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Stern Grove Festival 2011: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Neko Case, the Dodos, the English Beat, and More
By Ian S. Port, Mon., May 2 2011 @ 8:12AM
You know what summer means in San Francisco -- uh, besides fog? It means free concerts on Sundays at Stern Grove, courtesy of the long-running Stern Grove Festival. Today, festival organizers announced the lineup for the festival's 74th consecutive year, a series of free outdoor concerts as good as you're likely to find anywhere. It kicks off June 19 with a show featuring Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. And that's just the beginning. Scope the full Stern Grove 2011 lineup after the jump.
June 19
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
L'Oncle Soul
June 26
Jazz Mafia featuring Chali 2Na
July 3
Neko Case
The Dodos
July 10
AfroCubism
Pellejo Seco
July 17
The English Beat
My First Earthquake
July 24
San Francisco Symphony
July 31
San Francisco Ballet
August 7
Aaron Neville
Quinn Deveaux and the Blue Beat Review
August 14
Javier Limón's "Mujeres de Agua" (featuring Buika, La Shica, and Sandra Carrasco)
Luisa Maita
August 21
San Francisco Opera
All these shows begin at 2 p.m. and are free. Come prepared to sit on dirt, sticks, and/or tree roots. And come prepared for fog, too, because that usually happens.
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