PORTLAND, Ore. – Despite show cancellations at Portland’s Washington Park, the Oregon Zoo says their summer concert series will be red hot this year.

In 18 shows scheduled from June through August, performers set to appear included the B-52s, Los Lobos, Joan Baez and Tears for Fears.

“If you saw something about Washington Park concerts being canceled, don't panic -- the zoo's concerts are still happening,” event coordinator Krista Swan said. “The canceled concerts were the ones at the Washington Park Amphitheater, next to the International Rose Test Gardens."

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Organizers said almost half of the tickets for the entire season of premium shows had been sold.

Also this year, a new showcase of local bands is Wednesday, July 8. Fans can vote on for which bands they want to see through May 31 on the zoo's Web site.

"Zoo Beat" premium shows: by the B-52s (June 19), Tears for Fears (July 11), Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Los Lobos (July 17), Indigo Girls (July 24), Jewel (July 31), Joan Baez (Aug. 14), Susan Tedeschi with JJ Grey & Mofro (Aug. 21), and Amos Lee (Aug. 28).

Wednesday "Zoo Tunes": Femi Kuti and the Positive Force (June 17), Sly & Robbie and the Taxi Gang (June 24), the 234th Army Band (July 1), Vieux Farka Touré (July 15), Riders in the Sky (July 22), Orchestra Baobab (July 29), the Wailers (Aug. 5), Jonatha Brooke (Aug. 12), and Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca (Aug. 19).