7
Jul/16

TICKET ALERT: PANORAMA NYC

7
Jul/16

panorama

Who: Arcade Fire, Alabama Shakes, Major Lazer, Kendrick Lamar, the National, Sufjan Stevens, LCD Soundsystem, Sia, A$AP Rocky, many more
What: Panorama NYC music and art festival
Where: Randall’s Island Park
When: July 22-24, $125 per day ($230 VIP), $369 for three-day pass ($699 VIP), ferry $25 per day, shuttle $30 per day
Why: Goldenvoice, the promoters behind such festivals as Coachella, Stagecoach, FYF, Hangout, Firefly, and Splash House as well as 2008’s All Points West at Liberty State Park, is giving it another go in the metropolitan area this summer with Panorama NYC, a three-day fest taking place on Randall’s Island July 22-24. The innovative Panorama Stage, which features a wraparound HD video screen that is 30 feet high and 170 feet long, will host such bands as Arcade Fire, Alabama Shakes, Major Lazer, and Silversun Pickups on Friday, Kendrick Lamar, the National, Blood Orange, and Foals on Saturday, and LCD Soundsystem, Sia, Run the Jewels, and Kurt Vile & the Violators on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Pavilion stage boasts such groups as Schoolboy Q, FKA Twigs, and Broken Social Scene on Friday, Sufjan Stevens, Flosstradamus, and Daughter on Saturday, and A$AP Rocky, Grace Potter, and SZA on Sunday. At the more intimate Parlor you can catch DJ Khaled, Netsky, and Madlib on Friday, Kaytranada, Alunageorge, and Horse Meat Disco on Saturday, and Classixx, Tourist, and Holy Ghost! on Sunday. (Complete set times are below.) The festival also features the Despacio dance floor, created by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and David and Stephen Dewaele of Soulwax with recording engineer John Klett. In addition, the Verge will be presenting the Lab, a seventy-foot video dome and projection Façade that will house seven multimedia digital art experiences, consisting of Emilie Baltz and Philip Sierzega’s “Cotton Candy Theremin,” Future Wife’s “Visceral Recess,” Dave & Gabe’s “Hyper Thread,” Gabriel Pulecio AKA lustix’s “Infinite Wall,” Mountain Gods’ “Giant Gestures,” Red Paper Heart’s “The Art of Pinball,” and Zachary Lieberman’s “Reflection Study.” Keep watching twi-ny for more coverage of Panorama as the big weekend approaches.

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