While the New York Knicks‘ impending NBA Finals bout against the San Antonio Spurs may be the biggest Madison Square Garden story this week, MSG Entertainment is already looking toward the summer with the launch of its See It Live Summer concert series and surrounding promotions and events.
From June 1st through August 31st, The Garden will host 57 live music events, the most of any summer in the Manhattan arena’s storied history. Add in the various concerts taking place at MSG Entertainment’s other venues around the city—Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, and Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden—and the total number of See It Live Summer events climbs above 100.
The jam-packed lineup of events at MSG Entertainment venues this summer has something for everyone, from headlining debuts by ascendant acts (Olivia Dean, Alex Warren, Madison Beer) and longtime touring stalwarts (RÜFÜS DU SOL) to multi-show returns by familiar MSG faces like Phish (five nights), Bon Jovi (nine nights), RUSH (four nights), Goose (two nights), and more. Late in the summer, pop superstar/marathon enthusiast Harry Styles will take the See It Live Summer baton and run it into the fall with his sold-out, 30-show MSG residency. Tickets for this summer’s 57 MSG concerts are available via Ticketmaster here.
In addition to the summer tunes, MSG attendees will be able to choose from a long list of special concessions devised for summer in New York City at the arena’s See It Live Summer “Snack Shack” outside section 112. New food items available throughout series include elevated spins on boardwalk-inspired eats including loaded boardwalk fries, fried Oreos, funnel cake, zeppole, lobster-and-shrimp roles, chipotle chicken salad sandwiches, and three gourmet hot dog variations: the “Loaded Dog,” topped with buttered hot lobster; the “Kobe Dog,” with ketchup braised onions, relish, and sauerkraut; and the “Big Dog,” a bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with mac & cheese and toasted breadcrumbs.
The See It Live Summer Snack Shack will also offer a different Insomnia Cookies ice cream sandwich each month in addition to seasonal sips including “The Soundcheck,” a festive spin on the Hugo Spritz; “The Encore,” a whiskey-based drink with a splash of lemonade; “The Headliner,” a watermelon margarita; and the “See It Live” mocktail, a refreshing mix of lemon-lime soda and watermelon juice. Plus, Snack Shack diners can stop by a special See It Live Summer photo activation.
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Uptown at Radio City, See It Live Summer will cater to musical theater fans with the exclusive North American engagement of Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular from July 23rd–August 9th, plus live concerts by a genre-spanning list of acts including R&B singer Khalid, long-running English rock outfit Squeeze, and Japanese conductor Joe Hisaishi conducting a seven-night orchestral celebration of animation studio Studio Ghibli‘s various titles. At The Beacon, popular comics/late-night TV hosts John Oliver and Seth Meyers will continue their joint monthly residency while everyone from Tori Amos to El Gran Combo to The Wiggles will take the stage for shows of their own. Tickets for this summer’s concerts at Radio City Music Hall are available via Ticketmaster here. Tickets for this summer’s concerts at the Beacon Theatre are available via Ticketmaster here.
“This summer will be one incredible night of live entertainment after another at the most iconic venues in the world,” said Josephine Vaccarello, Executive Vice President, Live for Madison Square Garden Entertainment, in a press statement. “See It Live Summer is about creating a season’s worth of unforgettable moments for our fans.”
In honor of the start of See It Live Summer, MSG Entertainment will host a series of pop-up events at its various venues where fans can scoop free ice cream from the viral “Scream Truck.” The series of free ice cream events will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2nd, outside Madison Square Garden on 31st Street between 7th and 8th Avenues from noon through 4:00 p.m. The Scream Truck will pop up outside Radio City Music Hall on Monday, July 13th, from noon–4:00 p.m., while fans can grab themselves a free frozen treat outside the Beacon on Wednesday, August 19th, from noon–4:00 p.m. (Note: Dates are subject to change.)
[Photo: Andrew O’Brien – Scream Truck hands out free ice cream outside MSG as See It Live Summer kicks off in NYC]
Ice cream isn’t the only thing MSG Entertainment is giving away this summer, either: In honor of the launch of See It Live Summer, the company is hosting a sweepstakes for fans to win a pair of tickets to the summer concert of their choice. Enter between now and June 14th for a chance to win. No purchase is necessary. Contest entrants must be legal 18+ years old and legally reside in the United States. For more information on the See It Live Summer ticket sweepstakes or to enter, head here.
Browse the list of events taking place at MSG Entertainment venues this year as part of the See It Live Summer series here.
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