BAM announces 2013 R&B Festival at MetroTech
Kicks off a summer of free live funk, dub, Afrobeat, brass band, West African, blues, and soul
From Brooklyn Academy of Music
BAM has announced the 2013 BAM R&B Festival at MetroTech, to take place from June 6 through August 8. Now in its 19th year, the festival continues to feature R&B legends alongside vibrant and groundbreaking newcomers with 10 free outdoor concerts during the summer months.
This year’s BAM R&B Festival is part of the inaugural Summer@MetroTech, a summer-long festival presented by Forest City Ratner that will fill MetroTech Commons with culture, sports and innovation. The free lunchtime performances will be held Thursdays at noon (except for a Wednesday, July 3 Avery*Sunshine concert), at MetroTech Commons, located at the corner of Flatbush and Myrtle Avenues, rain or shine.
The lineup is as follows:
June 6: Mint Condition
June 13: Bobby Rush
June 20: Zozo Afrobeat Orchestra
June 27: Stooges Brass Band
July 3: Avery*Sunshine
July 11: TBA
July 18: Fatoumata Diawara
July 25: TBA
Aug 1: Sheila E
Aug 8: Shuggie Otis
First New York Partners is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2013 R&B Festival at MetroTech.
For more information, call BAM Ticket Services at 718.636.4100 or visit BAM.org after May 6.