Summerstage returns in 2025 for its 39th annual season, featuring another incredible lineup of performances by artists across a wide range of musical styles, including salsa, jazz, hip-hop, indie rock, dance, opera, pop, and soul.

The programming highlights both emerging talents and established figures, with several performances curated by leading artistic visionaries. This season honors the city’s rich cultural mosaic by featuring diverse voices, influential women, and internationally acclaimed performers.

The summerstage 2025 season lineup is here!

Summerstage returns in 2025 for its 39th annual season, featuring another incredible lineup of performances by artists across a wide range of musical styles, including salsa, jazz, hip-hop, indie rock, dance, opera, pop, and soul.

The programming highlights both emerging talents and established figures, with several performances curated by leading artistic visionaries. This season honors the city’s rich cultural mosaic by featuring diverse voices, influential women, and internationally acclaimed performers.

2025 summerstage performance schedule

See this year's amazing lineup and get some helpful know-before-you-go tips. Many performances are free, while others are benefits which require a ticket to help fund the summerstage programming.

Doors open one hour prior to most showtimes.

May 17th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Patrice roberts: i am woman - benefit concert

May 31st, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Alan walker - benefit concert

June 1st, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Astropical (bomba estéreo + rawayana) - benefit concert

June 4th, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Opening night: marcus miller / tank and the bangas / the soul rebels - free performance

June 7th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Yandel sinfonico tour - benefit concert

June 9th, 2025 - 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm - The Driver Era: obsession tour - benefit concert

June 14th, 2025 - 2:30 pm to 10:00 pm - The Aussie BBQ: Flewnt and Inkabee / gordi / grace cummings / pines / the grogans / the wiggles - free performance

June 15th, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Nordic Next: Jakob / sarah klang / astrid sonne / joalin - free performance

June 16th, 2025 - 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm - The Metropolitan Opera Summerstage: Janai Brugger / jack swanson / benjamin taylor / with pianist howard watkins - free performance

June 17th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - James Blunt: back to bedlam 20th anniversary tour - benefit concert

June 18th, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Juneteenth: Noname / ravyn lenae / fana hues - benefit concert

June 25th, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Rhiannon Giddens and Lido Pimienta - free performance

June 29th, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Dreamland Pride: Gorgon City / anne louise / hayla - benefit concert

June 30th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - New York Sings Yiddish: Zalmen Mlotek / frank london’s klezmer all stars & celebrated yiddish vocalists - free performance

July 2nd, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Charlotte Day Wilson / the weather station - free performance

July 5th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - (sold out) Kes: night 1 - benefit concert

July 6th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - (sold out) Kes: night 2 - benefit concert

July 9th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Morat / planta industrial / yami safdie - free performance

July 11th, 2025 - 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm - Chris Tomlin: worship under the stars - benefit concert

July 12th, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Camilo / ela taubert / guitarricadelafuente - free performance

July 13th, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Bastille Day: Bob Sinclar / big flo & oli / patrick bruel / estl - free performance

July 23rd, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Cymande / asha puthli / zacchae'us paul / k.tea - free performance

July 24th, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Jessica pratt / cameron winter / daryl johns - free performance

July 26th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - The Saw Doctors - benefit concert

July 27th, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Femi kuti and the positive force with dead prez / rich medina / maryam bukar hassan - free performance

July 30th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - The Head And The Heart Aperture Tour / wild rivers / marfa - benefit concert

July 31st, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Summer Dayes 2025 With The Yussef Dayes Experience / fkj / venna / salin - benefit concert

August 1st, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Jacob collier - benefit concert

August 2nd, 2025 - 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Piano people: dbn gogo / musa keys / dj felo le tee - benefit concert

August 3rd, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Taiwanese waves: enno cheng / abao + nanguaq girls / bulareyaung dance company - free performance

August 7th, 2025 - 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Ballet hispanico - free performance

August 9th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Celia cruz celebration: isaac delgado / aymee nuviola/ brenda navarrete & guests - free performance

August 10th, 2025 - 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm - The originals with rich medina / stretch armstrong / tony touch - free performance

August 16th, 2025 - 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Blacktronika festival: phuture / waajeed / rimarkable / joe claussell / charlie dark / king britt - free performance

August 17th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Funk flex r&b birthday picnic - free performance

August 27th, 2025 - 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Morgan freeman’s symphonic blues experience - free performance

August 31st, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Iza / ile aiye / evandro fióti - in association with 29th inffinito brazilian film festival - free performance

September 8th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Rilo kiley (sold out) - benefit concert

September 10th, 2025 - 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Quinn xcii - benefit concert

September 14th, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Awich & friends - free performance

September 16th, 2025 - 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Soccer mommy / hurray for the riff raff / dummy - free performance

September 17th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Wet leg / mary in the junkyard - benefit concert

September 19th, 2025 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Seven lions - benefit concert

October 5th, 2025 - 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Amie: tour de dance - benefit concert

Date:
May 17 - October 5, 2025

Location:
Central Park at Rumsey Playfield, E 71st St and East Drive
New York, NY 10021

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