Gothamist's Ben Yakas with Snoop Dogg (Photo by Jen Carlson/Gothamist)
Last year we sort of came to terms with the fact that New York isn't really ever going to be home to any more epic festivals. Long gone are the days of Woodstock, and most recently festivals trying to make it here have ended up moving to New Jersey or getting cancelled. The festivals that remain now are almost always banished to Randall's Island... even Governor's Ball (which started on Governor's Island, naturally). The latest is the Catalpa Festival, which will host its inaugural fest the weekend of July 28th and 29th.
The fest will feature Snoop Dogg (performing Doggystyle LP), The Black Keys, TV On The Radio, City and Colour, Umphrey's McGee, The Big Pink, AraabMuzik, Felix Da Housecat & Fort Atlantic, to name a few. The full lineup will be announced soon, but as you can see they're not narrowing in on one genre, noting they'd like to create "a truly authentic, fresh and unique musical experience featuring over 50 artists that traverse many styles."
A weekend pass will cost under $100 (at $99.99), and each day things will run from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. We just wish Gothamist fave Ghostland Observatory would be booked so they could swap songs with Snoop again:
Other highlights will include a Church of Sham Marriages (they'll provide wedding veils, candy wedding rings and ‘just married’ sashes for all the happy couples), a silent disco tent where everyone's wearing headphones, various art installations, and food (they say right now they're "carefully selecting the most unique and top quality eateries to participate").
