Central Park Summerstage Concert 2012 Lineup

Central Park Summerstage is New York’s largest free performing arts festival. The City Parks Foundation has put together a stellar lineup of entertainment to be enjoyed by everyone. This summer, they will be bringing over 110 free performances to eighteen parks throughout the five boroughs with performances ranging from American pop, Latin and world music to dance, comedy and theater.

Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield is the place to be, to see some of the best live outdoor concert events in New York City that include artists such as, Norah Jones, Ozomatli, Bebel Gilberto, Hezekiah Walker, Old Crow Medicine Show, M83, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Inner Circle and Foster The People.

Check out the full Central Summerstage 2012 lineup here and download a PDF of the full 2012 lineup here. Below are a list of the concerts and events that will take place at Central Park Summerstage this summer/fall season.

June 5
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Annual Summerstage Gala Honoring The Music Of Jimi Hendrix

June 7
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Presented in Association with: Giant Step
Bobby Womack / Willis Earl Beal

June 9
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
10th Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil NY:
Sandra De Sá / Screening: Raul

June 11
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Bowery Presents
Foster The People / Tokyo Police Club / Kimbra

June 12
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The New York Pops With Ozomatli

June 15
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Joey Arias

June 16
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Dawes / Kurt Vile And The Violators

June 17
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Blue Note Jazz Festival:
Groove Theory / Riq & Rah With Strings (Black Thought And Rahzel With Strings) / DJ ?Uestlove
Produced by Jill Newman Productions

June 20
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Comedy Central: Indecision in the Park
“The Daily Show’s” Rory Albanese / Wyatt Cenac / Adam Lowitt / Al Madrigal / John Oliver / Kristen Schaal
Hosted by: John Hodgman

June 24
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Alabama Shakes / Diamond Rugs / Robert Ellis

June 25
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Bowery Presents
Childish Gambino / Danny Brown / Schoolboy Q

June 26
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Workmen’s Circle Yiddishfest 2012 – Singing for a Better World featuring:
The Klezmatics / Socalled / Daniel Kahn And The Painted Bird / Joshua Nelson / Nyt-Folksbiene’s “Soul To Soul” / Yiddish Princess
Presented in association with: The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring

June 30
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Limón Dance Company With Special Musical Guest Paquito D’rivera

July 1
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Limón Dance Company With Special Musical Guest Paquito D’rivera

July 3
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Norah Jones

July 7
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
CBGB Festival

July 8
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
SummerStage Kids Central Park Family Day Featuring:
Justin Roberts & The Not Ready For Naptime Players / Illstyle & Peace Productions / New York Chinese Cultural Center / Performers From Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

July 11
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Mala Rodríguez / Ximena Sariñana / Profetas
Presented in association with LAMC (Latin Alternative Music Conference)

July 14
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Kinky / Los Auténticos Decadentes / 3ball Mty / Dj Raff
Presented in association with LAMC (Latin Alternative Music Conference)

July 15
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Guthrie Family Reunion Celebrating Woody’s 100th

July 16
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Bowery Presents
Young The Giant
Benefit Concert

July 21
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Bebel Gilberto / Criolo / Flávio Renegado / Béco Dranoff(DJ)
Presented in Association with: Brasil Summerfest

July 22
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo / Smod / Bibi Tanga & The Selenites / Chief Boima
Presented in Association with: Museum for African Art

July 25
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series

July 28
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Gary Clark Jr. / Givers

July 29
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Héctor Acosta “El Torito” / Dj Lobo / Alex Sensation
Presented in Association with: Globe Star Media and La Mega

July 31
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
SummerStage Theater Presented By Time Warner
The Power Of The Trinity
Written by: Roland Wolf / Adapted & Directed By: Alfred Preisser / Original Music Composition by Tomas Doncker

August 1
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Camille A. Brown &Amp; Dancers With Special Musical Guest Imani Uzuri / Malcolm Low Formal Structure / Special Guest: Dancin’ Downtown At The Joyce Contest Winner”

August 4
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Amadou & Mariam / Theophilus London
Presented in Association with: Museum for African Art

August 5
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
5th Annual Gospel Explosion 2012
Hezekiah Walker And Friends / Vashawn Mitchell / Le’andria Johnson / James Fortune & F.I.Y.A.
Presented in Association with: Globe Star Media & WLIB

August 6
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Bowery Presents
Old Crow Medicine Show / The Lumineers / The Milk Carton Kids

August 8
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Bowery Presents
M83

August 11
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Carolina Chocolate Drops / Buckwheat Zydeco / Abigail Washburn
Presented in Association with: Museum for African Art

August 12
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
4th Annual R&B Fest 2012
Eric Benét & more
Presented in Association with: Globe Star Media and WBLS

August 18
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Australia Day:
Megan Washington / Emma Donavan / Dj Ashley Feraude With Jonty Hall
Supported by the Australian Consulate General in New York City

August 19
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Jamaica’s 50th Independence Day:
Inner Circle / Israel Vibration / The Mighty Diamonds / Dj Carter Van Pelt

Central Park Summerstage (Rumsey Playfield)
5th Avenue And 72nd Street
Enter the park at 69th Street and 5th Avenue on the eastside
Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield
New York, NY

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