Founders festival The Meadows off to rocky start
The Governors Ball sister festival is accused of misrepresenting its relationship with the NY parks department and hijacking Citi Field from tech event Maker Faire
News By IQ | 24 June 2016
The Meadows, the latest contribution to New York’s increasingly crowded festival scene from Governors Ball promoter Founders Entertainment, has come under fire from local politicians for falsely claiming the endorsement the city’s parks department.
In its launch press release, the festival, which will take place in the car park of the Citi Field stadium, said it had the backing of the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Alliance – a parks department initiative, launched by New York mayor Bill de Blasio in…
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