If you prefer your Fourth of July to be indoors and uncrowded, don’t fret. TV has plenty of alternatives.
Here are several of them. All are Friday and include music; most (except for AXS) also have fireworks:
PBS
— When: 8 p.m.; rerunning at 9:30.
— Where: Washington, D.C.
— Music: Beach Boys, Temptations, Yolanda Adams (shown here), Josh Turner (see separate story), LoCash,
Lauren Daigle, Abi Carter, National Symphony, Army band and trumpets.
— Also: Tributes, including the 250th anniversary of the Army, Navy and Marines.
NBC
— When: 8 p.m., with highlights rerunning at 10.
— Where: New York City.
— Music: Lenny Kravitz, Trisha Yearwood, Eric Church, Keke Palmer, Ava Max and DeBose.
CW
— When: 9 p.m.
— Where: Boston.
— Music: Boston Pops, choruses, Leslie Odom Jr., LeAnn Rimes, Bell Biv Devoe.
CNN
— When: 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET.
— Where: The cities listed above (Washington, New York, Boston) plus Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, New Orleans and more.
— Music: Noah Kahan is the headliner, adding music from country (Dierks Bentley, Lainey Wilson, Ashley McBryde, The War and Treaty) and beyond, including Sting, Nelly, Counting Crows, Tone Loc, Young MC and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
Fox News Channel
— When: 8-11 p.m. ET
— Where: New York City, plus Washington, D.C. (for fireworks), Myrtle Beach, S.C., and more.
— Music: Dugger Band.
— Also: Patriotic features; others elementa are scattered through the day.
AXS TV
— Music: Unlike the others, this simply has previous concerts. There’s Tom Petty at 11:15 a.m.; Lynyrd Skynyrd at 2 p.m.; ZZ Top at 6; “Willie Nelson & Friends” at 8l Kid Rock at 10; Toby Keith at 11, Bad Company at midnight and more.
— Also: A documentary about Lynyrd Skynyrd, from 3-6 p.m.