Here at The Chronicles of Piercing Ken, we just love the live music scene of our metropolis and mind you this is primarily because of all the activity that I have going on over on the PiercingMetal.com website. With that being said, there are also numerous wonderful events and summer concert series that happen in places like Prospect Park and this post is to share the artist roster for the 2019 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Free Concerts – Take a look at them all down below.
Tuesday, June 4 at 8pm
BET Opening Night Concert
Patti LaBelle
Saturday, June 8 at 7pm
American Exress Women in Music Series
Ibeyi | Sudan Archives | Orion Sun
Saturday, June 15 at 3pm
Family Concert
Rich Medina | Shareef Keyes and The Groove
Thursday, June 20 at 7:30pm
Tank and The Bangas | Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles
Friday, June 21 at 7:30pm
Bud Light Music Series
Calexico and Iron & Wine | Adia Victoria
Saturday, June 22 at 7:30pm
Tortoise: TNT | Emily Wells with Metropolis Ensemble
Wednesday, June 26 at 7:30pm
Chucho Valdés – Jazz Batá | Dafnis Prieto Si O Si Quartet
Thursday, June 27 at 7:30pm
Bud Light Music Series
Protoje | JAH9 | Yoga on Dub | DJ Top Notch & Micro Don
Friday, June 28 at 7:30pm
Celso Piña | Dos Santos | Riobamba
Saturday, June 29 at 7pm
Liz Phair | Ted Leo and The Pharmacists | Caroline Rose
Friday, July 5 at 7:30pm
Mick Jenkins | Leikeli47 | Leven Kali | Joy Postell
Saturday, July 6 at 7pm
Oddisee | 47Soul | Narcy
Friday, July 12 at 7pm
Latin Alternative Music Conference Showcase
Gaby Moreno and Van Dyke Parks: Spangled | Enjambre | El David Aguilar
Saturday, July 13 at 7:30pm
Salif Keita | Courtnee Roze
Thursday, July 18 at 7:30pm
American Express Women in Music Series
I’m With Her | Darlingside
Friday, July 19 at 7:30pm
Burna Boy | Sampa The Great | DJ Tunez
Saturday, July 20 at 8pm
Music & Movies
Alloy Orchestra: Varieté | Lava
Thursday, July 25 at 7:30pm
Bud Light Music Series
Surprise headliner | Nilüfer Yanya
Friday, July 26 at 7:30pm
Eventbrite Music Series
Jidenna | Anik Khan | DJ Moma
Saturday, July 27 at 8pm
Compagnie Hervé Koubi
Friday, August 2 at 7pm
NOSAJ Thing DJ Set | Kimbra | Bells Atlas
Saturday, August 3 at 7:30pm
Music & Movies
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Lou Reed Tai Chi Day
Thursday, August 8 at 8pm
Ailey II
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concerts:
Wednesday, June 12 at 7pm;
The National and Courtney Barnett
Wednesday, June 19 at 6:30pm; $65
Father John Misty | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Jade Bird
Tuesday, August 6 at 7:30pm; $45
Mac Demarco with special guests
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Piercing Ken Thoughts: It’s without question that there are a lot of great artists to see in Prospect Park this summer but based on the lack of the heavier side of things it will be unlikely that I make an appearance at all. It’s fine, I have plenty of other things to do over here and on PiercingMetal.com of course. What do you readers think about this year’s series? Will you be hitting any of these free performances or perhaps even dropping a few support bucks to seethe ticketed events? Chime in down below with who you plan on seeing and why they are of interest. I am sure that it will be educational for all of our readers and even myself. Thanks for reading, see you next time.
Official Website: https://www.bricartsmedia.org/