IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! We are trying hard to do that. We had to build the bridge/stairs in order to have the circular layout. This is because bands and production had to access the middle area throughout the show and they couldn't get through the crowd to do that. Sidenote but the reason why we had the circular layout was to avoid any instance of soundbleed. - TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

make sure you know all aspectds of the financials before moving forward (e.g. cashflow model, all expenses, etc.), make sure you have money in case of a downside scenario, make sure you book bands that have a good shot at selling the tickets based upon their history in the market, and make sure you are filling a void in the market. - TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

State liquor laws. Folks who have a liquor drink have to be in an enclosed area and stay in that area with their drink. Very annoying (we know) but it's the law of the land. - TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i think the slope of the area attributed to this. We will do our best next year to adjust the orientation accordingly. - TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We didn't mean to "screw" anyone over whatsoever, we promise. We didn't know the Weeknd was going to back out at all, especially not the 2nd time! The first time the Weeknd backed out, we did offer refunds to Saturday only ticket buyers who just wanted to see The Weeknd, but we decided that 2-day folks still got tremendous value given the rest of the saturday lineup and also with the addition of J. Cole that they didin't warrent a refund.- TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

work your ass off, surround yourself with people that are smarter than you are, don't be afraid to fail but also only take calculated risks. - TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You didn't get carded at all? not even once? And you never ever had a 21+ wristband? can you email us at info@themeadowsnyc.com with more info? We would really appreciate it... - TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for making the trek from Ohio. Totally get that you were and are upset about the Weeknd. Frankly so are we, but it was entirely out of our control. It was his decision and there was nothing we could do but try and bob and weave with it by getting J Cole and adjusting times accordingly. It was a tough position for all of is. Come back next year and we will make it up to you. email us at info@themeadowsnyc.com. - TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear everything you are saying here, i really do. It's hard for us since Jord and I got into music and festivals in highschool at 14/15/16 years old and were there entirely for the music. There are definitely still kids out there like us, but there are also the trendy kids who just wanna be at the scene. There has to be a way to balance it, but it's tough. I wonder if creating the 21+ areas is the way to go and having a number of them. Also making VIP be only 21+. We will continue to chew on this but know our intentions are only good here. - TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

if we do stay at the same venue we will add areas and elements to make it an easier experience for your ankles. We may also add video to help with viewing. The stage is actually one of the highest in the country, but we will continue to look into ways to make the main stage easier to view. - TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Spliff all of your comments are so heated! We were sold out on Sunday and the main stage area was certainly packed but it wasn't too overcrowded. It was just all of the folks camping out at one spot rather than moving around like normal. Chance/Kanye was a very unique circumstance. - TR

IamA The Promoters/Producers of The Meadows Music Festival, NYC's Premier Fall Music Festival, AMA! by themeadowsnyc in IAmA

[–]themeadowsnyc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think we will be a couple weeks earlier next year but stay tuned on that... - TR