Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles announces slate of free summer 2018 shows

Kevin Bronson on May 9th, 2018

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Crowd gathers for Baio at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park last summer (Photo by Jessica Hanley)

A typically diverse, genre-spanning lineup has been announced for the free summer concerts series at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles. The 12th season of free shows kicks off at MacArthur Park on June 9 with Bostich + Fussible.

Through early September, more than 150 artists from a wide range of genres — from Latin rock, soul, indie pop, electronic and funk to cumbia, ska, Afrobeat, folk, reggae and jazz — will perform at the pavilion. The bilingual venue will also offer children’s activities, food vendors and information booths. New this year: Video displays on the facility’s new LED wall, and more parking, via a partnership with four lots less than two blocks away from the park.

Local rock and pop acts are well-represented in the series — the lineup includes Alice Bag, Moon Honey, SWIMM, GospelbeacH, Katsù Oso, Feels, the Steady 45s and the Delirians, among others.

Highlights of the series include: reggae acts Alika and Quinto Sol (June 15); Radiotron’s 35th Anniversary (June 23), Fishbone (June 29), Grammy-winning cumbia legend Celso Piña (July 7), Southern rock crooner Paul Thorn and Grammy-winning Blind Boys of Alabama (July 14), Grammy-winning Latin folk act Quetzal (Aug. 10), “dirty reggae” pioneers The Aggrolites (Aug. 11), hip-hop and jazz collective Church in the Park (Aug. 24), all-female mariachi Grammy winners Flor De Toloache (Aug. 25) and the late and great Celia Cruz’s west coast band Havana Secret (Sept. 2).

See the full schedule:

June

9: Bostich + Fussible and the Paranoias
10: Sonidos Salvadoreños
14: Moon Honey and the Paranoyds
15: Quinto Sol and Alika
16: The Slackers and C Minus
17: Tamal Festival, feat. Doris Montenegro and Resurrección Mexican Folk
21: Katsù Oso and Rudy De Anda
22: Thee Midnite Cruzzers and Allensworth
23: 35th Anniversary OG Radiotron
24: The Soeul of Korea
28: Feels and Hooveriii
29: Fishbone
30: 4th of July Celebration feat. La Sonora Dinamita con Vilma Diaz

July

1: Noche de Danzón ft. Banda Filarmónica Maqueos & Hollenbeck Folklorico
5: The Steady 45s and Maria Blues
6: Pompeya and Mons Vi
7: Celso Piña
8: Mosaico Musical Mexicano ft. El Conjunto Nueva Ola
12: La Chamba and María Del Pilar
13: Sotomayor and COASTCITY
14: Paul Thorn & the Blind Boys of Alabama
15: Kiddie Karoo and Bob Baker Marionettes Theater
19: Georgia Anne Muldrow and Harriet Brown
20: Tucuprá and Golpe AfroCaribe
21-22: Fiesta Juliana
26: Almalafa and Hijos Del Sol
27: KX Fest feat. Sammy Sam * Flavor Flav
28: KX Fest feat. Justin Park & Rocky Rock
29: KX Fest

August

2: GospelbeacH and Laura Jean Anderson
3: Western Standard Time
4: Boogaloo Assasins
5: Noche Norteña with Banda Maravillosa and Los Norteados Del Sur
9: SWIMM and Winter
10: Quetzal and Chulita Vinyl Club
11: The Aggrolites
12: Mundo Maya Celebration
16: La Resistencia
17: Very Be Careful and Weapons of Mass Creation
18: Gato Prieto and Earth Arrow
19: Flamenco meets Peru with Matalache
23: The Delirians and Jackie Mendez
24: Church in the Park feat. Mark De Clive-Lowe, Ras G, Linafornia and more
25: Flor De Toloache
26: LA’s Got Talent ft. YMF Youth Orchestra, J.U.I.C.E., Tony Sauza’s Kids Indie Rock, Virgil Middle School Drumline
30: Alice Bag and Generacion Suicida
31: Jungle Fire and Here Lies Man