Nile Rodgers and Chic will perform at the venue on Friday, July 4.
The disco funk icon, 72, co-founded Chic and has collaborated with some of the world’s biggest artists, including David Bowie, Madonna, Beyoncé, Sister Sledge, Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams.
He has featured on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide.
Rodgers was awarded three Grammys for his work with Daft Punk on the electric duo’s Random Access Memories album.
He landed his first number one album with Chic’s 1978, C’est Chic, with the songs Le Freak and Good Times also both reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Le Freak went on to become Atlantic Records’ best-selling single for the 37 years that followed its release.
Rodgers produced We Are Family for Sister Sledge in 1979, which went to number one on Billboard’s R&B chart.
He is set to deliver hits from across his almost four-decade long career in York.
“Incredibly excited to announce the legendary Nile Rodgers & CHIC are the latest name to join this Summer’s York Museum Garden Summer series – alongside very special guest, soul songwriter Jalen Ngonda!” a Live at Museum Gardens spokesperson said.
They added: “The disco funk trailblazer is responsible for huge hits such as ‘Everybody Dance’, ‘I Want Your Love’, ‘Good Times’ and the iconic summer classic ‘Get Lucky’ and will be bringing his iconic band to the grounds of the city’s cherished landmark on Friday 4th July!”
There will be a York postcode presale (YO1, YO10, YO19, YO23, YO24, YO26, YO30, YO31 and YO32) at 9am on Thursday (January 30).
General sale tickets will go on sale 9am on Friday 31.
Tickets are available from the Futuresound Group’s website.
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Rodgers’ performance will come a day after Elbow headlines Museum Gardens.
The Manchester band are set to take to the stage on Thursday, July 3, for the first night of the Live at Museum Garden’s event.
As The Press reported, the event follows successful gigs by Shed Seven and Jack Savoretti – along with guests including Pete Doherty – who played to sold out crowds at Museum Gardens last summer for the first time since the 1970s and 80s, when it hosted the likes of Roxy Music.
Shed Seven frontman Rick Witter previously told The Press: “I thought it worked really well over the two days.
“People were really well behaved, everyone looked like they were having a great time.
“The revenue that it must have brought into the city is a brilliant thing.”
