Mon 14 May 2012
Jay-Z Announces ‘Made in America’ Festival in Philadelphia
Posted by Mr.North under concerts , good for hip hop[8] Comments
(Philadelphia Mayor, Michael Nutter and Jay-Z. Photo via FilmMagic)
A little over 12 hours after news leaked, Jay-Z and Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter officially announced the debut of the Budweiser “Made In America” Music Festival during a press conference Monday morning at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The two-day festival will occur on Labor Day Weekend (Sept 1 and 2) at Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. The event will include 28-acts spanning different genres of music including Hip-Hop, Rock, R&B, Latin, and Dance. Not only will Jay-Z curate the event, but it’s expected he’ll also headline.
Fans can purchase tickets on Wednesday, May 23 at Ticketmaster and Live Nation. As proceeds from the festival will go to the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.
Watch footage from today’s press conference and the small teaser Jay-Z unveiled on Friday below….
Video from today’s press conference courtesy of RapDose
On Friday, Jay-Z’s Life+Times website posted a mysterious video titled “Made In America” that featured his Watch The Throne cut “H.A.M.” with landmark shots of the City of Brotherly Love and excited concert goers.
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May 14th, 2012 at 8:25 am
Jay-Z constantly making major moves as usual.. When you are the biggest name in Hip Hop this comes with the territory.
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May 14th, 2012 at 8:41 am
If Beans/Young Chris/ect..ain’t involved,then who cares…..
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May 14th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Jay-Z’s a sucker but at least Freeway was there.. Would have been nice to see young chris BUT hey…
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May 14th, 2012 at 10:32 am
Honestly this could be the first time we see them perform together in years. I think it can actually happen. And if it does it would be top secret and if it would happen and someone open their mouth he probably scrap the entire idea. Hov need to drop another album. I mean some I cant believe HOV just said this and that. Maybe he is saving the best for last.
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May 14th, 2012 at 11:55 am
Jay needs to raiding Ye’s closet..
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May 14th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
LMAO at Freeway’s lil mama moment at 6:45, but really where was he goin…
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May 14th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Freeway needs to hit up a Subway, and go on a diet.
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May 16th, 2012 at 8:22 am
Continuing To Take Himself and Hip Hop To Another Level Like He Should. Some Hip Hop Fans Should Show More Appreciation and Know It’s All About Progression and If Your Not Making Progress Then Jay ain’t Gone Fuck With You (Beanie Siegel) I Think It’s Great What He’s Doing For That City
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