Posted on August 17, 2021 at 12:04 pm by Carol Tannenhauser
By Carol Tannenhauser
“We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert” will take place this Saturday, August 21st, on the Great Lawn in Central Park, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET. You can watch and stream it on CNN and its streaming platforms, starting at 5 p.m. ET.
But if you’re a person who likes to experience your music and historic moments live, you can still get tickets. As of Tuesday afternoon, free General Admission tickets were still available, and you can buy VIP tickets/packages. Here’s a ticket-location map.
Via Ticketmaster.
Ticketmaster is the official seller and distributor of the concert tickets. You can get to their site by clicking here. There are four categories of tickets: General Admission; VIP; Gold VIP; and Platinum VIP. All VIPs enjoy a separate entrance to the concert, a “gentry entry,” if you will. Gold and Platinum VIPs also have access to premium location, amenities, specialty food and drinks, and more. Only Platinum VIP ticket holders have assigned seats.
It is important to note for those not going to the concert that, on Saturday, the park will still be accessible to the public except for the Great Lawn and immediate surrounding areas. The Park Drive will also remain in use.
For those planning to attend the concert, “each person age 12 or older must bring proof of vaccination that shows at least one dose of a Food and Drug Administration or World Health Organization approved COVID-19 vaccine,” a city spokesperson told WSR. Here are acceptable forms of proof. “Exceptions are made for persons who are unable to get vaccinated because of a disability, who will be provided reasonable accommodation…. Unvaccinated minors under the age of 12 may accompany a vaccinated adult. Face coverings are required for unvaccinated minors under the age of 12 and who are over age two and medically able to tolerate a face-covering.” Masks are not required for others.
Here is the final lineup of performers:
- Jon Batiste
- Andrea Bocelli
- Kane Brown
- LL COOL J
- Elvis Costello
- Lucky Daye
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds
- Cynthia Erivo
- Jimmy Fallon
- Jennifer Hudson
- Wyclef Jean
- Journey
- The Killers
- Gayle King
- Don Lemon
- Barry Manilow
- The New York Philharmonic
- Polo G
- Carlos Santana
- Paul Simon
- Patti Smith
- Bruce Springsteen
- Rob Thomas
Neither the list, nor the concert itself is without controversy. Of the lineup, Jake Offenhartz, representing the under-40 set at Gothamist, wrote, “No disrespect to Barry Manilow and LL COOL J, but it’s clear as day that the de Blasio administration didn’t consult a single young person for this line up — or else they did, then roundly ignored them… The lineup is an affront to the city’s young people, who sacrificed prime years of their lives for the common good, only to be invited to a show that features more aging soft rock luminaries and cable news personalities than actual contemporary artists. Enjoy your concert, the young kids will be in some other park.”
As for having the concert at all in the midst of a Delta surge, Curbed said the safety precautions put in place for it are “less than ideal,” since only one dose of vaccine is required, masks are not, and social distancing isn’t mentioned.
Said Michael, a long-time Upper Westsider who lives on Central Park West, “The concert should be cancelled. NYC already has an increasing rate of community transmission, and ICU vacancy is down to 30% (that is, 7 of 10 beds are occupied.) We need to remain vigilant. Music is part of my being. It is as important to me as daily exercise. This concert is a mistake and we are leaving town.”
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