FREE: Bands Announced for Freedom Park Concert Series in Scotia

Singer-songwriter Sawyer Fredericks, the 2015 winner of NBC-TV’s “The Voice,” will headline the opening concert of the 2017 free concert series at Freedom Park in Scotia.

Fredericks’ concert on Wednesday, June 21, will be the first of more than 30 evenings of free entertainment at the park, and in terms of sheer numbers, that makes it the biggest free summer concert series of Greater Nippertown.

The line-up of bands features something for everyone – rockabilly, pop, Celtic, funk, and even modern dance. You can chill out with the Refrigerators or heat things up with the Hot Club of Saratoga…

The concerts will take place at 7pm on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from June 21-August 26.

In addition, the Jumpin’ Jack’s Fireworks Night is slated for Friday, June 30, featuring the U.S. Water Ski Team show at 7pm, music by the Bluz House Rockers at 8pm and fireworks after the concerts.

Here’s the complete schedule of concerts for the 2017 season at Freedom Park:

Wednesday, June 21: Sawyer Fredericks
Saturday, June 24: Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra
Sunday, June 25: The Zucchini Brothers
Wednesday, June 28: Screaming Orphans
Friday, June 30: U.S. Waterski Team Show, Bluz House Rockers
Sunday, July 2: Maria Zemantauski & Alegria
Wednesday, July 5: The Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band
Saturday, July 8: Diva & the Dirty Boys
Sunday, July 9: The Music Company Orchestra
Wednesday, July 12: The Audiostars
Saturday, July 15: Jeanne O’Connor & the New Standard
Sunday, July 16: The Hot Club of Saratoga
Wednesday, July 19: The Refrigerators
Saturday, July 22: Rattail Jimmy featuring Alan Payette
Sunday, July 23: The Brian Patneaude Quintet
Wednesday, July 26: The Joey Thomas Big Band
Saturday, July 29: Betsy & the ByeGons
Sunday, July 30: The Route Fifty 5
Wednesday, August 2: The Big Easy Playboys featuring Captain Squeeze
Saturday, August 5: Skeeter Creek
Sunday, August 6: The Wister Quartet
Wednesday, August 9: Sirsy
Saturday, August 12: Funk Evolution
Sunday, August 13: The Lustre Kings
Wednesday, August 16: Grand Central Station
Saturday, August 19: Grit-N-Whiskey
Sunday, August 20: The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
Wednesday, August 23: American Runaways
Saturday, August 26: The Dylan Perrillo Orchestra

MORE OF TODAY’S NEW CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alive @ Five’s Opening Concert Has Been Announced
FEST: Old Songs Folk Festival Returns to Altamont Fairgrounds

MORE OF NIPPERTOWN’S UPCOMING FREE CONCERT EVENTS
*VARIOUS DATES
FREEDOM FESTIVAL @ Freedom Square, Troy, June 3
SCHENECTADY COUNTY SUMMERNIGHT @ Broadway, Schenectady, July 14
JAZZ AT THE LAKE @ Shepard Park, Lake George, September 16 & 17
*WEDNESDAYS
MADE IN THE SHADE OF THE EGG @ the Empire State Plaza at The Egg, Albany, 12noon, June 7-August 30
ROCKIN’ ON THE RIVER @ Riverfront Park, Troy, 5pm, June 7-August 9
*THURSDAYS
BROWN’S SUMMER SESSIONS @ Brown’s Brewing Co., Troy, 5pm, June 1-July 13
ROCK THE BLOCK @ Remsen Square, Cohoes, 6:30pm, June 8-August 10
UPBEAT ON THE ROOF @ Skidmore College’s Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, 7pm, July 13-August 24
*SUNDAYS
CAFFE LENA @ SPAC @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center Gazebo, Saratoga Springs, 12noon, June 11, July 9 & August 27