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What’s your favorite local summer concert series, and what do you enjoy most about it?

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Published: July 14, 2011

  • We went to the Elvis Costello & The Imposters concert at the Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf and it was fabulous. A perfect June evening, a devoted crowd, a scenic setting and the amazing Elvis Costello and his Imposters, who delivered a killer show. Plus, one of Buffalo’s own treasures, Mark Norris, and his band, the Backpeddlers, played a solid warm-up set. What more could a rock fan want?

    Mary Cochrane
    Associate Director
    Development Communications

  • I don’t know if I have a favorite, but I really enjoyed the Hard Rock show in Niagara Falls last week. It reminded me of the vibe when Thursday in the Square started—as in not overcrowded and with more “cutting-edge” bands. I saw Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (retro soul/funk). They were amazing.


    Rob Falgiano
    Assistant Director
    Center for the Arts

  • The free Tuesday night Artpark Concert series is the best summer concert series this year. I have only been to one concert so far—Peter Frampton on July 5—but they have some pretty good concerts coming up. They have Cheap Trick on July 19, Lynyrd Skynrd on July 27, ZZ Top on August 2, Ted Nugent on Aug. 16 and George Thorogood on Aug. 23.

    Karen Drass
    Secretary
    Department of Management Science and Systems

  • This year, the Erie Canal Harbor Concert Series has been amazing! So far I’ve seen Soulive with The Darkstar Orchestra and Elvis Costello & The Imposters. And I’m still looking forward to Flogging Molly at the end of July. The sound is great, the location on the water near the naval park is very cool and tickets are very cheap ($10 presale).

    Nick Peterson
    Designer
    University Communications

  • I’ve been out of the outdoor concert loop for a few years, having previously gone to Thursdays in the Square. I am thrilled that they are moving down to the waterfront, since the city of Buffalo has done such a great job of renovating down there. The concert series I have been attending the past two years is the CAS Summer Concert Series outside of the Student Union in July. It always draws a great crowd; a diverse mix of students, faculty, staff and the community! It’s wonderful to see everyone out in the sun dancing and enjoying themselves. When I walked outside for the show on Tuesday, it just felt like the definition of summer to me!

    Kerry Spicer
    Associate Director of Student Unions & Activities
    Student Affairs

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