NEW YORK - The latest entrant to the fast-growing global festival calendar is moving beyond crowd-pleasing rock acts, offering a New York audience an immersion in art and technology. Yet with the number of festivals quickly growing, Panorama has sought to distinguish itself with a focus on the quirky and high-tech. Governors Ball has swung back by creating yet another festival, The Meadows, which will take place October 1-2 and bring back West. "You go to a museum and you know you're going to see art," he said in a video to accompany his piece. New York's Governors Ball, which launched in 2011 and also takes place on Randalls Island, had objected to Los Angeles-based Coachella promoter Goldenvoice's arrival with Panorama, arguing that the metropolis could not support two large-scale festivals.

Source: Bangkok Post July 23, 2016 16:52 UTC