{"id":234379,"date":"2026-05-17T05:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/234379\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T05:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:58:38","slug":"forest-hills-stadium-season-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/234379\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Hills Stadium Season 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The announcement of Forest Hills Stadium\u2019s 2026 concert lineup signals the return of long summer nights and live music in Queens. The news also arrives with a sigh of relief after a <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/2025\/10\/19\/after-years-long-dispute-forest-hills-residents-sue-city-nypd\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">years-long legal dispute<\/a> between the stadium and residents in the surrounding neighborhood was officially settled.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/forest-hills--768x512.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-585176\" style=\"width:768px;height:auto\"  \/>Photo Courtesy: Forest Hills Stadium Facebook<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s lineup continues Forest Hills Stadium\u2019s reputation of bringing together artists and fans from across the musical spectrum. The bills spans genres and generations, with iconic headliners like Bob Dylan, Erykah Badu, Paul Simon, David Byrne, Foster the People, Bright Eyes, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, Sarah McLachlan, Jon Batiste, and more set to perform.<\/p>\n<p>Originally built in 1923, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foresthillsstadium.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Forest Hills Stadium<\/a> has stapled itself as one of New York\u2019s most beloved outdoor music venue. The stage became a defining stop during the 1960s and 1970s, hosting landmark performances from artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand, and Simon &amp; Garfunkel.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside its historic legacy, Forest Hills Stadium is also looking toward the future. As part of its Green Initiative, the stadium will continue its sustainability efforts this season, including free filtered water refill stations, solar-powered phone charging stations, and the use of energy-efficient lighting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/forest-hills-lineup-1-768x957.jpg\" alt=\"Forest Hills Stadium lineup 2026\" class=\"wp-image-585167\" style=\"width:509px;height:auto\"   loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Concertgoers planning to attend shows this season should note that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foresthillsstadium.com\/tickets-experience\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AXS<\/a> is the official ticketing partner for Forest Hills Stadium. Attendees are encouraged to download the AXS mobile app and have tickets loaded before arriving at the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Forest Hills Stadium Concert Season 2026 Lineup<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, June 6, 2026<br \/>BRIGHT EYES with BUILT TO SPILL<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, June 10, 2026<br \/>DAVE MATTHEWS BAND<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, June 13, 2026<br \/>THE BLACK CROWES with WHISKEY MYERS &amp; SOUTHALL<\/p>\n<p>Friday, June 19, 2026<br \/>ROCK THE BLESSINGS: JUNETEETH FOR THE PEOPLE<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, June 20, 2026<br \/>WILCO with YO LA TENGO<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, June 27, 2026<br \/>KES<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, July 8, 2026<br \/>PAUL SIMON<br \/>Sold Out<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, July 9, 2026<br \/>PAUL SIMON<\/p>\n<p>Friday, July 17, 2026<br \/>DJO with POND<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, July 18, 2026<br \/>ZEDS DEAD with ALLEYCVT<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, July 21, 2026<br \/>BOB DYLAN with LUCINDA WILLIAMS, JIMMIE VAUGHAN &amp; THE TILT-A-WHIRL BAND<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, July 23, 2026<br \/>CAAMP with MON ROV\u00ceA, HANNAH COHEN<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, August 15, 2026<br \/>JON BATISTE<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, August 29, 2026<br \/>EMPIRE OF THE SUN with POLO &amp; PAN, MIDNIGHT GENERATION<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 17, 2026<br \/>THE HAYLEY WILLIAMS SHOW<\/p>\n<p>Friday, September 18, 2026<br \/>ERYKAH BADU with SPECIAL GUESTS<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 3, 2026<br \/>GEESE<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 10, 2026<br \/>FOSTER THE PEOPLE with GOTH BABE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The announcement of Forest Hills Stadium\u2019s 2026 concert lineup signals the return of long summer nights and live&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[31689,9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-234379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-forest-hills-stadium","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}