SummerStage Queens: George Clinton & Met Opera To Play Venues This Summer

QUEENS, NY — As part of this year's SummerStage concerts, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, the Met Opera and many others will be performing for free in Queens this summer.

New York's biggest free festival brings performances by famed musicians from all genres to parks across the city throughout the summer months. Events will begin on May 17 with a ticketed performance by Gov't Mule and Chris Robinson Brotherhood in Central Park and run through Sept. 13, with more than 20 performances each month, most of which will be free.

The lineup includes venues from all four boroughs, including Brooklyn Bridge Park, Central Park, Crotona Park and Clove Lakes Park.

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic will be performing 5 p.m. June 11 at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park to kick off the series of concerts in Queens this summer. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist will be joined by the hip-hop group Main Source and DJ Marley Marl. From his Motown days to his P-Funk jams, Clinton released 16 albums and is sure to deliver a memorable performance this summer.

Stars of the Met Opera will be performing some of their favorite works, which will feature soprano So Young Park, tenor Petr Nekoranec, baritone Hyung Yun and pianist Dan Saunders. The performance will take place in Socrates Sculpture Park at 7 p.m. on June 23.

Both events are free and admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.

And even more free performances in Queens are scheduled for July.

• Just Sole! Street Dance Theater Company / Pretty BIG Movement — Springfield Park, 7 p.m. July 5
• Mobile Mondays! Funkin with Jamaica w. Tom Browne — Springfield Park, 7 p.m. July 6
• Slick Rick The Ruler / GrandWizzard Theodore — Springfield Park, 6 p.m. July 7
• The Jimmy Heath Big Band — Springfield Park, 5 p.m. July 8
• Ohio Players / Felix Hernandez Rhythm Revue — Springfield Park, 5 p.m. July 9
• Ladies of Hip Hop Festival — Queensbridge Park, 7 p.m. July 12
• Judy Torres / Cynthia — Queensbridge Park, 6 p.m. July 13
• Mr. Cheeks / Large Professor — Queensbridge Park, 7 p.m. July 14
• The Legendary Ladies of SKYY / Felix Hernandez Rhythm Revue — Queensbridge Park, 4 p.m. July 15
• Capone-N-Noreaga with Lyricist Lounge 25th Anniversary Series — Queensbridge Park, 6 p.m. July 16

Check out the full list of concerts (and buy your tickets, if you need to) here.

Photo courtesy of SummerStage