Celebrate Brooklyn! Details 45th Annual Summer Series Lineup

May 3, 2023

Celebrate Brooklyn! announced its return to the Prospect Park Bandshell for its 45th year. This beloved event–New York’s longest-running free musical series–is known for bringing together a diverse range of musical talents, from global icons to indie darlings, and this year’s lineup is no exception.

With a star-studded roster of performers, the festival promises to deliver all the excitement and energy that fans have come to expect. Blues legend Taj Mahal and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae will be kicking off the festivities on June 7 at the Lena Horne Bandshell, joined by The Harlem Gospel Travelers and DJ Tara.

“BRIC is about community, art and culture, and there is no greater example of that than BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!” Wes Jackson, BRIC President, said in a statement. “For 45 years, our team has brought free and affordable programming to Prospect Park and low-cost media education to the people of Brooklyn. We’re honored to serve our neighborhoods in this way every summer, and we look forward to 45 more years at the Bandshell and beyond.”

Other exciting shows include BlueNote Jazz Festival performers NxWorries, a collaboration of Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, Robert Glasper with Lalah Hathaway & Bilal and BJ the Chicago Kid on June 24, NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winner Ibrahim Maalouf Hermanos Gutiérrez on July 1, A Benefit Concert with The Revivalists and Band of Horses on Aug. 10 and more. The series will continue through Aug. 24 with a show by The Head And The Heart and Izzy Heltai.

See the full list of performers below. Learn more and find tickets learn here.

It’s time to celebrate #CelebrateBrooklyn‘s 45th anniversary! Our 2023 schedule is finally here, and we can’t wait to spend the summer at the Bandshell, beginning June 7th. Entry is free, first come, first served. RSVP to let us know you’re coming! https://t.co/eIukuwUcvs pic.twitter.com/lW5Y6qUsPG

— BRIC Celebrate BK! (@BRICcelebrateBK) May 3, 2023

June 10: Soul Science Lab and Olivia K and The Parkers

June 15: Jake Wesley Rogers, Kara Jackson and Bright Light Bright Light

June 17: JOE and Stokely will perform at the Juneteenth UNITYFEST 2023 co-presented with the Robert Randolph Foundation

June 23: Antonio Sánchez “Birdman Live” and a *Birdman film screening with live drum score by Takuya Kuroda

June 24: A benefit concert with BlueNote Jazz Festival performers NxWorries, a collaboration of Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, Robert Glasper with Lalah Hathaway & Bilal and BJ the Chicago Kid

July 1: NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winner, Ibrahim Maalouf Hermanos Gutiérrez

July 8: Kelela and Liv.e

July 13: Rennie Harris Puremovement Street Dance Theater and Decora

July 14: Oumou Sangaré and Vox Sambou

July 15: Marcia Griffiths, Brown Rice Family and Dj Miss Hap Selam

July 21: The Chelsea Symphony feat. Lady Jess and Lucrecia Dalt

July 22: Ali Sethi, Raja Kumari and Roshni Samlal

July 27: The Wallflowers and treya lam

July 29: Rickie Lee Jones, Thornetta Davis and Chris Pierce

Aug. 3: Jorge Drexler, Cimafunk and Julieta Rada

Aug. 4: Indigo De Souza and Vundabar

Aug. 10: A Benefit Concert with The Revivalists and Band of Horses with Bowery Presents