NYC to host 'mega-concert' in Central Park this summer to celebrate the city's comeback

[brooklynite]

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Source: 6sqft

The city will host a massive concert with multiple “all-star” performers this summer as a way to celebrate New York’s comeback following the pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday. The mayor said he is working with music producer and Brooklyn native Clive Davis to put on the show, which could include performances from eight major musicians for an in-person crowd of 60,000 people, according to the New York Times.

The concert will be the pinnacle event of what de Blasio called “Homecoming Week,” a weeklong celebration of New York City, as well as affirmation of the city’s revitalization following an awful year. According to the mayor, the idea of a “homecoming” came from Danny Meyer, the CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group and recently appointed chair of the board of the New York Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC).

“This is going to be an amazing, memorable, once-in-a-lifetime week in New York City,” de Blasio said during a press briefing on Monday.

Concert details are unclear as of now, but the mayor said the show on Central Park’s Great Lawn is tentatively set for August 21. The New York Times reported the mayor is aiming for “eight ‘iconic’ stars to perform for 60,000 attendees and a worldwide television audience.”

Doesn't sound like spaced-out seating...


Read more: https://www.6sqft.com/nyc-to-host-mega-concert-in-central-park-this-summer-to-celebrate-the-citys-comeback/

[dewsgirl]

1. This sounds like a bad idea....🤷

[Rebl2]

16. My thought exactly

[PoliticAverse]

2. "once-in-a-lifetime" - for some of the attendees perhaps, unfortunately. n/t

[LakeArenal]

3. Well I hope they invite the whiners

Clapton and Morrison.

[zanana1]

4. I won't ask why they're whiners.

An artist's personality doesn't bother me as long as the music is good.

[LakeArenal]

6. I tried putting articles but would not work today.

[Blues Heron]

9. Clapton was actively pushing anti-vaxxer propaganda

He's a straight up looney tune.

[geardaddy]

10. Uh, isn't Morrison dead?

Like for decades?

[skypilot]

11. I think they mean Van Morrison.

*

[geardaddy]

12. Oh, duh

I forgot about him.

[They_Live]

13. And i thought typo

Morrissey (?). but no.

[greenjar_01]

7. Chicago is already doing full capacity Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, and Riot Fest

New York just announcing concerts now?

[choie]

14. New York

up until now, has been extremely cautious about reopening. And this concert doesn't seem like a really good idea.

[Dream Girl]

8. With Alicia Keyes and John Legend!

Seriously those two never met a national public concert event they didn’t like.

[LakeArenal]

17. Chrissie Tigen....famous for???

She ..... mmmm nuff said.

[VWolf]

15. The Great Lawn can probably hold over a million people

So 60,000 may not be too bad. Just sayin'.

On edit - The biggest concert on the lawn was 800,000 back in 1986 (NY Philharmonic)

[5X]

18. What time are the riot cops scheduled?

[Omaha Steve]

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