The Grammys are coming to Brooklyn this spring! Kind of.
The organizers behind the long-running music awards are bringing a four-day concert program to the borough in May, with 10 live performances set to take place in Prospect Park and at the Kings Theatre in Flatbush, the group announced Thursday.
At least two of the “Grammy Park” performances are free and open to the public at the Prospect Park Bandshell, including an “emerging artists” showcase on Saturday, May 7 and a Mother’s Day gospel concert featuring BeBe Winans on Sunday, May 8.
But you need to have tickets in hand even for the free shows. You can get them now on Ticketmaster for a $5.65 processing fee (we checked on Friday and there are still spots available) or for no charge you can line up at the LeFrak Center at the Lakeside entrance in Prospect Park, where tickets will be available starting April 18 at 10 a.m., organizers said.
The line-up will also include an as-yet-unannounced “Social Stages” event highlighting “social media superstars,” the Grammy Park site says. We’re keeping our fingers crossed for Kanye!
Admission to the rest of the Grammy Park shows will set you back quite a bit; prices range from $35 to $175 for tickets to see Toni Braxton, Ne-Yo, Chuck D or Robin Thicke at the Kings Theatre or Dianne Reeves and Christian McBride in the park.
The event is produced by The Recording Academy (longtime hosts of the Grammys), the city Parks Department and Upsilon Ventures, the same hospitality and marketing company that runs the skating rink at Lakeside, Bryant Park and South Street Seaport.
For details on the Grammy Park schedule and to see where to get tickets, visit grammypark.com.
