Doors for all Central Park shows open one hour prior to listed showtimes.
Shows taking place at all other parks are in open-air venues and do not have “door times,” and start promptly at stated time.
Thursday June 6, 2013 at 7:00pm
FUZZ with Ty Segall and Charlie Moonheart
EX-CULT / DJ Set by JONATHAN TOUBIN
FREE SHOW at Red Hook Park, Brooklyn
#Rock #SummerStage13
*PAID EVENT*
Saturday June 15, 2013 at 4:00pm
Forewords – The British Invasion: A Conversation with
COLIN BLUNSTONE and ROD ARGENT of The Zombies
and filmmaker JONATHAN DEMME
$15 at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #SpokenWord #TheStrand #SummerStage13
Saturday June 15, 2013 at 6:00pm
The Zombies / Django Django
Adam Green and Binki Shapiro
DJ sets by MODEST P
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #SummerStage13
*PAID SHOW*
Monday June 17, 2013 at 7:00pm
JOAN BAEZ / THE INDIGO GIRLS
Tickets Start at $62
TICKETED BENEFIT SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #SummerStage13
Tuesday June 18, 2013 at 7:00pm
THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT
featuring THE CALDER QUARTET with ENSEMBLE LPR
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #SummerStage13
Sunday June 23, 2013 at 3:00pm
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
Sinkane / DJ sets by King Britt
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #Africa #Afrobeat #Sudan #Nigeria #OkayAfrica #SummerStage13
Saturday June 29, 2013 at 6:00pm
LIGHTS /Joel Plaskett / Spirit of the West
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #CanadaDay #BlackBerry #SummerStage13
Sunday June 30, 2013 at 7:00pm
BIG STAR’S Third: featuring Mike Mills
Jody Stephens / Sharon Van Etten / Kurt Vile
Pete Yorn / Marshall Crenshaw
Reeve Carney and many more
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #SummerStage13
Tuesday July 2, 2013 at 6:00pm
THE FREEDOM DANCE PARTY with special guest CAMEO
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #R&B #Funk #SummerStage13
*PAID EVENT*
Wednesday July 3, 2013 at 5:00pm
Forewords – A Tribute to Sekou Sundiata
Conversation and Poetry with THE NUYORICAN POETS CAFE
$15 at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #SpokenWord #TheStrand #SummerStage13
Wednesday July 3, 2013 at 7:00pm
A Tribute to SEKOU SUNDIATA with
Nona Hendryx / Sandra St. Victor
Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely
Featuring readings by noted poets
Faybiene Miranda and Lenelle Moise
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #R&B #SpokenWord #Poetry #SummerStage13
*PAID SHOW*
Saturday July 6 at 7:00pm and Monday July 8, 2013 at 7:00pm
SHE AND HIM / Special guests CAMERA OBSCURA
$40 TICKETED BENEFIT SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #SummerStage13
Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 6:00pm
Lila Downs / Natalia Clavier
Pamela Rodriguez / Raul Campos
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #Mexico #Peru #Folk #Electronic #Rock #Pop #LAMC #Latin #SummerStage13
Friday July 12, 2013 at 7:00pm
WAR / DJ set by DJ AFRO
FREE SHOW at Crotona Park, Bronx
#Rock #BrownEyedSoul #Funk #Rock Latin #SummerStage13
Saturday July 13, 2013 at 3:00pm
Julieta Venegas / Carla Morrison / Alex Anwandter
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #Mexico #Pop #Electronic #AltPop #DancePop #LAMC #Latin #SummerStage13
*PAID EVENT*
Sunday July 14, 2013 at 1:00pm
Forewords – The Ascent of Gypsy Culture in America
A Conversation with
COSTEL OPRICA IVANCEA of Fanfare Ciocarlia,
HENRY ERNST of Asphalt Tango Productions
and JAKAB ORSOS, the Director of PEN World Voices
$15 at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #Global #SpokenWord #TheStrand #SummerStage13
Sunday July 14, 2013 at 3:00pm
Fanfare Ciocarlia / Red Baraat
DJ sets by DJ JORO-BORO
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #Romania #Jazz #Global #SummerStage13
Saturday July 20, 2013 at 3:00pm
Planet Hemp / Gaby Amarantos
Emicida / DJ sets by GREG CAZ
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #ThisIsHipHop #Brazil #BrasilSummerFest #SummerStage13
Sunday July 21, 2013 at 3:00pm
Oliver Mtukudzi and The Black Spirits
Fatoumata Diawara / Krar Collective
DJ sets by DJ SIRAK
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #Africa #Zimbabwe #Mali #Ethiopia #SummerStage13
*PAID SHOW*
Monday July 22, 2013 at 6:00pm
TROMBONE SHORTY AND ORLEANS AVENUE
SOULIVE with ANDERS OSBORNE
$35 advance, $40 at door at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #NewOrleans #SummerStage13
Saturday July 27, 2013 at 7:00pm
LIANNE LA HAVAS / LP / QUADRON
DJ sets by DJ CENTER
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #SummerStage13
*PAID SHOW*
Monday July 29, 2013 at 6:00pm
BEN HOWARD / Special guest MICHAEL KIWANUKA
$30 advance, $35 at door
TICKETED BENEFIT SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #SummerStage13
*PAID SHOW*
Tuesday August 6, 2013 at 6:00pm
DISCLOSURE
Special guest TNGHT and JULIO BASHMORE
$30 advance, $35 at door
TICKETED BENEFIT SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #Electronic #SummerStage13
*PAID SHOW*
Wednesday August 7, 2013 at 7:00pm
JIMMY EAT WORLD
$35 TICKETED BENEFIT SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #SummerStage13
Sunday August 11, 2013 at 3:00pm
Shuggie Otis / Jose James
Hiatus Kaiyote / DJ sets by OP!
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #Funk #GiantStep #SummerStage13
Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 7:00pm
TWIN SHADOW / AUTRE NE VEUT
ELLIPHANT / DJ Sets by MANO
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #MeanRed #SummerStage13
Tuesday August 20, 2013 at 7:00pm
Bobby McFerrin – spirityouall
FREE SHOW at Central Park, Manhattan
#Rock #Jazz #SummerStage13
Wednesday August 28, 2013 at 7:00pm
MAC DEMARCO
FREE SHOW at East River Park, Manhattan
#Rock #MeanRed #SummerStage13
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COMPLETE SHOW INFORMATION
Thursday June 6, 2013
FUZZ with Ty Segall and Charlie Moonheart
EX-CULT
DJ Set by JONATHAN TOUBIN
Unbelievable