EV Grieve: concerts in Tompkins Square Park

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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Sunday in the Park

Photos by Stacie Joy

People of all ages gathered in Tompkins Square Park on Sunday afternoon as the annual Tompkins Square Riot Reunion unfolded. Here's a look at some faces in the crowd...

Monday, August 3, 2026

ABC No Rio returns to Tompkins Square Park with a free afternoon of music

Photos by Stacie Joy

ABC No Rio hosted a free afternoon of music in Tompkins Square Park on Saturday as a fundraiser for its long-awaited new home on Rivington Street... part of a weekend that included the annual Riot Reunion show.

Five bands performed during the event. We caught sets by headliners, indie vets Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, and Crush Fund. Organizers also passed the bucket to help fund a new PA system for the new ABC No Rio building, expected to open later this year.

From the day...starting with NYC's Crush Fund, who released a debut record on Friday...

... and Ted Leo, who played in the OG ABC No Rio space in the early 1990s...

Previously on EV Grieve:

• Inside the new ABC No Rio

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Sunday's opening shot

Photo of Scotty Skitzo by Stacie Joy

The 38th annual Tompkins Square Riot Reunion show takes place TODAY from 3 to 7 p.m. ... in the Park.

The free concert, commemorating the Tompkins Square Park police riot of Aug. 6, 1988, includes several bands, Kartel, Drunken Rampage, and Citizens Arrest, among others, and several speakers.