The Meadows Music & Arts Festival is an annual music festival held at 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, which was held on October 1-2, 2016, was headlined by 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. The festival was inspired by the cancellation of Kanye West's set during the Sunday of the 2016 Governors Ball Music Festival due to heavy rains. In was announced on March 20, 2017 that the festival will return September 15-17, 2017. On May 8, 2017, the official lineup was announced, featuring headliners Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Gorillaz.
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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
2017
On May 8, 2017, the official lineup announcement was made for the 2017 festival, which will be held September 15-17. The festival will be headlined by Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Gorillaz. Future, Nas, Bassnectar, and Weezer are also among the many artists performing at the three day festival. Below is the lineup listed in the order as they appear on the official lineup poster, as of May 13, 2017:
- Jay-Z
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Gorillaz
- Future
- Nas
- Bassnectar
- Weezer
- Run the Jewels
- LL Cool J feat. DJ Z-Trip
- M.I.A.
- Erykah Badu
- Foster the People
- Migos
- Action Bronson
- Big Gigantic
- TV on the Radio
- Two Door Cinema Club
- Milky Chance
- Blood Orange
- Broken Social Scene
- De La Soul
- Joey Bada$$
- Tegan and Sara
- Tory Lanez
- 21 Savage
- St. Paul & The Broken Bones
- Ghostface Killah
- Flatbush Zombies
- Sleigh Bells
- Big Boi
- Marian Hill
- Sky Ferreira
- A-Trak
- BADBADNOTGOOD
- Lido
- Broods
- Antibalas
- GTA
- Lizzo
- Swet Shop Boys
- Big Wild
- Wild Belle
- Kamaiyah
- Léon
- Jacob Banks
- Fantastic Negrito
- Public Access T.V.
- CRX
- Circa Waves
- Jordan Bratton
- Youngr
- Dams of the West
- DREAMERS
- Dave
- Flor
- Arkells
- Formation
- Mike Floss
- Slaptop
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References
External links
- Official Website Homepage
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