OC Parks Presents The 2015 Summer Concert Series

OC Parks Presents the 2015 summer concert series

Nick Waterhouse, Tom Freund, Venice, Rumours, Savor and The Joshua Tree take the stage

(Orange County, Calif.) – OC Parks welcomes back its annual outdoor summer concert series. Six free concerts at Salt Creek Beach, Mason Regional Park, Mile Square Regional Park, Irvine Regional Park and Craig Regional Park will present Southern California artists performing live under the summer sky on Thursday evenings July 23 through August 27.

Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point will kick off this year’s free summer concert series. Thursday, July 23 welcomes U2 replica The Joshua Tree performing with the progressive and classic rock tunes of Zach Churchill.

The concerts continue on to Mason Regional Park in Irvine with a knee-slapping free show. The July 30 stage presents folk artist Tom Freund and the local country sensation Downtown Country Club.

Next the series visits Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley on August 6. Southern California’s own Santana tribute band Savor will headline Thursday’s concert and 2014 OC Music Awards’ Best New Artist nominee, Big Monsta, will kick off the show.

Irvine Regional Park will also be hosting a free summer concert series performance the evening of August 13. Venice Beach natives and indie rock group Venice will hit the stage with soul singer Quinn Archer.

On Thursday, August 20, the series continues to the rolling hills of Craig Regional Park. Audiences will relive the magic of rock & roll with Fleetwood Mac tribute band Rumours and jam out to local favorite Yukon Gold.

The final concert of the 2015 OC Parks Summer Concert Series returns to Bluff Park at Salt Creek Beach. Rhythm and blues sensation Nick Waterhouse will take the stage on August 27 with pop/funk tunes of the band Melted opening the show.

All of the OC Parks Summer Concerts are part of the KROQ ‘N Surf summer series. All shows take place from 6 to 8 p.m., are free to attend, with free parking and open to the public of all ages. Food trucks will be serving on-site at each location. Friends and families are invited to come out, bring a blanket and a beach chair and enjoy great local live music under the stars at OC Parks this summer season.

2015 OC Parks Summer Concert Series Schedule

(All shows 6-8 p.m., free admission with free parking)

Bluff Park at Salt Creek Beach

Location: 33333 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, CA 92629

Contact: (949) 923-2280

Date: Thursday, July 23

Artist: The Joshua Tree with Zach Churchill

Mason Regional Park

Location: 18712 University Drive, Irvine, CA 92612

Contact: (949) 923-2220, masonpark@ocparks.com 

Date: Thursday, July 30

Artist: Tom Freund with Downtown Country Club

Mile Square Regional Park

Location: 16801 Euclid St., Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Contact: (714) 973-6600, milesquare@ocparks.com 

Date: Thursday, August 6

Artist: Savor with Big Monsta

Irvine Regional Park

Location: 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA, 92869

Contact: (714) 973,6835, irvinepark@ocparks.com 

Date: Thursday, August 13

Artist: Venice with Quinn Archer

Craig Regional Park

Location: 3300 State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92835

Contact: (714) 973-3180, craigpark@ocparks.com 

Date: Thursday, August 20

Artist: Rumours with Yukon Gold

Bluff Park at Salt Creek Beach

Location: 33333 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Dana Point, CA 92629

Contact: (949) 923-2280

Date: Thursday, August 27

Artist: Nick Waterhouse with Melted