Everyone knows that during Sacramento summers, Friday nights are for Concerts in the Park. Now in its 25th year, CIP is bigger and better than ever, providing our city’s residents with a professionally produced festival-style concert for free every week from May through July. Week in and week out, regardless of what bands are playing, people show up by the thousands to enjoy the free concerts.
“To celebrate 25 amazing years of Concerts in the Park, we have decided to switch up the brand, step up the talent, and move this music series into the space that it rightfully deserves,” co-organizer Justin Nordan recently told Submerge. “Having 70,000 attendees at any music event is nothing to shake a stick at. We believe that we are setting the standard for city-centered free music series’ across the country. We hope that everyone loves the direction!”
And with that, we’re happy to bring you the first look at the 2016 Concerts in the Park lineup! There’s a nice blend of national touring talent and of course plenty of homegrown regional talent. There’s a little rock, a little hip-hop, a little country, a little folk and a little punk. As cliche as it sounds, there really is something for everyone. So come Friday, May 6, we hope to see you quenching your thirst near the beer garden, chomping down by the food trucks and in the crowd gettin’ down with your bad self, ‘cause it’s time for #CIP2016 baby!
May 6 SEASON OPENER
James Cavern
Tessa Evans
Current Personae
DJ Epik
May 13
New Kingston
Element Brass Band
They Went Ghost
Andrew Castro
DJ Eddie Z
May 20
**UPDATE: THIS SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED TO AUG. 5 AND EPSILONA HAS REPLACED JOSEPH IN THE WELL**
Geographer
Dusty Brown
Joseph in the Well
Death Party at the Beach
Young Aundee
May 27
Chuck Ragan (of Hot Water Music)
Darius Koski (of Swingin’ Utters)
Humble Wolf
The Ghost Town Rebellion
Benji The Hunter
June 3
Hail The Sun
Kill The Precedent
NMBRSTTN
Peace Killers
Trash Rock DJ’s
June 10
Authority Zero
Another Damn Disappointment
O’Mulligans
Little Tents
My Cousin Vinny
June 17
Vokab Kompany
Who Cares
Good Samaritans
The Scratch Outs
CrookOne
June 24
Arden Park Roots
J*Ras & Iriefuse
ZFG
Squarefield Massive
July 1
No Show! Happy 4th of July!
July 8
Tyler Rich
Hannah Jane Kile
Colleen Heauser
Taylor Green
DJ Rawhide
July 15
Drop Dead Red
Hans! & the HOT MESS
PointDexter
Soft Science
Zephyr
July 22
Some Fear None
Cemetery Sun
Sages
A Mile Till Dawn
DJ Oasis
July 29
The Brodys
The J Band
Trapacana
The Heartbreak Time Machine
Joseph ONE
May 20 – SEASON FINALE!
Geographer
Dusty Brown
Epsilona
Death Party at the Beach
Young Aundee
All shows are free, all ages and get underway at 5 p.m. For more information, visit Godowntownsac.com/cip.
Jonathan Carabba
View ArticlesFind me at the bowling alley. Co-founder + Advertising Director + Marketing at Submerge. Contact: jonathan@submergemag.com
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