ABC News' Good Morning America announces sizzling 2011 summer concert series
Press Release • May 11, 2011 • ABC News
LADY GAGA KICKS OFF SERIES ON FRIDAY, MAY 27
THE HOTTEST CHART
TOPPING ACTS IN THE COUNTRY PERFORM INCLUDING LADY GAGA, BEYONCE, MARY
J. BLIGE, JENNIFER HUDSON, BRAD PAISLEY, MIRANDA LAMBERT, SELENA GOMEZ
AND NICKI MINAJ
Live Performances Every Friday Morning From the Rumsey Playfield in New York City’s Central Park
“Good
Morning America” today announced its sizzling 2011 Summer Concert
Series lineup with the hottest chart-topping acts in the country and the
biggest names in music, a mix of the best pop, country and nostalgia
acts around. There is something for everyone—from mega-watt stars
including Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson; to pop
sensations Selena Gomez, Nicki Minaj, all Top 11 American Idol
contestants, Taio Cruz, Florence and The Machine, and The Goo Goo Dolls;
to country superstars Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert; plus the best
nostalgia with The GO-GO's in their final television performance, and
Debbie Gibson and Tiffany on stage together for the first time.
“GMA’s
Summer Concert Series” kicks off on May 27 in an exclusive television
event with the revolutionary Lady Gaga performing songs from her new
album “Born This Way.” This first concert will be a ticketed event,
details to follow.
The 2011 Summer Concert Series returns for the
third year to the Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, where music’s
biggest names will perform live every Friday. The 2011 Summer Concert
Series is sponsored by Burger King Corp.
Viewers
interested in joining "GMA" in Central Park are encouraged to arrive at
Rumsey Playfield via the 69th street entrance on Fifth Avenue at 6:00am
when the park opens to the public. For more information on how to
attend a summer concert in Central Park, click on the "GMA" web site at
abcnews.go.com/gma.
With the exception of Lady Gaga being a
free, ticketed event, all concerts are free and open to the public and
will take place live during "Good Morning America," Fridays from 7:00 –
9:00 a.m. ET. Dates and additional acts will be announced throughout the
summer.
The Emmy Award-winning morning news program, featuring
the anchor team of Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Sam Champion,
Lara Spencer, and Josh Elliott, airs live Monday through Friday from
7:00 – 9:00 a.m. ET on the ABC Television Network. James Goldston is the
senior executive producer and Tom Cibrowski is the executive producer
of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Karen Rhee is the Senior Entertainment
Producer in charge of the concert series.