Twilight Dance Series (Free Concerts)

The 25th Annual Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series will begin on July 2 and will run through September 3, 2009. Thursday evenings during the summer from 7-10pm, prepare to sing, dance, or just rock out to the best in Reggae, folk, rock and eclectic world music. Admission is and has always been free! No alcohol is allowed. Dogs are allowed as long as they are on a leash.


Septmeber 3 - An evening with Patti Smith and her band

From Wiki:

"Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer–songwriter, poet and visual artist who was a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "Godmother of Punk", she integrated the beat poetry performance style with three-chord rock. Smith's most widely known song is "Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. In 2005, Patti Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture, and in 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."