Launch.com has an article with the summer concert schedule.

Prince is scheduled to appear on June 22.



The article reads:

'N Sync, Backstreet Boys To Play 'Today' Concert Series



(4/17/01, 7 a.m. ET) -- Destiny's Child, Ricky Martin, Sugar Ray, Shaggy, the Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Lopez, and 'N Sync are all scheduled to take part in NBC's sixth annual Today Summer Concert Series, which starts April 27.



Today feature reporter and weatherman Al Roker recently shared with LAUNCH his thoughts on vocal-harmony pop groups like the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. "My 13-year-old, Courtney, said, 'So Dad, who do you think is better: 98 Degrees, the Backstreet Boys, or 'N Sync?' And of course my initial reaction is, 'There's a difference?' But, of course, you don't want to say that because then you're doing the same thing that your parents did to you, and then once you listen to them, yeah, they're all different, they're all good. It's interesting in that they all kind of take from, I think, rhythm-and-blues and hip-hop, and they kind of make their sound, and there you have it."



Rod Stewart will kick off the outdoor performances on April 27, marking his first-ever appearance in the Today Summer Concert Series. Additional 2001 first-time performers include John Mellencamp and Neil Diamond. Multiple Grammy Award-winner Sting takes the stage for the third time in his career on May 4. Today will also welcome back favorites such as Prince, Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Gloria Estefan. The free live concerts will take place every Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET outside Today's Studio 1A at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.



The Today Summer Concert Series schedule (subject to change):



April 27 - Rod Stewart


May 4 - Sting


May 11 - Destiny's Child


May 18 - Ricky Martin


May 25 - James Taylor


June 1 - Gloria Estefan


June 8 - Trisha Yearwood


June 15 - Sugar Ray


June 22 - Prince


June 29 - Earth, Wind & Fire


July 2 - Backstreet Boys


July 6 - Shaggy


July 13 - Jennifer Lopez


July 20 - Jimmy Buffett


July 27 - Neil Diamond


August 3 - Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band


August 10 - Melissa Etheridge


August 17 - Tim McGraw


August 24 - 'N Sync


August 31 - TBA


September 7 - John Mellencamp


September 14 - Macy Gray


September 21 - Sheryl Crow



-- Jason Gelman, New York