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Photo courtesy of Forest Hills Stadium
Music legends and new amenities highlight
this year’s events at Forest Hills Stadium
BY ANGELA MATUA
amatua@qns.com / @angelamatua
Attendees at concerts later this year
at Forest Hills Stadium will now enjoy
indoor plumbing at the facility, which is
also set to install gender-neutral bathrooms
as well as other upgrades since it
re-opened fi ve years ago.
Th e new bathrooms will be installed
in its concourse to “cut down on wait
times and allow fans to get back to their
seats as fast as possible,” the stadium
announced.
In addition to the bathrooms, the stadium
will welcome back New York City’s
only automat, a vending machine that
serves hot food. Th e fi rst automat in
America was opened in 1902 and they
became popular in New York with struggling
musicians and actors.
Th e venue, which also released its concert
lineup from June to October, will
look to stay open year-round with the
installation of a “Winter Wonderland.”
Mike Luba, partner at Madison House
Presents, the concert promoter at the stadium
told AMNYthat the plan includes
installing an ice skating rink in the stadium
surrounded by Christmas trees and
holiday vendors.
Patrick Confrey, a spokesperson for
the stadium, told QNS that “there’s nothing
offi cial to report yet but we’re working
on making it a reality this winter.”
Forest Hills Stadium used to be
the home of the U.S. Open and hosted
Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson’s
Grand Slam wins. Th e Rolling Stones,
Th e Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan
all performed at the venue during the
’60s and ’70s.
When the U.S. Open moved to
Flushing Meadows Corona Park in 1977,
Forest Hills Stadium fell into disrepair.
In 2013, Madison House Presents and
the West Side Tennis Club partnered to
re-open the venue.
2018 Concert Calendar:
June 8 – Belle & Sebastian with
Perfume Genius and Frankie Cosmos
June 9 – Nathaniel Rateliff & The
Night Sweats and The Head and the
Heart with Hiss Golden Messenger
June 13 – Robert Plant and The
Sensational Space Shifters with special
guest Sheryl Crow and Seth
Lakeman
June 15 – alt-J with special guest
Kamasi Washington
June 17 – Roger Daltrey performs
The Who’s ‘TOMMY’ with The New
York Pops
June 22 – Dropkick Murphys &
Flogging Molly
July 24 – Arctic Monkeys
July 28 – The Life Tour: starring
Boy George & Culture Club and The
B-52s with special guest Thompson
Twins’ Tom Bailey
Aug. 11 – Black Summer Night
For Social Justice – Maxwell with
Fantasia, DVSN and Jazmine Sullivan,
with additional guest performances
and organizations
Aug. 17 – CAKE and Ben Folds
with Tall Heights
Aug. 18 – Russell Peters’ Deported
World Tour
Sept. 8 – Jamiroquai
Sept. 12 – Van Morrison and Willie
Nelson & Family
Sept. 15 – David Byrne with Tune-
Yards
Sept. 22 – Portugal. The Man with
Lucius
Sept. 29 + Sept. 30 – The National
presents: There’s No Leaving New
York; a two-day event at Forest Hills
Stadium. Jason Isbell and the 400
Unit, Future Islands, Cat Power,
Cigarettes After Sex, Phoebe Bridgers,
U.S. Girls, Bully, Adia Victoria
Oct. 6 – The Infatuation presents
EEEEEATSCON – Discover A
Different Kind of Food Festival
Renovations at Forest Hills Stadium will include bathrooms and an automat.
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