Andra Day, Ethel Cain, Ghostface Killa, More Lead New York’s SummerStage Season

City Parks Foundation has announced the 2024 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage,New York City’s iconic outdoor performing arts festival, bringing85free and benefit shows to Central Park and13neighborhood parks across the five boroughs.

Andra Day, Ethel Cain, Ghostface Killa and Kim Gordon are just four of the artists slated to perform.

Returning for its 38th year, the festival will showcase established and emerging artists from across the globe in a wide variety of genres. The full lineup appears below.

Neighborhood parks hosting SummerStage this season include Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, Tompkins Square Park in the East Village, Herbert Von King Park in Bed-Stuy and The Coney Island Amphitheater on the boardwalk in Brooklyn, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, Crotona Park in the Bronx, Stapleton Waterfront Park in Staten Island, and SummerStage’s flagship venue at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Performances will be free and open to the public, with the exception ofsome ticketed benefit concerts in Central Park. More information is available atwww.SummerStage.org.

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“SummerStage is back for another incredible season of free performances,” saidHeather Lubov, Executive Director of City Parks Foundation. “It’s always an honor to bring a lineup of both established and rising artists that celebrate the rich cultural fabric of our neighborhoods across the city to parks, all for free. Enjoying live music while outside in a park is one of the most joyful and memorable opportunities we can offer to New Yorkers, bringing neighbors and communities together for what is always a very special, shared experience.”

“We are thrilled to once again celebrate the vibrant diversity of New York City’s cultures and communities across all five boroughs,” saidErika Elliott, Executive Artistic Director of SummerStage.“Our lineup will shine a bright spotlight on some of music’s most iconic female artists who have made an impact in their genres, from rock and New Orleans soul scions to Dominican merengue and Brazilian samba legends. We are continuing to support rising artists from around the world who are showcasing their fresh takes on various genres like hip-hop, Americana, rock, Latin, pop, and more. 2024 promises to be an unforgettable season!”

The 2024 SummerStage season will featureticketed benefit shows in Central Parkto help support City Parks Foundation’s free performances. Live Nation, this season’s official provider of benefit concerts, will present English singer-songwriterJames Arthuron May 17; Trinidadian soca groupKESon June 8; Jamaican-American R&B artistMasegoon June 19; prolific American rapper and record producerT-Painon June 23; a joint experience featuring legendary Mexican rock bandsCaifanes and CaféTacvbaon June 26; Indie singer- songwriterEthel Cainon June 27; three nights of pride celebrations featuringTrixie Mattell, Above & Beyondand others from June 28 through June 30; American rock/folk bandCounting Crowson July 11; Irish rock bandThe Saw Doctorson July 17; a South African amapiano dance party fromPiano People; contemporary worship music collectiveElevation Worshipon July 31; genre-bending jazz and R&B starsRobert Glasper featuring Yebbaon August 1;David Crossand his Super Pals featuringBob Odenkirk, Sarah Silverman, Fred Armisenand more on August 8; alternative rock bandsThe Gaslight Anthem,Joyce ManorandPinkshifton August 21; and hip-hop bandThe RootswithJungle BrothersandDigable Planetson August 23. More benefit shows will be announced throughout the season.

Generous private support for SummerStage is provided by The Thompson Family Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Rick and Danielle Arnstein, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation, The Shubert Organization, Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation, the Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Family Foundation, and NYU Community Fund. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Council under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne Adams, with special thanks to Council Member Kamillah Hanks, Council Member Chi Ossé, Council Member Keith Powers, and Council Member Carlina Rivera; Queens Borough President Donovan Richards; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the NYC Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; the National Endowment for the Arts; and the Consulate General of Brazil in New York. Capital One is the title sponsor of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage. Supporting Sponsors Safehold, Subaru, poppi, Guayaki Yerba Mate, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Brooks Running Shoes, Sixpoint, Fiddlehead, Wölffer Estate Vineyard, Sunboy, Archer Roose, The Dermatology Specialists, United Airlines.

Media partner support for the season is provided by iHeartMedia including Z100 New York, 106.7 Lite FM, Power 105.1, KTU, and Q104.3, Telemundo, NBC New York, ALL ARTS and The WNET Group, DoNYC, WBGO, WFUV, La Mega, Relix, Fusicology, Afropop, ZOOM Media | Gym TV, and Big Screen Plaza.

*All artists are subject to change