Radium Runway: Summer Concert w/ “Jazz Mafia’s Grateful Bass” (Alameda Point)

Radium Runway Summer Concert Series features La Misa Negra, Sunny War, Jazz Mafia’s Grateful Brass, and True Loves.

National and local touring acts will bring high-energy, family-friendly concerts to delight Bay Area audiences in Alameda on four Saturday afternoons June through September.

Radium Presents announces a summer concert series to take place at its outdoor performance venue Radium Runway, Alameda Point’s open-air arts hub which boasts stunning views of the San Francisco Bay and distinct large-scale murals.

Radium Runway Summer Concert Series
Four Saturday Afternoons, June to September 2024 | 3pm
Radium Runway, Alameda Point, 2151 Ferry Point, Alameda, CA 94501 (Alameda Point, adjacent to Seaplane Lagoon Promenade)
Get Tickets – $20 adv / $25 day-of-show. Premium $49 (includes admission for 2, seated at a table and two drink tickets) Youth (13 & Under) – Free

• Doors and seating at 2pm / Show at 3pm
• Free parking is available at the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal lot.
• One block from the W. Atlantic & Orion stop of the AC Transit 96 bus line.
• Adjacent to the terminus of the Cross Alameda Trail at Seaplane Lagoon Promenade if you are walking or biking (bicycle parking available).

2024 Schedule

• June 15 – La Misa Negra – Summer kickoff
• July 20 – Sunny War
• August 17 – Jazz Mafia’s Grateful Bass
• September 21 – True Loves

Oakland’s own La Misa Negra launches the summer series on Saturday, June 15, bringing their high- energy Afro-Latin and Cumbia grooves to the Radium Runway outdoor stage. Powered by horn and accordion-driven riffs and a fierce rhythm section, La Misa Negra has shared stages and festival appearances with the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, and more. Samba- reggae-funk band SambaDá opens.

On July 20, Nashville-based singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso Sunny War headlines. Her emotional mix of gospel, blues, folk, and rock are delivered with her signature innovative guitar style which L.A. Weekly’s Michael Simmons proclaims, “I haven’t heard a young guitarist this dexterous … in eons.” San Francisco singer-songwriter and guitarist Diana Gameros opens for this concert.

For the August 17 concert, Jazz Mafia’s Grateful Brass reimagines the iconic music of the Grateful Dead with instrumentation of brass, drums,, and vocals digging deep into the Grateful Dead discography with creative re-imaginations infused with the ebullient spirit of New Orleans Second Line, Afrobeat grooves, energetic Afro-Cuban polyrhythms, and Balkan brass, all sitting on top of a heavy foundation of funk. Modern micro brass band The SticklerPhonics join the bill for this show.

Closing out the series on September 21 is popular Seattle-based funk and soul ac  True Loves. The band has been called “simply one of the best bands in Seattle” by KEXP’s John Richards. Opening for the final concert is Bay Area soul duo Andre Cruz & Chris Lujan. About the concert series, Radium’s operations manager Rachel Campos de Ivanov said, “We couldn’t be more excited to share this dramatic location with such an eclectic, and talented lineup for this year’s Runway Concert Series. Between the amazing talent and the unique venue it’s going to be an incredible experience.”

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About Radium

Radium is a nonprofit organization spearheading the initiative to establish a new performing arts center at Alameda Point. Last year, Radium launched the outdoor venue Radium Runway to build support to develop this permanent cultural institution. When complete, Radium will be a professional space for today’s artists to inspire audiences, nurture the next generation, and play an important role in the rejuvenation of Alameda Point. Learn more at www.RadiumPresents.org.