By — Andrew Mach Andrew Mach Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/wknd-miles-music-heres-whats-playing-2015-new-york-city-marathon Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Miles of music: Listen to the bands playing at the 2015 New York City Marathon Nation Oct 31, 2015 4:49 PM EDT Singer Alicia Keys is among the more than 50,000 athletes running in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, and along the racecourse, the Grammy-winning Big Apple native will be in familiar company. According to New York Road Runners, more than 130 bands, musicians and DJs, from brass to bagpipes and rock to reggae, are scattered along the racecourse this year — an average of five acts per mile — to keep runners motivated and their supporters invigorated. But even if you’re not huffing and puffing through the 26.2-mile Concrete Jungle, you can still get in an Empire State of Mind with our Spotify playlist of the bands playing at the marathon. A complete list of entertainment at this year’s race can be found on the 2015 TCS New York City Marathon mobile app. By — Andrew Mach Andrew Mach Andrew Mach is a former Digital Editor for PBS NewsHour in New York City, where he manages the online editorial direction of the national broadcast's weekend edition. Formerly, Mach was a news editor and staff writer for NBC News. He's also written for the Christian Science Monitor in Boston and had stints at ABC News, the Washington Post and German network ZDF in Berlin, in addition to reporting for an investigative journalism project in Phoenix. Mach was a recipient of the 2016 Kiplinger Fellowship, the 2015 RIAS German/American Exchange fellowship by the Radio Television Digital News Foundation and the 2012 Berlin Capital Program Fulbright. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a native of Aberdeen, South Dakota. @andrewjmach
Singer Alicia Keys is among the more than 50,000 athletes running in the New York City Marathon on Sunday, and along the racecourse, the Grammy-winning Big Apple native will be in familiar company. According to New York Road Runners, more than 130 bands, musicians and DJs, from brass to bagpipes and rock to reggae, are scattered along the racecourse this year — an average of five acts per mile — to keep runners motivated and their supporters invigorated. But even if you’re not huffing and puffing through the 26.2-mile Concrete Jungle, you can still get in an Empire State of Mind with our Spotify playlist of the bands playing at the marathon. A complete list of entertainment at this year’s race can be found on the 2015 TCS New York City Marathon mobile app.