A Traveler’s Guide to Brooklyn’s Best Music Venues
Best Outdoor Venue: Prospect Park Bandshell
Where it is: Prospect Park West & 9th St, Park Slope
Who to see: Jamie Lidell with Dan Deacon (8/2), Beck (8/4), live score to The Beasts of the Southern Wild by Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin & the Wordless Music Orchestra (8/8), They Might Be Giants (8/10)
Home to the always excellent Celebrate Brooklyn! summer concert series, the Prospect Park Bandshell allows for both the blanket-under-the-stars option in the lawn or the stand-and-sweat-like-a-true-fan space closer to the stage, allowing you to scope out the perfect spot catered towards your tastes. And did we mention the boatload of free shows hitting on nearly every genre under the sun? There’s that too.
Worthy alternatives: Williamsburg Park, Output