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I’m on a Boat, Listening to Music
Rock Off’s Concert Cruises bring rock ‘n’ roll to the water
Fishbone performing at a recent Concert Cruise (Photo: zahner, via Flickr)
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There are many great songs out there about boats—“Ship of Fools,” “Yacht Dance,” “I’m on a Boat”—but rarely have rock ‘n’ roll and boats come together so literally as they do for Rocks Off’s Concert Cruises. Now in its tenth season, the Concert Cruises are where bands perform on a boat moving around the Hudson or East River. And don’t worry, there’s almost no chance you’ll ever hear Jimmy Buffett’s “Boat Drinks.”
Between April and October, Rocks Off, “NYC’s sweetest independent concert promoter,” hosts over 200 events and concerts in a variety of genres on their fleet of six ships. One night, Built to Spill could be shredding to “Strange,” and the next, New .45, a tribute to Sublime, will perform. The promoter also offers weekend rafting trips and transportation to Citi Field.
Here are just a few of Rocks Off’s Concert Cruises worth checking out:
August 11, 7 p.m.
Cro-Mags
Aboard The Temptress
August 19, 7 p.m.
Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute
Aboard The Half Moon
August 19, 8 p.m.
Less Than Jake
Aboard The Temptress
August 27, 7:30 p.m.
Apollo Sunshine and the Black Hollies
(10th Anniversary Celebration, All-You-Can-Drink)
Aboard The Half Moon
September 2, 7 p.m.
Built to Spill
Aboard The Temptress
September 19, 5:30 p.m.
Pavement, Jenny and Johnny
Williamsburg Waterfront
(Ticket doesn’t give you Waterfront access; it allows you to watch the show from a boat)
September 24, 8 p.m.
Appetite for Destruction: Tribute to Guns N’ Roses
Aboard The Jewel
October 22, 7 p.m.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Aboard The Temptress
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