Every summer two popular television programs compete for early morning audiences by broadcasting concerts live from New York City.
The National Broadcasting Company’s Today Show holds their concert series on the Plaza at Rockefeller Center. Concerts from the American Broadcasting Company’s Good Morning America program take place in Bryant Park.
Both concert series are held in midtown Manahattan, both are free and open to the public, both include a variety of performers and musical genres. Good Morning America’s offerings take place on Fridays; the Today Show’s concerts are generally held on Tuesdays or Fridays.
Recently friend asked why I, who live so close to the venues and enjoy music so much, have never attended one of these peformances. This note from Good Morning America’s Web site might explain:
Show up at Bryant Park (41st and 6th Ave) around 6:00am, or earlier, to get a good spot in line.
Nevertheless, I decided to set my alarm extra early and give a (practically) crack-of-dawn concert a try today when R&B singer, songwriter and pianist John Legend appeared on Good Morning America.
Legend, a Grammy-award winner, performed romantic ballads influenced by gospel, jazz and hip-hop. After the show, the audience received free samples provided by the program’s sponsor, Listerine mouthwash.
Wonder whether the Listerine is at all responsible for Legend’s sweet, mellow sound?
The temporary stage in Bryant Park
Rehearsing with back-up singers
Singing during the rehearsal
Joking with Diane Sawyer & Sam Champion
John Legend performing with the band
John Legend making hearts flutter
John Legend
MySpace: John Legend
Today Show Concert Series
Good Morning America
Bryant Park: Good Morning America Concert Series
Listerine
A great way to start one’s Friday (i ‘d skip Listerine, though)!
A special round of applause for performers belting it out at 6AM. My talking voice doesn’t even begin to work at that time of morning. Congrats. for making it to an early morning concert so we could be part of it.
Sounds like a good time, and well wort the early rise.
I wonder what time the performers had to be up..?
Maybe they didn’t go to bed..lol
the early bird gets the shot! nice ones!
No one can get me out of bed before 7:00 AM, not even Rob Thomas!
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But it sure sounds an upbeat way to start one’s mornings…i think i’m a morning person, though i’d never know ‘coz i never get up early enough!!!
Thank you for the up close shot – next best thing to being there
superbe les photos de ce concert au Bryant Park.Je savais pas qu’il y avait autant de festival au Bryant Park
superb photographs in this concert in Bryant Park. I did not know that there was as much festival in Bryant Park
Cool stuff!!! I bet you had a great time.
Sorry to hear about the hotel in Dublin. Your review on TripAdvisor made me shudder.
I always wanted to go but can never find the right time. Hope you had fun!