The people behind Coachella are putting on a festival starring Kendrick Lamar and LCD Soundsystem. In a crowded market,is it enough to lure original Yorkers? After months of controversy including a turf war and a petition to block it from happening, the Panorama music festival will finally debut in this weekend. Its entrance into the original York festival scene parks its tanks firmly on the lawn of the more established festival Governor’s Ball, and which takes dwelling on Randalls Island each June. The prospect of a original festival entering the city caused such a stir that Governor’s Ball organizers started a petition to ask Mayor Bill de Blasio to deny a permit on Panoramas original location: Flushing Meadows Park in Queens. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com