SummerStage, a city outdoor performing arts festival, will be back for its 39th year this summer, bringing over 70 shows to Central Park and 13 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs, the City Parks Foundation said Wednesday.
Concerts will take place this summer at Central Park, Jackie Robinson Park, Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge Park, at the Coney Island Amphitheater and Herbert Von King Park in Brooklyn, at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, at Crotona Park and the Williamsbridge Oval in the Bronx, and at Clove Lakes Park and Stapleton Waterfront Park on Staten Island.
The shows will be free and open to the public, except for benefit concerts, which will require a ticket for access to Central Park.
“I am thrilled to announce our 2025 SummerStage lineup, a stellar reflection of what makes our festival so unique and beloved,” Heather Lubov, the executive director of the City Parks Foundation, said in a statement.
“The huge variety of artists we’re presenting and the parks where we’re located reflect our city’s demographic and cultural diversity, but they also serve to unite us as neighbors and as lovers of music, regardless of our differences,” Lubov added.
SummerStage will get underway with a free concert in Central Park on June 4, when two-time Grammy Award winner Marcus Miller takes the stage with Grammy Award-winning New Orleans R&B soul/funk group Tank and the Bangas, and New Orleans’ eight-piece band The Soul Rebels.
The lineup of free concerts includes The Roots, Rakim, Frankie Negrón and Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, as well as the return of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival.
Performers at the benefit concerts include Patrice Roberts, Alan Walker, Astropical, Yandel, The Head & The Heart, and James Blunt.
For a list of scheduled performances, visit cityparksfoundation.org.