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Best Outdoor Concerts To Look Forward To This Summer In South Florida

Summer is that time of the year when you expect outdoor activities. Even in full hurricane season with rain showers afflicting South Florida every afternoon, there's no stop to gatherings, concerts and art shows. We have created a map of events that goes from the internationally acclaimed bands to the best-kept secrets in Miami.

Gold Dust Lounge

Harold Golen Gallery
2294 N.W. 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33127
(305) 989-3359
www.golddustlounge.com

Date: Wynwood Art Walk Every 4th Wednesday of the Month at 7 p.m.

Gold Dust Lounge is a veteran at playing outdoors as the resident band at The Standard, Miami Beach and at Wynwood Art Walk since 2009. The group's music is an eclectic mix of the best that the local neighborhood can give us: acid surf, punk rock, jazz and spaghetti western. South Florida-native guitarist and songwriter Richard Mofsky leads this musical project that integrates a varied range of musical influences. The band is composed of seasoned musicians able to merge the free outdoors playing with unexpected melodies and down-tempo moods.

Related: Best Art Walks In Miami

Wallcasts at New World Symphony

Miami Beach SoundScape
500 17th St.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.nws.edu
May 3, 2013 - Richard Strauss: Revelry & Romance

Have you ever experienced a concert inside a concert hall broadcast outside in the park? That is what the Wallcasts at the Miami Beach Soudscape are all about. Just bring your own blanket, picnic fare and equipment and let the masterly performers captivate your senses through 186 state-of-the-art outdoor speakers and a 7,000-square-foot exterior projection wall.

fun.

Mizner Park Amphitheatre
590 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us

Date: September 18, 2013

Fun., the 2013 Best New Artist Grammy Award winner, will be performing in Boca Raton in mid-September. The NYC-based trio, who came to popularity with the single "We Are Young." also the Best New Song 2013 Grammy winner, will have Tegan and Sara as the openers. A portion of the ticket sales will benefit The Ally Coalition, a partnership between fun. and designer Rachel Antonoff to encourage the fashion and entertainment communities to support LGBT equality.

Legends of the Summer – Stadium Tour featuring Jay Z and Justin Timberlake

Sun Life Stadium
2269 N.W. 199th St.
Miami Gardens, FL 33056
(305) 943-8000
www.sunlifestadium.com

Date: August 16, 2013

The Legends of the Summer – Stadium Tour is one of the summer's most coveted tours and will come to South Florida in the middle of the summer. Jay Z and former N'Sync member Justin Timberlake who, together, amass a total of 23 Grammy Awards, 67 million albums sold and two Emmys, will sensually seduce the crowds in one of the largest outdoor venues in South Florida.

Francesca Belluomini is a freelance writer covering all things Miami. Her work can be found on Examiner.com

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