The Meadows Music & Arts Festival
| The Meadows Music & Arts Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Hip hop, Rap, Electronica, Indie rock, Alternative rock, Tropical house |
| Dates | October 1–2, 2016 |
| Location(s) | Citi Field, Queens, New York City, United States |
| Years active | 2016 |
| Website | themeadowsnyc |
The Meadows Music & Arts Festival is a two-day music festival held on October 1–2 in Citi Field in Queens, New York City. The festival was produced by Founders Entertainment, which also produces the Governors Ball Music Festival. The inaugural year of the festival headlined several artists, including: Kanye West, J.Cole, Kygo, and Chance the Rapper. The festival boasted 42 artists and four stages: Linden Blvd., Queens Blvd., Shea, and The Meadows.[1] The idea for the festival was inspired by a cancellation of Kanye West's set during the Sunday of the 2016 Governors Ball Music Festival due to heavy rains.[2] Alongside musical acts, The Meadows also had numerous art installations and food vendors.
Musical acts
2016
On Tuesday, June 21, 2016, Founders Entertainment announced the inaugural edition of the Meadows Music and Arts Festival alongside the full lineup. On July 27, 2016, Founders added Pretty Lights, Thomas Jack, and Mr. Twin Sister to the lineup. After much confusion as to a conflict The Weeknd had with Saturday Night Live, it was announced on September 22, 2016 that The Weeknd would move their headlining set to 6:15 PM EST and for J. Cole to take over their headlining duties and close out the first day. However, on September 30, The Weeknd confirmed via Twitter that due to various reasons, he could not play the Meadows Festival at all.
Saturday, October 1, 2016
- J. Cole
- Empire of the Sun
- Pretty Lights
- Damian Marley
- Grimes
- Chromeo
- Zhu
- Thomas Jack
- Savages
- Sylvan Esso
- Post Malone
- Kamasi Washington
- Yeasayer
- Frightened Rabbit
- Lolawolf
- Miami Horror
- Bas
- World's Fair
- Jenaux
- Mr. Twin Sister
- Nico Naryan
- Slaptop
Sunday, October 2, 2016
- Kanye West
- Chance the Rapper
- Kygo
- the 1975
- Bryson Tiller
- Cage the Elephant
- Mac Miller
- Metric
- BØRNS
- Twin Shadow performing the album Purple Rain by Prince
- Jack Garratt
- Pusha T
- Charles Bradley
- The Temper Trap
- Chairlift
- Robert DeLong
- Zella Day
- Lewis del Mar
- Coast Modern
- Mas Ysa
- Firekid
- Mail the Horse
References
- ^ "The Meadows Music and Arts Festival Map".
- ^ "Kanye West, The Weeknd to Headline New NYC Festival From Governors Ball Creators | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.