Entertainment

We've got an amazing show planned for the NYC Half. With 18 entertainment acts lining the course and a rockin' post-race festival, you're about to experience an NYC Half like never before. Here's the lineup (with more to come):

Start Line

U.S. National Anthem performed by Dana Parish

This singer/songwriter is about to tour in support of her debut album, Uncrushed. Her first single, Not My Problem, climbed to #23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

 

"Watch Me Fly" by Dana Parish [Purchase Song]

72nd Street Transverse at East Drive

Luke James - Acoustic Pop Singer Performing Covers

7th Avenue Acoustic Performers

Magbana Drummers
Magbana is a multi-cultural performance group of percussionists and dancers that fuses world percussion with traditional African drum and dance rhythms

Crispus Attucks - horns group

SAWWAR - Street Drummer

Mike Alaska, solo drummer extraordinaire.

 

 

 

 

 

7th Avenue between 47th and 48th Streets

Live amplified music from Julian Peterson. Originally from Colorado, Julian is a soulful singer/songwriter based in NYC. Julian will be playing the NYC Half Marathon for the second time this spring.

 

 

West side of 44th St. and 7th Ave

NYRR presents the Times Square Sing-A-Long

For the third straight year, spectators and runners alike will have the opportunity to follow along with Broadway performers as they sing favorite classic songs. Don’t worry about forgetting the lyrics; they’ll be displayed on a giant video screen. And they’ll be aided by the cheering squad from CHEER NY and NYRR Youth Programs school kids.

This is a must see (and Sing) experience!

42nd Street between 7th and 8th avenues

Live music from East River Blues Band. Gut-wrenching harmonica playing, howling whiskey ballads, and soul-filled blues guitar.

 

 

 

42nd Street between 8th and 9th avenues

Bop Monroe & Pocket Monster This poppy, punky, surf rock band are veterans of both the NYC Half-Marathon and ING New York City Marathon.

 

 

 

West Side Highway

Jingle Punks. AKA Group Sounds, this same act is no stranger to the NYC Half Marathon- that was them rocking the top of a double decker tour bus in Times Square a few years ago. With the U.S.S. Intrepid as their backdrop, these cover song specialists will perform classic rock and tracks from "Top Gun."

40th Street and West Side Highway

The Mondays. Power pop band.

 

 

 

 

34th Street

Penguin Revolution. Funky ska rock.

 

 

 

 

 

15th St. and West Side Highway

Lady Southpaw

This Brooklyn-based runner/singer-songwriter plays songs about running  at the ideal cadence for quick efficient strides.  She’ll be playing by her teammates the Hudson Dusters at the nearby Fluid Station.

 

 

West Side Highway "Corridor of Sound"

As runners make their final push to the finish, a “Corridor of Sound” on West Side Highway will feature four D.J. stations at the below cross-streets to motivate both runners and fans with a variety of New York City sounds.

Christopher Street

Houston Street

Canal Street

Vestry Street

DJs courtesy of On The Move Entertainment

Post-Race Festival at Battery Park’s North Cove

• Live DJ
• Awards Ceremony
• Charity and Team for Kids Tent
• Massage Therapy courtesy of the Swedish Institute of Massage
• Post-Race Stretching courtesy of the Whartons