This Summer’s BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Lineup Has Arrived
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Is the longest running outdoor concert series in New York City; 2016 marks its 38th consecutive year. In its time, the festival has hosted more than 2,000 artists—nothing to sneeze at. This year, festival dates run from June 8 through August 13 at Prospect Park Bandshell, and will include a total of 30 performances, the majority of which are free (!!) with a suggested $5 donation.
This summer, Brooklyn soul group Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings kicks off programming, and in subsequent weeks a diverse mix of music, film, dance, and multimedia performances (presented on an absolutely enormous bandshell screen, the largest, apparently, in the entire city: 50 feet wide and 21 high) will follow. Food from Brooklyn’s The Farm on Adderley and The Good Batch will be on site.
Only seven shows this summer will cost you money, and those funds support all the free stuff. But, if you shell out, it will be worth it because you can see Tame Impala (June 14 and 15), Ray LaMontagne (June 22), and Beirut (August 2), as a sampling. And there are good movies—for free—like Run Lola Run, and Labyrinth.
Here is your full line up! So plan ahead, and celebrate our fine borough.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 8:00 P.M. Opening Night Concert
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS
FREE
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 4:00 P.M.
Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert
DAN ZANES’ LEAD BELLY PROJECT | TADA! YOUTH THEATER
FREE
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 7:30 P.M.
BAABA MAAL | LAKOU MIZIK
FREE
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 7:00 P.M.
Presented in Association with The Village Voice
ALVVAYS | DUCKTAILS | BIG THIEF
FREE
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 7:30 P.M.
¡CUBANISMO! | RICARDO LEMVO & MAKINA LOCA
FREE
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 8:00 P.M.
PHILADANCO
FREE
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 7:30 P.M.
RED BARAAT’S BROOKLYN MELA, co-curated by SUNNY JAIN | with DJ REKHA | HEEMS | BHI BHIMAN & MORE
FREE
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 7:00 P.M.
American Express Series
JOSH RITTER | MARTHA REDBONE | BIRDS OF CHICAGO
FREE
SATURDAY, JULY 9, 7:00 P.M.
Bud Light Music Series
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival & LAMC Present
CARLA MORRISON | HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF | BUSCABULLA
FREE
THURSDAY, JULY 14, 8:00 P.M.
Music & Movies
TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE | JESSICA FICHOT
FREE
FRIDAY, JULY 15, 7:30 P.M.
RACHID TAHA | KRAR COLLECTIVE
FREE
SATURDAY, JULY 16, 7:00 P.M.
THE WOOD BROTHERS | AOIFE O’DONOVAN | HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER
FREE
THURSDAY, JULY 21, 7:30 P.M.
CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS: BLACK GIRL: LINGUISTIC PLAY | BRANDEE YOUNGER FREE
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 7:30 P.M. FEMI KUTI | BOMBINO
FREE
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 7:30 P.M.
American Express Series
JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN & FRIENDS
FREE
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 7:30 P.M.
American Express Series
GREGORY PORTER | MARCUS STRICKLAND & TWI-LIFE
FREE
FRIDAY, JULY 29, 7:30 P.M.
ANGELIQUE KIDJO’S CELIA CRUZ TRIBUTE WITH PEDRITO MARTINEZ
FREE
SATURDAY, JULY 30, 7:30 P.M.
DIGABLE PLANETS | CAMP LO
FREE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 7:30 P.M.
Music & Movies
RUN LOLA RUN WITH LIVE SCORE BY THE BAYS (U.S. Premiere) | 2001
FREE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 7:30 P.M.
MORGAN HERITAGE | BRITISH DEPENDENCY
FREE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 7:30 P.M.
THE HUBBLE CANTATA (World Premiere) | TIGUE
FREE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 7:30 P.M.
Music & Movies
LABYRINTH | DONNY McCASLIN GROUP
FREE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 7:30 P.M.
Bud Light Music Series
DR. DOG
FREE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 7:30 P.M.
Bud Light Music Series
ANDRA DAY | SON LITTLE
FREE