Artists who have signed on for free performances for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival include Los Lobos, Gary Clark Jr., Brandi Carlile, BadBadNotGood, Antibalas, The Jayhawks, Mandolin Orange, Aimee Mann, Branford Marsalis, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Rhye, Noname, Respect+Respond=Now (a group featuring Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, Derrick Hodge, Justin Tyson, and Taylor McFerrin), and many more.
In additional to musical performances by these artists, the festival will also host a free performance by Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal presenting “Leonard Cohen’s Dance Me” and a screening of the 1984 Miyazaki film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. These free performances come in addition to a number of ticketed benefit shows, including those by Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, The Decemberists, Vance Joy, Grizzly Bear, Courtney Barnett, and Jason Mraz and Brett Dennen. For more information, head here.
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival 2018 Lineup
Tuesday, June 5, 8:00pm
BET Opening Night Concert!
COMMON
Free
Sunday, June 10, 3:00pm
Family Concert
LOS LOBOS
Free
Wednesday, June 13, 7:00pm
THE DECEMBERISTS
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert
$45 (General Admission – Standing)
Thursday, June 14, 7:30pm
VANCE JOY | ALICE MERTON
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert
$54.50 advance / $60 day of show (General Admission – Standing)
Saturday, June 16, 7:00pm
THE JAYHAWKS | MANDOLIN ORANGE | PARSONSFIELD
Free
Wednesday, June 20, 6:30pm
GRIZZLY BEAR + SPOON
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert
$46 advance / $51 day of show (General Admission – Standing)
Thursday, June 21, 7:30pm
Bud Light Music Series
AIMEE MANN | SUPERCHUNK | JONATHAN COULTON
Free
Friday, June 22, 7:30pm
Bud Light Music Series
R+R=NOW featuring ROBERT GLASPER, TERRACE MARTIN, CHRISTIAN SCOTT aTUNDE ADJUAH,
DERRICK HODGE, JUSTIN TYSON, TAYLOR MCFERRIN | PAUL BEAUBRUN
Free
Saturday, June 23, 7:30pm
FISCHERSPOONER | JULIANA HUXTABLE
Free
Thursday, June 28, 8:00pm
THE BLUES PROJECT FEATURING DORRANCE DANCE WITH TOSHI REAGON & BIGLOVELY
CREATED BY MICHELLE DORRANCE, DERICK K. GRANT, TOSHI REAGON, AND DORMESHIA
SUMBRY-EDWARDS
Free
Friday, June 29, 7:30pm
BRANFORD MARSALIS | ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH: FREDERICK DOUGLASS NOW
Free
Saturday, June 30, 7:00pm
RICKY SKAGGS and KENTUCKY THUNDER | SIERRA HULL AND JUSTIN MOSES | MAMIE MINCH
Free
Friday, July 6, 8:00pm
LES BALLETS JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL: LEONARD COHEN’S DANCE ME
Free
Saturday, July 7, 7:00pm
Eventbrite Music Series
RHYE | NATALIE PRASS | OVERCOATS
Free
Thursday, July 12, 7:30pm
ANTIBALAS | COMBO CHIMBITA | DJ NICKODEMUS
Free
Friday, July 13, 7:00pm
Eventbrite Music Series
MALA RODRIGUEZ | ANA TIJOUX | GIRL ULTRA
Free
Saturday, July 14, 7:30pm
KRONOS QUARTET | TRIO DA KALI
Free
Thursday, July 19, 7:00pm
JOE RUSSO’S ALMOST DEAD
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert
$45 (General Admission – Standing)
Friday, July 20, 7:30pm
ANOUSHKA SHANKAR | MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND
Free
Saturday, July 21, 7:30pm
Music & Movies
BRIMSTONE AND GLORY W/ LIVE SCORE BY WORDLESS MUSIC ORCHESTRA | SONIDO GALLO
NEGRO
Free
Wednesday, July 25, 7:00pm
COURTNEY BARNETT | JULIEN BAKER | VAGABON
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert
$39.50 advance / $45 day of show (General Admission – Standing)
Thursday, July 26, 7:30pm
Eventbrite Music Series
BRANDI CARLILE | RUTHIE FOSTER
Free
Friday, July 27, 7:30pm
TINARIWEN | CHEICK HAMALA DIABATE
Free
Saturday, July 28, 7:30pm
Music & Movies
323 DEAN STREET, #2 BROOKLYN, NY 11217 p 718.643.9052 www.blakezidell.com
NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND | KAKI KING
Free
Thursday, August 2, 7:30pm
Eventbrite Music Series
BADBADNOTGOOD | CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON
Free
Friday, August 3, 7:30pm
Eventbrite Music Series
NONAME | TOPAZ JONES | JAZZE BELLE
Free
Saturday, August 4, 7:30pm
TARRUS RILEY WITH DEAN FRASER AND THE BLAK SOIL BAND | MWENSO & THE SHAKES
Free
Tuesday, August 7, 7:30pm
GOOD VIBES WITH JASON MRAZ & BRETT DENNEN
Ticketed BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Benefit Concert
$55 advance / $60 day of show (General Admission – Standing)
323 DEAN STREET, #2 BROOKLYN, NY 11217 p 718.643.9052 www.blakezidell.com
Thursday, August 9, 7:30pm
Bud Light Music Series
GARY CLARK JR. | FIONA SILVER
Free
Friday, August 10, 7:30pm
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR | EMEL MATHLOUTHI
Free
Saturday, August 11, 7:30pm
Bud Light Music Series
THE BREEDERS | SPEEDY ORTIZ
Free
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