Vampire Weekend, Crosby, Stills And Nash for Central Park
New Yorkers Vampire Weekend, tipped to be one of the biggest new stars of 2008. Pic: Jo McCaughey
Duran Duran also play Summerstage this year
Vampire Weekend, Crosby, Stills And Nash and Duran Duran are among the acts playing Central Park Summerstage this year, it has emerged.
Vampire Weekend will perform on June 14, while Crosby, Stills And Nash will play on July 29.
Duran Duran have two nights scheduled at the end of May, reports Brooklyn Vegan.
Summerstage is an outdoor setting in New York City's Central Park, with a variety of free and ticketed events each summer.
Past performers at Summerstage have included Arctic Monkeys, Television and Sloan.
The line-up so far is:
Vienna Teng (May 20)
Duran Duran (30, 31)
Mavis Staples And Stephanie McKay (June 13)
Vampire Weekend (14)
Kokayi, JLove Calderon, La Bruja, Lemon, Will Power (21)
Vieux Farka Toure (28)
Mark Knopfler (July 23)
The Skatalites (27)
Crosby, Stills And Nash (29)
Thollem (SmhSmh) And Germaul Barnes (BitahkizAyeli Movement And Sound) (August 2)
José James (3)
Sonny Rollins (6)
--By our New York staff.
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Vampire Weekend will perform on June 14, while Crosby, Stills And Nash will play on July 29.
Duran Duran have two nights scheduled at the end of May, reports Brooklyn Vegan.
Summerstage is an outdoor setting in New York City's Central Park, with a variety of free and ticketed events each summer.
Past performers at Summerstage have included Arctic Monkeys, Television and Sloan.
The line-up so far is:
Vienna Teng (May 20)
Duran Duran (30, 31)
Mavis Staples And Stephanie McKay (June 13)
Vampire Weekend (14)
Kokayi, JLove Calderon, La Bruja, Lemon, Will Power (21)
Vieux Farka Toure (28)
Mark Knopfler (July 23)
The Skatalites (27)
Crosby, Stills And Nash (29)
Thollem (SmhSmh) And Germaul Barnes (BitahkizAyeli Movement And Sound) (August 2)
José James (3)
Sonny Rollins (6)
--By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.
The NME Awards USA 2008 are coming soon -- and it's time to have your say. Vote now by heading to Nme.com/usaawards and you could win VIP tickets to the ceremony, which takes place in Los Angeles on April 23.
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