Summer concerts at Newport Beach Civic Center begin Sunday

By Hannah FryStaff Writer

July 27, 2016 6:47 PM PT

The Newport Beach Arts Commission on Sunday will present the Hollywood Stones, a Rolling Stones tribute band, for the first in a series of four free summer concerts on the Civic Center lawn.

“Dick Swagger, along with band members Keef Riffoff, Rick Taylor, Will Hyman and Harley Watts, have worked closely together for over a dozen years and performed at the Hollywood Palladium, House of Blues and a host of other venues throughout the country,” a concert announcement states.

Sunday’s show will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 7:30.

The other concerts in the series are:

Aug. 14: Pacific Symphony (Musical Playground activities for children at 5:30 p.m. and the concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m.)

Aug. 21: Rumours (Fleetwood Mac tribute), 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 11: The Springsteen Experience (Bruce Springsteen tribute), 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Concert-goers are allowed to bring a picnic, blankets and low-slung beach chairs. Food trucks also will be serving. Alcohol is prohibited.

Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered Orange County for The Times and has written extensively about criminal trials, housing, politics and government. In 2020, Fry was part of the team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara. Fry came to The Times from the Daily Pilot, where she covered coastal cities, education and crime. An Orange County native, Fry started her career as an intern at the Orange County Register.