May 5, 2009
Celebrate Brooklyn free events start with David Byrne
 David Byrne this year will lead off the summertime free events at Celebrate Brooklyn, which also includes a roster of Big Daddy Kane, Femi Kuti, Robert Cray and a They Might Be Giants concert for kids.
Most of the season’s offerings are free, with a suggested $3 donation. The benefit shows — TV on the Radio, Animal Collective, MGMT, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne — are the ones that require tickets.
The season runs from June 8 until August 15. All shows are at the Prospect Park Bandshell.
The full schedule:
Monday, June 8
David Byrne
“The Music of David Byrne and Brian Eno”
Thursday, June 11
Goran Bregovic & his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra
Friday, June 19
David Rudder and Samantha Thornhill
Saturday, June 20
Ethel, Gutbucket “Le Nave de los Monstruos”
Thursday, June 25
Femi Kuti & Positive Force and Melvin Gibbs’ Elevated Entity
Friday, June 26
Blonde Redhead
Saturday, June 27
Dr. Dog, Phosphorescent and These United States
Wednesday, July 1 - BENEFIT SHOW
MGMT
Thursday, July 2
Obie Bermudez, Rebel Diaz and Cucu Diamentes
Thursday, July 9
Streb
Friday, July 10
Los Amigos Invisibles and Aterciopelados
Saturday, July 11
They Might Be Giants For Kids! and reader: Claudia Marshall
Thursday, July 16
Kronos Quartet and Luminescent Orchestrii
Friday, July 17
Robert Cray and The Sweet Divines
Saturday, July 18
African Festival: King Sunny Ade, Mandingo Ambassadors, Abena Koomson, Sing Sing, Yasser Darwish
Tuesday, July 21 - BENEFIT SHOW
Jackson Browne
Thursday, July 23
Stephen Petronio Co.
Friday, July 24
Buckwheat Zydeco and The Holmes Brothers
Saturday, July 25
Kailash Kher andElectro Morocco
Thursday, July 30
Burning Spear and Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens
Friday, July 31
Royal Family: John Scofield, Soulive, Christian Scott, Dumpstaphunk
Saturday, August 1
Dean & Britta’s 13 Most Beautiful and Crystal Stilts
Thursday, August 6
“Purple Rain” screening and sing-a-long, and Escort
Friday, August 7
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Deer Tick and The London Souls
Saturday, August 8
Big Daddy Kane and special guests
Tuesday, August 11 - BENEFIT SHOW
TV on the Radio
Wednesday, August 12- BENEFIT SHOW
Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal
Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15 - BENEFIT SHOWS
Animal Collective
Earlier: Brooklyn Bridge Park free summer movie nights return
Met Opera to stage free concerts in all five boroughs
Free Central Park SummerStage shows start June 12
Town Hall sets Free for All classical concert dates
Philharmonic sets six free summer concerts for July ‘09
NYC’s (mostly free) summer concerts and film series
May 5, 2009 11:53 AM in Cheap Stuff, Kids, Out of Manhattan, Sightsology
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