New York City Summer Concerts

Every year ABC and NBC studios conduct the free concerts featuring some of the heavyweights in the recording and entertainment industry. These concerts are usually held on Friday mornings at 8.30 am. ABC's favorite venue is Bryant Park, and NBC's is the Plaza in Rockefeller center.

See details about concerts here:

2008 Summer Concerts
2007 Summer Concerts
2006 Summer Concerts
2005 Summer Concerts
2004 Summer Concerts
2003 Summer Concerts

Venue

About the plaza: New York City is home to many of the world's major music, television and film productions, and a good number of stars call NY home. Many tourists visit hoping for a brief street-side encounter with their favorite celeb, but this may not be the most effective way of touching the hem of stardom. Several of the most popular shows are taped at NBC Studios, including "Saturday Night Live," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "The Rosie O'Donnell Show." The popular "Today" show with hosts Katie Couric and Matt Lauer, broadcasts live weekdays from 7am to 9am from its glass-walled studio on the corner of 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza.

Directions: 45 Rockefeller Plaza is located between East 49th and East 50th Streets, just west of Fifth Avenue. You may also enter the building at 630 Fifth Avenue, between East 49th and East 50th Streets.

How to get there: By subway, take the 6 train to 50th Street, exit at the rear of the station and walk 3 blocks west to Fifth Avenue. You can also take the B, D, F or Q trains to the 47th-50th Street/Rockefeller Center station and walk one block east on 49th or 50th Street to Rockefeller Plaza.

Byrant Park: If you would like to be a part of the audience, simply show up at Bryant Park no later than 6:00 a.m.

Directions: Bryant Park is located behind the New York Public Library in midtown Manhattan, between 40th and 42nd Streets & Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

How to get there: Take the B, D, F or V train to 42nd Street/Bryant Park or take the 7 train to 5th Avenue