Central and Prospect parks offer fantastic concerts, but some neighborhood parks also host big names. Here’s a sample of free shows:

*Asser Levy/seaside park, Coney Island

Aretha Franklin, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m. Lady Soul brings respect to the Seaside Summer Concert Series.

Plus: John Legend, Aug. 5; the B-52’s, Aug. 19 (brooklynconcerts.com)

*Wingate Field, East Flatbush

Salt-N-Pepa, Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m. The female rappers push it real good at the Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series.

Plus: Aretha Franklin, Aug. 9; Sean Paul, Aug. 23 (brooklynconerts.com)

*East River State Park, Williamsburg

Cut Copy, Aug. 8, 2 p.m. The indie electro-pop band from Australia plays the waterfront.

Plus: Chromeo, Aug. 22; Delorean, Aug. 29 (thepoolparties.com)

*Queensbridge Park, Long Island City

Olu Dara, July 28, 7 p.m. The father of rapper Nas plays trumpet with an eclectic sound under the Queensboro Bridge.

Plus: Pharoahe Monch, Wednesday (summerstage.org)

*Tappen Park, Stapleton, Staten Island

The Metropolitan Opera, Thursday, 7 p.m. It’s duets and arias with soprano Monica Yunus, tenor Matthew Plenk and bass-baritone Donovan Singletary.

Plus: Lisa Lisa, Tuesday; Blue Magic, July 27 (summerstage.org)

*Jackie Robinson Park,
Harlem

Doug E. Fresh, Aug. 11, 7 p.m. The beat-boxing rapper, who kicked it big in 1985, still can’t be beat.

Plus: Metropolitan Opera, July 29; Tye Tribbett, Aug. 18 (summerstage.org)

*East River Park, LES

White Rabbits, Aug. 12, 7 p.m. The Brooklyn rock sextet describes its music as “honky-tonk calypso.”

Plus: George Lamond, Aug. 4; Our Latiin Thing — Tribute to the Fania All-Stars, Aug. 19 (summerstage.org)