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Music—Summer Concerts
LI Pulse Music Editor Steve Matteo sorted through the endless array of summer concerts coming to the Island to give you his picks for the “Best of the Best.”

Capital One Bank Theatre, Westbury
(516) 334-0800
livenation.com
Gordon Lightfoot, June 26, 8pm, $50, $55
The Zombies/The Yardbirds/Spencer Davis Group, July 9, 8pm, $50
Peter Frampton, August 28, 8pm, $61.50, $51.50
B.B. King/Buddy Guy, August 29, 8pm, $71.50, $61.50

Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh
(516) 221-1000
livenation.com
Phish June 2, 4, 5, 7:30pm, $49.50
Aerosmith/ZZ Top June 26, 7:30pm, $155.50, $95.50, $41
Bad Company/Doobie Brothers June 28, 7pm, $89, $69.50, $49.50, $26
Dave Matthews Band July 21, 22, 7pm, $70
Kid Rock/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Black Stone Cherry, August 2, 6:30pm, $160, $80, $60, $26
Crosby, Stills & Nash, August 8, 8pm, $125, $80.50, $60.50, $26
Loggins & Messina/Poco with Richie Furay, August 23, $95, $75, $50, $20
Jimmy Buffett August 26, 8pm, $156, $96, $56
Allman Brothers Band/Widespread Panic, August 27, 7pm, $66, $46, $21

Stephen Talkhouse, Amagansett
(631) 267-3117
stephentalkhouse.com
Richie Havens, June 19, 8pm, $50, $65
Jorma Kaukonen, June 27, 8pm, $75, $90
Graham Parker, July 2, 8pm, $30, $45
Joan Osborne, July 4, 8pm, $100, $115
Leon Russell, July 26, 8pm, $65, $80
Dar Williams, August 6, 8pm, $50, $65
Loudon Wainwright III, August 15, 8pm, $35, $50

Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
(631) 288-1500
whbpac.org
Blues Traveler, June 12, 8pm, $110, $90, $35
Joan Baez, July 26, 8:30pm, $95, $80, $65
Dr. John/The Neville Brothers, August 30, 8:30pm, $140, $120, $100

YMCA Boulton Center, Bay Shore
(631) 969-1101
boultoncenter.org
Fountains of Wayne, July 1, 8pm, $40, $35
Aimee Mann, July 24, 8pm, $65, $60

Paradiddle Records Presents: A Low-Budget Rock & Roll Fantasy–Celebrating the Music of Ray Davies and The Kinks
June 20, 7:30pm
University Café, SUNY Stony Brook
(631) 632-6027
universitycafe.org
Will include performances by Maura Kennedy, Caroline Doctorow, Gene Casey& The Lone Sharks, James O’Malley, Mary Lamont, Celluloid Heroes and others. Tickets: $15.

2nd Annual Hamptons Roots Music Festival
June 27, 7pm
Levitas Center for the Arts, Southampton Cultural Center
(631) 287-4377
southamptonculturalcenter.org
Will feature The Kennedys, Caroline Doctorow and Barbara Lamb. A benefit for WPKN Bridgeport and WPKM Montauk radio stations. Tickets: $25.

3rd Annual Great South Bay Music Festival
July 10-12
Shorefront Park, Patchogue
(631) 331-0808
greatsouthbaymusicfestival.com
On the bill: Galactic, Sonya Kitchell, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Sonny Landreth, Tom Paxton, The Kerry Kearney Band and many, many more. Many ticket packages available.

Riverhead Blues Festival
July 18-19
Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, Riverhead
(631) 727-5782
vail-leavitt.org
Will feature Kim Simmonds and the Savoy Brown Blues Band, Little Toby Walker and more. Both days: $15; one day: $10; children 12 and under: free.