I’ll keep posting 2008 Summerstage events as I become aware of them. Keep this page bookmarked for more updates!

UPDATE: The official Central Park SummerStage lineup is now posted here (it doesn’t include the rental and Green Apple Festival shows though).

Central Park Summerstage and Rumsey Playfield 2008 Unofficial Schedule
04/20/08 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder (Green Apple Festival) *
04/20/08 Big Head Todd & The Monsters (Green Apple Festival) *
04/20/08 Vienna Teng, Vusi Mahlasela (Green Apple Festival) *
05/29/08 Sheryl Crow * (Buy Tickets)
05/30/08 Duran Duran, Your Vegas * (Buy Tickets)
05/31/08 Duran Duran, Your Vegas * (Buy Tickets)
06/13/08 Mavis Staples, Stephanie McKay (Opening Night)
06/21/08 Definitely Poetry: An Evening of Poetry and Music, featuring Lemon, JLove Calderon, Will Power and La Bruja
06/26/08 Thievery Corporation, Seu Jorge, Bebel Gilberto, Federico Aubele (Buy Tickets)
06/28/08 Vieux Farka Toure, Jann Klose
06/14/08 Vampire Weekend
07/06/08 Seun Kuti (youngest son of Femi Kuti)
07/12/08 LAMC featuring Julieta Venegas, Scud Hero and more TBA
07/23/08 Mark Knopfler (Summerstage Benefit - Buy Tickets)
07/27/08 The Skatalites
07/29/08 Crosby, Stills and Nash (Summerstage Benefit - Buy Tickets)
08/01/08 DanceBrazil
08/02/08 Thollem (SmhSmh) & Germaul Barnes (BitahkizAyeli Movement & Sound)
08/03/08 José James
08/06/08 Sonny Rollins (Buy Tickets)
08/16/08 Battles and Black Dice
08/17/08 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (Closing Night)

* These shows will take place at the Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, but they are not part of the official 2008 SummerStage schedule.

For more information, download the preview press release for the 2008 SummerStage season.

Dates cobbled together from a number of sources including: Pollstar, Ticketmaster, MySpace, Press Releases and BrooklynVegan.com.

• The First (Uncovered) Show of the Central Park SummerStage 2008 Season
• Summerstage Updates | Black Crowes, Slightly Stoopid, Gov’t Mule!
• Summerstage and Celebrate Brooklyn! Updates (Sheryl Crow, Gilberto Gil)
• Summerstage Schedule Officially Announced… Tomorrow
• Apostle of Hustle To Play Summerstage, Mercury Lounge and Union Hall