Central Park’s Summerstage showcases, often times for free, some of music’s biggest acts in an intimate outdoor setting. Rufus Wainwright, the Decemberists, and Gov’t Mule were just a few of the performers who made an appearance on the stage last summer. So who’s on tap for this year, you ask?

Crosby, Stills & Nash; Mavis Staples; the experimental Brooklyn rockers Battles and Black Dice; DanceBrazil; and the Mexican pop singer Julieta Venegas will be among the performers at Central Park SummerStage this year, the City Parks Foundation has announced. Crosby, Stills & Nash will play on July 29 in one of the six paid benefit concerts during this 23rd SummerStage season. The other performances, along with the Afro-funk scion Seun Kuti and the vintage-soul revivalists Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, are free, beginning with Ms. Staples’s concert on June 13. The complete lineup will be announced in April.

[NY Times]

Brooklyn Vegan has a list of others who are scheduled to appear this summer. You might also want to keep an eye on Oh My Rockness for Summerstage updates…

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