Balance sheet of the Zurich City Summer 2017
The Stadtsommer concert series attracted more than 5,000 music lovers in the city of Zurich. They attended the five free concerts at which ten Zurich bands presented their work. A city summer is set to take place again in 2018.
According to the city's press release, the concert evening with the two bands Ursina and Brandy Butler & The Brokenhearted on July 29 at the Bäckeranlage was the best attended. Another four concerts with the Zurich bands Cowboys from Hell, Elina Duni, Linda Vogel, Trio Heinz Herbert, Zayk, J&L Defer, Cristallin and Odd Beholder took place in the best open-air weather at Platzspitz, Sihlhölzli Park, Turbinenplatz and in front of the Helsinkiklub.
The Stadtsommer concert series, organized by the Culture Department, has been taking place every July and August since 1998. It is an instrument for promoting talented young musicians and bands from Zurich.
The city summer was held annually until 2015, but was not held in 2016. As an alternative, the Jazz/Rock/Pop department of the Culture Division organized the "Züri Hornt (vis-à-vis)" concert day last year in collaboration with Zürcher Theater Spektakel. A city summer concert series is to be held again in summer 2018, as was the case this year.
