The wonderful folks at JellyNYC have brought back the awesome Pool Parties free summer concert series. This year kicked off with Merge Records act Superchunk, along with Oakley Hall and +/-, playing to a packed pool filled with people rocking out, sweating, playing dodgeball, and slip ‘n sliding. This weeks lineup is not to be missed, featuring Illinois,Dengue Fever, and headlining act Man Man.

Photos from the event can be found after the jump!

Click the photos for larger versions and check out more photos of the bands and other fun stuff from the day here.

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Tags: +/-, McCarren Pool, Superchunk, oakley hall, photos by Jason
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Ahh summer, the perfect time for bbq’s, beaches and…an olympic sized pool filled with awesome bands, dodgeball games and a slip n’ slide?!

Yeah, the free Sunday Pool Parties at McCarren Pool return next weekend and just like last summer, this year’s events looks to have already booked up all your Sundays for the rest of the summer. Presented once again by the fine people over at JellyNYC, this year’s lineup is already filled with an eclectic and exciting roster of musical talents beginning next Sunday (June 24th!) with Superchunk and Oakley Hall and continuing on with highlights from Man Man, TV on the Radio, Ted Leo and others. Full lineup after the jump!

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Tags: Awesome, Man Man, McCarren Pool, Superchunk, TV on the Radio, Ted Leo by Alfie
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