COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sheryl Crow and the Beach Boys will headline a series of free concerts at the Columbus Commons in downtown Columbus this summer. 

The Beach Boys will perform May 26 while Crow, who will be joined by Keb’ Mo’ and Southern Avenue, will perform July 10. 

Although the concerts are free, tickets will be required. The Columbus Commons said Columbus Commons and CAPA newsletter subscribers will be the first to receive early access to 2,000 tickets on April 26 at 10 a.m. for The Beach Boys, and June 14 at 10 a.m. for Sheryl Crow.

Another batch of 6,000 tickets will be available to the general public on April 27 at 10 a.m. for The Beach Boys, and June 15 at 10 a.m. for Sheryl Crow.

The concerts are part of an effort to invite the public back to downtown two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.