Jay-Z will hold a two-day music festival in Philadelphia over Labor Day Weekend. The event, which will take place on the Ben Franklin Parkway, will feature more than 30 artists, 70% of which are confirmed… though there were no indications who they would be.
Tickets will go on-sale in mid May.
“Everyone knows my love affair with Philly, from the amazing talented artists I’ve signed here… to the film work I’m about to do with Will Smith in Overbrook,” HOV told a seemingly odd mixture of media and fans outside the Art Museum this morning.
The festival, called Made in America, is being sponsored by Anheuser-Busch and will benefit the United Way.
The last major concert to take place in Philly was Live 8, which drew like 100 billion people to the Parkway. I’m sure an outdoor hip hop festival in the middle of a crowded city will go of without any hitches. I’m sure of it.
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The over/under of problems to be experienced at the concert is 99. What side are you on?
i can tell you this: a bitch won’t be one
this is not going to be a good idea. i like jay z, but this will be flash mob city.
Racist much?? You wouldn’t be saying that if it was country music. Or rock.
Don’t be a dick, Richard. Nothing said in this article is racist.
The stench of cocoa butter will be immense
Why not just call it the Rape and Stab festival?
Who is the little fat fuck next to Jay Z? I see nothing that could go wrong here
Yeah, this reeks of of subtle racism and sterotypes. Jay Z will pull just as many hipsters as he will any other group. Live Nation will have it on lock down. You won’t be able to get anywhere near the parkway without a ticket. It will be fine.
Looking forward to seeing what artists are involved and if it’s worth it.
Going to be a hell of a Labor Day weekend in this city.
That’s Freeway, he is from Philly and he has a cool beard
Austin – original…you read Philly.com comments?
Well done, Kyle. Next time before ripping the Boston fans for racism, just take a look at your sites comments.
its not racist its fact
While Jay-z is organizing… other media outlets are saying it will be artists from all genres.
Simply, let’s wait and see who is scheduled to appear.
Well said CC – it is pretty prejudice to assume their will be problems because its Jay Z. Live 8 wasn’t a total disaster. It depends on the artist who are booked. We’ll see.
Michael Nutter = Squidward Tentacles.
That will always be funny.
People who cry racism over every little thing is the reason racism exist, get a grip people it isn’t racism at all
I’m sure they’ll all book hotel rooms and visit the new Barnes museum before the show. South Street business owners: you will be shoplifted like mad Labor Day weekend.
I say the same thing everyday, Bob.
How in the world are they going to have a ticketed event on a main tourist thoroughfare, on a holiday weekend?
It’s actually not only a hip-hop festival. There will be 28 different acts from all different genres. So yeah, there might not be too many problems.
Remind me to be elsewhere that particular weekend, say like, Tokyo. Hey, Ryan, I’ll take the over. Gladly. The city and Live Nation can plan security for this show like a Presidential visit and something will STILL go wrong. And before anyone accuses me of being racist, I’M black and I can see trouble coming a mile away. I hope I’m wrong, but this thing could make the Greek Picnic look like a Boy Scout Jamboree.
Might need to take off on those days. It’s gonna be a hot mess.
How many festivals has Jay Z headlined that have been fine in major cities all across the country? Many
Dude on the right looks like a miserable bastard
And this is sports related how? Is there a link that I am missing or were you just trying to show that you are a racist?
Mike Meech reads this website religiously.
Richard and all the others screaming Racism.
The last time I went to a country concert (and i went to 4 last summer) I don’t recall any violent crime occurring and most of the lyricals involved God, our troops, America being awesome, open spaces, and farming/hunting/fishing, and drinking.
Listening to any Jay-Z lyricals involves how he used to sling crack, pimping women, killing people, other violence towards other people, life on the street, glorying street gangs, NYC, and spending vast amounts of money.
I think that is why no one really worries too much about flash mob-esque violence at country music concerts
In all seriousness this will be a real test on PPD’s control of crowds, and this will have national attention. I hope the flash mobs do not show up after the concert, as they have with other hip-hop concerts in the past.
Questlove says the lineup will rival Live Aid from 85.
sounds like a nice day
I went to The Roots Picnic last year (aka a day long rap festival) and there was a mixed racial crowd, and it went off without a hitch. Depending on the line up I can’t wait for this
i actually remeber there being shots fired in the crowd after the roots picnic last year…theres was a vid online of the shots going off and everyone running…
Last 4th of July my bf and I were on the parkway and during the fireworks, shots were fired. A bunch of ppl fairly close to us immediately dispersed and started screaming and running towards us. We had to grab everything and run.. We were jumping over ppl who were sitting on the ground and families with small kids were freaking out. Crazy shit. I just hope this puts a positive light on the city.. We already get shit on enough for being “classless” fans. The concert sounds fun as long as security is tight enough
There will be problems but there will be just as many asshole white kids doing it as there will be black kids doing it. Assholes are assholes, regardless of skin color. Get enough drugs/alcohol in the wrong person, regardless of color, and bad things will happen.
CrossingBroad.com’s comments have become worse than Philly.com’s. Who would have know that could be possible?
Ed Snider is opening act gonna sing 38 years fleecing sports fans in this city but the bich aint one
pretty OG of Freeway to show up in sweatpants…ha even jay had a sports jacket on
Can’t stand Jay-z.
But some of these people commenting need to grow the hell up.
The blog is beginning to resemble a joke with the comments section. Not even a good joke.
Kyle is going to get fucked up by a black dude someday. I’m sure of it.
@that guy, and everyone saying this is racist- uhh.. it’s going to be all DIFFERENT acts ACTUALLY, IE hip hop, rock, country, latin, dance….and yes even country – which is primarily based on redneck, republican, RACIST, homophobic cowboy boot wearers. GTFO
Imagine how bad it’s going to smell at that circus
This blog is stupid. It frustrates me, and i dont know why i check it every day. It is the internet equivalent of a train wreck.
@gophillies,
I didn’t really see any country acts mentioned in any article….enlighten me. I don’t think it can be construed as racist when the flash mobs are all black in this city, and the BLACK MAYOR begins to scold his people for what has been happening. Even Bill Cosby has said the hip-hop culture is destroying black america. get a fucking clue.
pussy hurt, do-gooder.
If none of u people know who the “dude on the right” is then ur a moron…its phillys own freeway, expand ur music horizon…this concert will be great, be thankful that their doing it in philly
Why is this going to be trouble?
I was at Live8. The worst thing I saw were some people standing on one of those food cart things. A cop came along, told everyone to get down, and the climbers proceeded to climb down. Absolutely outrageous!! Oh, and there were too few port-a-potties until later in the afternoon once everybody realized you could walk farther down the Parkway and not have to wait in the lines.
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