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Musical Icons To Play Forest Hills This Summer 2016

 

BOB DILLION

Photo Courtesy Bea Hunt of the West Side Tennis Club.
Bob Dylan and band members at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in the 1970s. The rock legend will return to the venue this summer.

Like most Queens residents have realized, the summer is coming fast and this year Forest Hills Stadium has brought some big acts to the world’s borough to help us celebrate.

“We’ve been pretty happy about the line up,” said Jon McMillan, general manager of Tie Breaker Productions, who book acts for the stadium. Continue Reading ›

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Legendary Rock Shows at Forest Hills Stadium

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May 1, 1964: Teenaged girls, after waiting through the night at the Forest Hills Music Festival for tickets to go on sale for The Beatles. —Associated Press

 

The Replacements took the stage at the Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, one year after the venue reopened for concerts. Built in 1923, the amphitheater-shaped stadium was part of the West Side Tennis Club and home of the U.S. Open.

The stadium was relaunched last summer after renovations, and modern icons are returning to the site to give sold-out performances. Since 2013, headliners have included Mumford and Sons, the Zac Brown Band, Modest Mouse, and Drake. This season wraps up with the Replacements tonight and Phil Lesh and Friends on Sunday.

“It’s still intimate because of the horseshoe,” added Luba. “It’s half the distance to the stage than at comparable stadiums.” Continue Reading ›

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