for those NYers not able to make Big Ears, consider Long Play.
$380 for VIP, $200 for base level
Bang on a Can's Long Play festival returns in 2023 with 50+ adventurous concerts over 3-days at 8 venues in downtown Brooklyn. Featuring the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the Philip Glass Ensemble, Meredith Monk and Bang on a Can All-Stars, Caroline Shaw, Dawn Richard + Spencer Zahn, Mount Eerie, Tyshawn Sorey, and many more.A 3-Day Pass includes entry to all 50+ concerts, including Meredith Monk and Bang on a Can All-Stars MEMORY GAME opening night concert, May 5th co-presented by Town Hall at Pioneer Works.
A 3-Day SUPPORTER PASS also includes an exclusive afterparty with Meredith Monk and Bang on a Can in celebration of Meredith's 80th Birthday. Supporter Passes also FULLY subsidize the purchase of one LONG PLAY 2023 day-pass for persons unable to pay for the cost of a full priced ticket. So you'll get to see 50+ great shows and feel the warm glow of buying someone else a ticket too! Supporters will also access festival meet and greets with composers, artists and a celebratory toast with the performers at the culmination of the festival.
Confirmed lineup (with more to come):
75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band, Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days, Alarm Will Sound, Alvin Singleton, Annea Lockwood, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Bang on a Can All-Stars, big dog little dog (Jesse Montgomery + Eleonore Oppenheim), Brandon Lopez and Fred Moten duo, Caroline Shaw, Catherine Lamb, Christopher Otto, Conrad Tao, Dave Liebman + Kenny Werner, David Friend, David Sanford Big Band, David Lang, Doug Perkins, Eliana Glass, Exo-Tech, Ganavya + Shabaka Hutchings, Greg Davis, Gyan Riley + Krishna Bhatt, Harriet Tubman, Ian Chang, Iannis Xenakis, Iva Bittová, JACK Quartet, James Brandon Lewis + Chad Taylor duo, Jessica Moss, Joseph Branciforte + Taylor Deupree, June McDoom, Julia Wolfe, Kalbells, Kalia Vandever Quartet, LITURGY, Lori Goldston, Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, Michael Gordon, Momenta Quartet, Morton Subotnick, Mount Eerie, Nailah Hunter, Nathalie Joachim, Nu Jazz, Philip Glass Ensemble, Quince Ensemble, Sō Percussion, Scarcity, Dawn Richard + Spencer Zahn, The Hands Free, Time Wharp, Thumbscrew (Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara), Tyondai Braxton/Jefre Cantu Ledesma/Ben Vida, Tyshawn Sorey, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Vicky Chow, Yarn / Wire