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Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage has announced its 40th anniversary season, celebrating four decades of free outdoor performances across New York City's parks. The festival, which launched in June 1986 with Sun Ra Arkestra…

On a crisp yet summer-like Sunday night in Manhattan, Aminé brought his “Tour de Dance” to Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield and turned the SummerStage lawn into an all out party with a shoulder-to-shoulder celebration of hooks, humor, and…

“This Time Machine back to 2005 is going really well!” Rilo Kiley’s lead guitarist, Blake Sennett, joked with the audience during September 8th's Summerstage set. After 17 years away from New York, the indie band was finally back with a…

The Roots and DJ Scratch headline Queens Day putting on an incredible show for thousands of city residents at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park at Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage on July 20.  The Roots are an American…

Supergroup Astropical dazzled a sold-out, standing-room-only crowd at SummerStage’s Rumsey Playfield on Sunday, June 1st. The band brought a new wave of Venezuelan-Colombian fusion that kept the audience dancing all night long. …

Danish composer and violist Astrid Sonne has dropped out of the 2025 SummerStage lineup amid the conflict in Palestine, marking the third artist to be cut out of this year’s SummerStage festivities. Astrid Sonne performing …

Patrice Roberts returned to Rumsey Playfield for the “I Am Woman” concert on Saturday, May 17th - a nonstop 2-hour show featuring major names from across the world of Soca. 

Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage returns in 2025 with an abundant season of live music. The series kicks off in Central Park and stretches across all five boroughs, featuring over 70 performances from global stars and local…

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024 Summer Recital Series lineup in collaboration with Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage. The recital series will feature performances in all five boroughs. The first recital on…

Music icons Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka have announced their co-headlining tour which arrives in Philadelphia on September 29. The tour sees two dates in New York - The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester and Summerstage in NYC. …