Williamsburg Waterfront Concerts & Pool Parties
East River Park between North Eighth and North Ninth Streets
The Schedule
Sunday, July 12 — Mission of Burma (6pm), Fucked Up (5pm), Ponytail (4pm), Jemina Pearl of Be your Own Pet (3pm)*
Sunday, July 19 — Dirty Projectors (6pm), Magnolia Electric Co. (5pm), Crystal Antlers (4pm),
Sunday, July 26 — And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Black Lips, Health, Grupo Fantasmo*
Sunday, Aug 02 — Dan Deacon, Deerhunter, No Age, (also, a special round robin set including Ed Schrader, White Rainbow, Infinite Body)*
Sunday, Aug 09 — Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set), Fiery Furnaces, Dark Meat, The Netherlands*
Sunday, Aug 16 — Del the Funky Homosapien | Prince Paul (DJ set) | DD/MM/YYYY | Gravytrain!!! | Kenan Bell*
Sunday, Aug 23 — DJs Gavin Royce + Stephen Pandolfi (2pm) | Max Tundra (4pm) | Wiz Khalifa (5pm) | Girl Talk (6:15pm) *
Sunday, Aug 30 — Vega (4pm) | Beach House (5pm) | Grizzly Bear (6:15pm)*
* A free Pool Party: Gates open at 2pm for all shows. For eight consecutive Sundays in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (July 12th — August 30th), party-goers will be regaled with on-site dodgeball, three-on-three basketball, and, oh yeah, rip-roarin' live performances on the main stage.
Directions
Take the L train to Bedford Avenue. Exit at the front of the train. This will put you on the corner of Bedford Avenue and North 7th Street. Walk west (towards the river) for three blocks on North 7th Street. Take a right on Kent Avenue. Entrance will be on your left between North 8th and North 9th Streets.
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What Happened to the McCarren Park Shows?
In case you missed it, here's the dealio on shows this summer. From NY Times:
McCarren Park Pool, the crumbling, Depression-era public swimming pool on the border between Williamsburg and Greenpoint in Brooklyn, is set to become a swimming spot again, but the concerts that put it on the rock map over the last three summers are set to move to the Williamsburg waterfront. Stephanie Thayer, executive director of the Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn, a nonprofit group that coordinated last year's concerts, said that a strip along the East River between North Eighth and North Ninth Streets that was designated a New York State park a few years ago will have concerts this summer, with room for 6,000 fans. The news was confirmed by the office of State Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol, who represents Greenpoint and Williamsburg. "This is the continuation of McCarren Park Pool," Ms. Thayer said. "It's different, but it has its own exquisite beauty, with the waterfront and the skyline of Manhattan." She added that she plans to work with many of the promoters who put on events at the pool, but that if enough sponsorship money comes through, she hopes to also put on classical and opera concerts as well. Ms. Thayer, who in addition to her role with the Open Space Alliance is an administrator with the City Parks Department, said that renovations on McCarren Pool were set to begin on schedule this summer.
Pictures From The First Pool Party
Fucked Up
