Photo by Julia Drummond, Courtesy of BRIC
BRIC releases its Celebrate Brooklyn! 2024 summer calendar
The annual concert series returns to Prospect Park for its 46th year, with highlights that include Fishbone, Meshell Ndegeocello, Sinkane
It’s a sign of summer is just around the corner: The BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! festival lineup has released its list of concerts and events, with the spectacle celebrating its 46th year of entertaining the borough.
The event, which runs from June 8 to August 24, largely takes place Prospect Park’s Lena Horne Bandshell. New this year is a sister “pop-up festival experience” at Brower Park in Crown Heights.
Prominent artists included in this year’s genre-crossing lineup include punk-ska band Fishbone; singer-songwriter, bassist and rapper Meshell Ndegeocello; reggae stars Lila Ike and Jesse Royal with local artist Anant Pradhan; plus retro soul ensemble Thee Sacred Souls and the Sudanese-born Brooklyn-based artist Sinkane. A host of “vital emerging acts” include Ambar Lucid, Adi Oasis and Talibah Safiya.
A family-friendly event with headliner the Halluci Nation and Xiuhtezcatl (formerly known as A Tribe Called Red), an indigenous-inspired electronica band, will open the festival on June 8. Also, on June 12, record producer D-Nice will be honored with a gala. July 6 will see a screening of Spike Lee’s iconic “Do The Right Thing.”
In a press release, BRIC said that this year’s theme pays homage to Brooklyn’s “rich cultural tapestry” and pays tribute to the role the borough has in “shaping the lives and trajectories of global cultural icons, public servants, artists, community activists, and business leaders”
“By centering ‘Raised by Brooklyn,’ the festival celebrates the contributions of Brooklynites while providing a platform to inspire the next generation of changemakers and creatives, affirming its commitment to uplifting the diverse voices and experiences that make this community so vibrant,” the statement said.
The full lineup is below, with handful of evenings requiring the purchase of tickets. More benefit concerts will be revealed soon.
June 8, Opening Night: The Halluci Nation, Xiuhtezcatl and Asase Yaa Youth Ensemble
June 15: Michaël Brun Presents BAYO
June 19: Juneteenth UNITYFEST 2024 ft. DJ Spinna, DJ Merlin Bobb, and Monique Bingham
June 21: Ana Tijoux, Ambar Lucid
June 22: BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! meets NPR Tiny Desk Contest On The Road ft. Thee Sacred Souls, Adi Oasis, and NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winner
June 29: Fishbone, Son Rompe Pera
July 6: “Do the Right Thing” movie night
July 12: Travels Over Feeling: Celebrating Arthur Russell ft. Wordless Music Orchestra, Love Injection, and François K
July 13: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Lollise, Rich Medina, I AM LOVE
July 14: BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Highland Park (pop-up event)
July 19: Richie Ray, Meridian Brothers, Madame Vacile
July 20: Habibi FestivalL ft. Bab L’Bluz, Yacine Boulares, Omar Offendum, Mona Miari, Felukah, Zafer Tawil, and DJ Set by the Yalla! Party Project
July 26: DANCE: Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE
July 27: Watchhouse, Black Belt Eagle Scout
August 2: Meshell Ndegeocello, Talibah Safiya
August 9: Jesse Royal, Anant Pradhan & Larry McDonald, Ayanna Heaven
August 10: Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Sinkane, Ushka
August 17: BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Brower Park ft. “One Love” film showing + Lila Ike Show (pop-up event)
