The Roots, Janelle Monae, And More To Perform Free Shows As Part Of Pan Am Games

Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square will host nightly concerts during the games.

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Hip-hop institution The Roots, R&B songstress Janelle Monae, and technicolour psych-rock weirdos The Flaming Lips will all perform free concerts in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square as part of Panamania, a 35-day arts and culture festival running in conjunction with the 2015 Pan Am games.

The 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto are a little more than two months away, and as excitement builds, we’re getting a look at how the city plans to enrich the experience for visitors and residents alike. Over a 35-day span, more than 1300 artists are scheduled to perform. As a bonus, all programming at Nathan Phillips and Pan Am Park on Exhibition Place grounds will be free and open to the public, with notable acts including Death From Above 1979, Chromeo, Tanya Tagaq, Jan Freakin’ Arden, Dragonette, A Tribe Called Red, and many more.

Panamania begins July 10th and runs until August 15th. Nathan Phillips sounds like the place to be during the games—it’ll also feature nightly fireworks displays and victory celebrations for medal-winning athletes.

The Flaming Lips perform July 19th, The Roots on August 8th, and Janelle Monae on August 9th. Find out more information here, and check out an abbreviated schedule below:

Nathan Phillips Square:


Death from Above 1979 – July 12

Ondatropica – July 13

Lila Downs – July 15

Luciano – July 16

The Flaming Lips – July 19

Marie-Pierre Arthur – July 22

Café Tacvba – July 22

Calle 13 – July 25

Damien Robitaille - July 25

Chromeo – August 7

Tanya Tagaq – August 8

The Roots – August 8

Janelle Monae – August 9

Brigitte Boisjoli – August 9

Jann Arden – August 11

A Tribe Called Red – August 12



Pan Am Park:


USS – July 11

A Tribe Called Red – July 12

Colin James – July 17

Dragonette – July 19

ChocQuib Town – July 19

Lights – July 20

The Barra McNeils – July 25

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