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Opening Day, May 26, features two bands, Coronado Concert Band at 4:30 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. a band featuring a former lead singer from The Mamas & The Papas, Laurie Beebe Lewis, and the Electric Underground.

Dance instructors Albert and T-Bell will be back offering dance lessons before two concerts, June 2 —Big Time Operator and June 23— The Dreamboats.

On June 9, Marine Band San Diego lands in Coronado. The Suenamis will treat Coronado to its playlist on Father’s Day, June 16, while Nate Nathan and The MacDaddy-O’s get us up dancing as we head into the Fourth of July festivities on June 30.

July is fabulous as we start off with Coronado’s own Ron’s Garage followed by a very special concert for all the Parrot Heads out there. From Mississippi and Key West, Friends of Buffett will bring us to Margaritaville on July 14. Detroit Underground with their Motown sound along with a great horn section will entertain us on July 21 and everyone’s favorite ABBAFab returns on July 28.

On August 4, all the way from Nashville, along with a special guest, SixWire will bring on the country music and so much more, followed by the San Diego Padres house band, Cassie B, on August 11.

Coronado Philharmonia Orchestra is scheduled to perform on August 18 in honor of the World Design Capital celebration. Closing out the concert season are Coronado’s own Crown Town featuring Matt Heinecke on August 25, and It’s Never 2L8 on Labor Day Weekend.

Concerts run every Sunday from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, starting at 6:00 p.m. The concerts are made possible by the generosity of sponsors, donors, advertisers, donations to the Red Buckets, and the City of Coronado, which maintains the beautiful Spreckels Park.