With Memorial Day weekend serving as the kickoff to the summer concert season, Local Spins spotlights free community concerts in the Kalamazoo area. Check out the robust lineups in several locations.
Summertime Live: Kalamazoo’s Out of Favor Boys will play Bronson Park at 11:30 a.m. July 12 and Bates Alley at 5 p.m. Aug. 7. (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
Memorial Day weekend serves as the kickoff to West Michigan’s summer concert season, so there’s no better time to peruse schedules for free community concerts that take place on various days of the week.
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Today, Local Spins spotlights concerts in the Kalamazoo area, giving residents in Southwest Michigan plenty of options for live music in the great outdoors.
The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo is once again hosting its Summertime Live Free Concert Series. This year, the series is spread across three months and six locations in Portage, Oshtemo and Kalamazoo. It kicks off June 2 in Bronson Park and concludes Aug. 28 in Bates Alley.
Check out the Summertime Live schedules below — along with those of the Kalamazoo Lunchtime Live! and Delton Summer Music Series — and find free community concerts in other cities across West Michigan in Local Spins’ comprehensive “Free Summer Community Concerts” listing.
Jordan Hamilton (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
KALAMAZOO: LUNCHTIME LIVE!
When: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Fridays
Where: Bronson Park, 200 S. Rose St.
LINEUP
June 6 – Jordan Hamilton
June 14 – Macy Crew
June 21 – Kristen Kuiper
June 28 – Dylan Tolbert
July 5 – Megan Dooley
July 12 – Out of Favor Boys
July 19 – Matt Gabriel
July 26 – Kari Lynch Duo
Aug. 2 – The Moxie Strings
Aug. 9 – Shelagh Brown Band
Aug. 16 – Fourth Feel
Aug. 23 – TBD
Aug. 30 – Carrie McFerrin Trio
Hank Mowery & The Hawktones (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
DELTON: SUMMER MUSIC SERIES
When: 7 p.m. Saturdays
Where: William Smith Memorial Park, 511 Orchard St., Delton
May 18 – Rock Island Ramblers
June 1 – Hank Mowery & The Hawktones
June 15 – Kevin Nichols and Blue Tuesday
June 29 – The R&D Project and Barefoot Blonde
July 13 – Redman-West
July 27 – Jacob Rollins and The Steve Pesch Band
Aug. 24 – Carrie McFerrin and Mike Powell/Double-Strung
Sept. 7 – Chris Canas Band
Sept. 21 – Alternate Route
The following series are all part of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo Summertime Live! Offerings.
Megan Dooley (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
KALAMAZOO: BEATS ON BATES – SUMMERTIME LIVE
When: 5 p.m Wednesdays
Where: Bates Alley, between Pitcher & Portage streets
LINEUP
June 5 – DJ Disobedience/Lily Mazanne/DC/Jessica Ivey/Abbie Malkoski
June 12 – Jazz & Creative Institute
June 19 – So Long Belladonna
June 26 – Black Arts & Cultural Center
July 17 – The Skeletones
July 24 – Big Trouble
July 31 – Megan Dooley & Yolonda Lavender
Aug. 7 – Out Of Favor Boys
Aug. 14 – Schlitz Creek
Aug. 21 – Zion Lion
Aug. 28 – The Gilmore
The Moxie Strings (Photo/Derek Ketchum)
KALAMAZOO: SUMMERTIME LIVE CONCERTS IN THE PARK
When: 4 p.m. Sundays
Where: Bronson Park, 200 S. Rose St.
LINEUP
June 2 – Kalamazoo Singers
June 9 – Kari Lynch Band
June 16 – Kalamazoo Concert Band
June 30 – Lake Effect Jazz Big Band
July 21 – The Moxie Strings
Aug. 11 – The Feel Good
Aug. 18 – Tom Knific Trio
PORTAGE: SUMMER ENTERTAINMENT SERIES – SUMMERTIME LIVE
When: 7 p.m. Thursdays
Where: Central Park Overlander Band Shell, 7800 Shaver Road
LINEUP
June 27 – The Boy Band
July 27 – Glenn Miller Orchestra
Aug. 1 -Alan Turner and the Steel Horse Band
Yolonda Lavender (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
OSHTEMO: MUSIC IN THE PARK – SUMMERTIME LIVE
When: 6 p.m. Sundays
Where: Flesher Field, 3664 9th St.
LINEUP
June 23 – Yolonda Lavender
July 14 – Schlitz Creek
Aug. 18 – Kanda Band
May Erlewine & The Motivations (Photo/Katy Batdorff)
PARCHMENT: KINDLEBERGER SUMMER SUNDAY CONCERTS – SUMMERTIME LIVE
When: 6:30 p.m. Sundays
Where: Kindleberger Park, 650 S. Riverview Drive, Parchment
LINEUP
June 23—Shout (The Beatles tribute)
July 21–The Last Mangos (Jimmy Buffett tribute)
July 28–Matt Giraud
Aug. 4–Ben Daniels Band
Aug. 11–Thunderwude
Aug. 18–May Erlewine & the Motivations
Aug. 25–The Bronk Brothers
RICHLAND: AFTER HOP SUMMERTIME LIVE
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: 9400 E. CD Avenue, Richland
July 12 – Zion Lion
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