SINCE OUR LAUNCH IN 2015, LIVE AT THE ARCHWAY HAS PRESENTED MORE THAN 200 ARTISTS & ENSEMBLES IN VIRTUALLY EVERY GENRE IMAGINABLE.

THE 2023 SEASON​

DOORS AT 5PM. MUSIC AT 6PM. ART WALL + GAMES ALL NIGHT. DRINKS + BITES FOR SALE FROM DUMBO STATION & MORE!
ALL AGES. FREE! RAIN OR SHINE. | IN THE DUMBO ARCHWAY

DUMBO Live at the Archway - Paul LATA

JUNE 14: Paul Beaubrun / CAM

The son of Haitian music royalty, Paul Beaubrun takes a break from his stints on The Tonight Show + touring with Arcade Fire to bring his trio the Dumbo Archway.

Craig Anthony Miller opens the season on the Art Wall of his fashioning!

DUMBO Live at the Archway - Crys LATA

JUNE 21: CRYS MATTHEWS / Eleanor Kupencow

Nashville resident Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers.

She is joined by long time Dumbonian Eleanor Kupencow on the Art Wall!

DUMBO Live at the Archway - Bandits LATA

JUNE 28: Bandits on the Run / 20×200 presents YEN HA

Formed upon a chance encounter while busking in the subways of New York City, Bandits on the Run bring their colorful, campy trio to Dumbo.

The small + woman-owned + Dumbo-based 20×200 presents Yen Ha on the Art Wall.

DUMBO Live at the Archway - Bassel LATA

JULY 5:  Bassel & The Supernaturals / Samaya Glazier

Bassel Almadani sings of his experience as a first generation Syrian-American using soulful melodies + funk inspired grooves.

The young Samaya Glazier, from the Abhaya Yoga family, presents on the Art Wall.

DUMBO Live at the Archway - Zabele Brasil Summerfest LATA Lock Up

JULY 12: ZABELÊ / Jack Florczyk

For this year’s collaboration with Brasil Summerfest, Petrit and his team brings Zabelê to the stage, all the way from Brasil! 

Jack Florczyk takes over the Art Wall.

DUMBO Live at the Archway - Dayna LATA

JULY 19: Dayna Kurtz / Casey Opstad

With her rich, rough and smoky vocals, Dayna Kurtz, a “songwriter’s songwriter,” brings soul and R&B to the Archway stage.

 

Art Wall to be announced!

DUMBO Live at the Archway - Lulada Club LATA

JULY 26: LULADA CLUB / Cuban Arts Space

All-female salsa band Lulada Club is led by Andrea Chavarro, who hails from Cali, Colombia–the world capital of salsa.

Art Wall in collaboration with Cuban Art Space/Center for Cuban Studies

ONE OF THE COOLEST AND MOST PICTURESQUE SPOTS TO SEE A SHOW

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SPECIAL THANKS! Live at the Archway is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council. It is curated by Clara Schuhmacher, Dumbo Improvement District, and Jan Bell, Brooklyn Americana Music Festival.

PREVIOUS SEASONS​

THE 2022 SEASON

DUMBO Live at the Archway Schedule 2022

THE 2019 SEASON

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INCREDIBLY FUN OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES!

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THE 2018 SEASON

THE 2017 SEASON

The 2017 season brought The Hot Sardines, Nickodemus, Espiritu Gitano Ensemble, Gaijin à Go-GoUnderground System, 79.5, Brown Rice Family, Los Cumpleaños, Rhodes Rollins (presented with PopGun Presents), Hip Hop Dance Conservatory, Ola Fresca, Jah Pan, Ghost Train Orchestra, Los Chantas, Big Sky Works, and an evening of modern dance curated by White Wave to the stage.

 
In the Gallery, we presented artists Tom Fruin, Melanie Hope Greenberg, CAM, Zach Seeger, Vladimir Nazarov, Jaimie Walker, James Nazarov, Michael Farmer, Dale Kaplan, Damon May, Cara Lee Sparry, Michael Muster, Kylin O’Brien, Eleanor Alper, Nadia Ackerman, Tara Dixon, and Tanya Rynd.

THE 2016 SEASON

The 2016 Season brought Ava Luna, Maku Soundsystem, salsa bands Los Hacheros and Conjunto Guantanamo, Blue Vipers of Brooklyn, Janka Nabay, Tigue, Mary C and the Stellars, Lynette Williams, Beat Kaestli, Greg Humphreys, Bella Tonic, Brown Rice Family, a modern dance set by White Wave, a milonga with Stratos y el Trio de Arrabal, and an epic evening of performance by Madame T and the Starlights.

THE 2015 SEASON

Our inaugural season ran from May – October 2015, and featured lots of local Dumbo talent along with Opera, brass bands, salsa, and a special show by Mr. Twin Sister.