Nassau County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman is proud to announce a special free summer concert featuring Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Artist Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, sponsored by Jovia Financial Credit Union. The Concert will take place on Saturday, July 30th 2022 at Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre at 8pm.
Residents are asked to arrive early as parking will be limited. Satellite parking lots with adequate public transportation will be announced shortly.
“After years of COVID restrictions, I am excited to welcome Long Island’s own Joan Jett back to the Lakeside Theater at Eisenhower Park to celebrate our county's resiliency and show the rest of the state and country that Nassau is back and open for business.” Said Nassau County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman. “I want to encourage everyone, especially our veterans, doctors, nurses and first responders to come out and enjoy a full night of great music in celebration of all we have overcome and all we are still to achieve.”
The County Executive also announced a special VIP area for veterans, doctors and first responders with valid ID on a first come first served basis as space is limited.
"We're happy to be playing for all the hometown fans in a place that helped start it all for the Blackhearts.” Said Joan Jett. “After a few tough years, great to see this community coming back together for some fun thanks to Bruce Blakeman!"
About Joan Jett: Joan Jett grew up during a time when rock ‘n’ roll was off limits to girls and women, but as a teenager, she promptly blew the door to the boys’ club right off its hinges. After forming her band the Blackhearts in 1979, with whom Jett has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she has had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover."
With a career that has spanned music, film, television, Broadway, and humanitarianism, Joan Jett remains a potent force and inspiration to generations of fans worldwide. As a producer, she has overseen seminal albums by Bikini Kill, and the Germs' LA punk masterpiece ‘GI.’ Jett and Kenny Laguna (her longtime producer and music partner) co-founded Blackheart Records from the trunk of Kenny’s Cadillac after rejections from no less than 23 labels.
40 years later, Blackheart is a thriving entertainment company producing music, film and television, and continues to champion emerging bands. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts continue touring the globe with headlining shows alongside fellow rock legends like The Who, Green Day, Heart, and Foo Fighters. After two COVID-19 postponements, the group will return to the road in summer 2022 for The Stadium Tour with Def Leppard, Motley Crue and Poison. 'Bad Reputation,' a documentary about Jett's life, premiered to critical acclaim at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and is now available for streaming.