The joy is in the journeying , said a smart human being who was absolutely incorrect . Any trip through NYC is a miserable compromise . The joy is inbeing at the grand concert .
In fact , Panorama was originally plan for Flushing Meadows Park , but its organiser could n’t score the blank space and relocated to Randall ’s Island , which is gorgeous , so nobody ’s plain … except arrest out there is an especially molded journey . Here ’s how to make your travels suck less .
Cars
There ’s no parking , but a hack or champion can dangle you off . Just be ready to pay RFK Bridge tolls either agency . This is the quickest , least crowd , and most expensive option .
Flying cars
Why do n’t we have these yet ? Aargh .
Ferries
Ferries startle leaving East 35th St. Ferry landing place on the FDR Drive at 11 a.m. and continue until 9 pm . Return head trip from the island will continue until everyone ’s off the island . No lover left behind ! Buy ferry & shuttle passeshere .
Shuttles
Williamsburgers and other , less mustachioed Brooklyn types can get a shuttlecock from Union & Meeker avenues at 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Return misstep set off at 8 .
There are alsoSharethebus shuttlesfrom Atlantic Terminal , Hoboken , cryptical Queens , and three midtown Manhattan hubs . Each location has two departures at 11:30 ( except Grand Central , which is 11:55 ) and 3:30 .
MTA
The Lexington Avenue Line ’s , 4 , 5 , and 6 all stop at 125th ( that ’s “ the unripened line ” according to you visitors ) . From there , you could take the air east across the RFK Bridge or take an X80 . mind that Adam stands forexpress , so you will require a hard cash - loaded MetroCard to pay up the $ 6.50 fare . That ’s roundtrip though , and includes a transfer from the subway , so it ’s even more affordable than it looks . Expect a jampacked heap and to be incessantly off - Libra the Balance even if you nab a balusters .
Biking/walking
Cyclists and strider can take the RFK or the much more peaceful 103rd St. Footbridge . Do the latter to put a small zen before your fury . This way takes the longest , but if you ’re walk with friends to the best event of your year , it ’s the most satisfying . Gee , perhaps that wise homo was right .
You ’re there to take heed to music , eat some $ 6 tacos , and fill out your Instagram provender in the Hope that maybe Arcade Fire willfinallylike one of your station . Here ’s what youshoulddo so all that other stuff , youcando .
Okay, where do I get my tickets?
Entry is by non - transferable watchstrap , which will be post to you when you pre - order ( limit of 6 per order ) . you may activate beforehand to save some time in line .
If your parents fructify up a trust fund or you ’re a “ marque influencer ” on Instagram , you are in both case , the risky . But you wo n’t like what others think because you could yield VIP tickets with entree to private sumptuousness areas .
Once you ’ve activated your wristband , strap it on , then forget it alone . If staff cogitate you ’re honeyfuggling with your straits , they ’ll void it . And since it ’s the only thing that gets you into the fete , you do n’t want a evacuate stria . Hey … ” voided band ” is probably the only phrase that would n’t be a sound stria name . Ma , we found the unicorn !
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Can I get a single-day pass?
you could and should , if you could satisfy your band bucket inclination in one or two daytime . Single - day wristbands are in reality ( slightly)cheaper per daythan a full weekend pass . If you could stand a bye daytime , you could salvage up to $ 119 by skipping the unessential solar day . Go explore the city instead ! It should only take you forty minutes to spend that surplus .
Where am I going to stow my stuff?
you’re able to carry a modest backpack or purse if you need stuff William Christopher Handy , but why spend your time in the consultation distressed about them ? . Your best wager is to pocket the essentials ( ID , cash , cards , telephone set ) and get a locker .
Repeat that to yourself : Get a locker . Get a locker . GET A cabinet . They ’re $ 25 / day or $ 60 for the weekend and include a phone courser battery . Reserve one now or wish for one later .
drive a locker wo n’t give you a handcart blanche on inventory . There ’s a prospicient lean ofwhat you ca n’t bring , admit spray suntan program and kites ( Probably smart , but your inner child weeps ) , so read cautiously or watch them get confiscate .
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I, like all organisms, require fluids to live. What are my options?
you may lend in onesealedbottle of pee , no bigger than 2 liters . you could also wear an empty hydration pack ( CamelBak , etc . ) you will be allowed to fill up at bottom . But no , you ca n’t make for in any other liquidness or your bota bag , you no - good hippie .
I, like many humans, require beer to talk to attractive people. What are my options?
Beer and John Barleycorn may be buy at heart , but not brought inside , you smuggler . In fact , you ca n’t even bring in juice or soda , just plain old H 2 the izz - O.
Where can I recharge my phone?
dependable news ! you’re able to fetch in chargers . Panorama does n’t say where outlets will be , but ask to ante up somebody a weighty fee for the juice . But you did the smart thing and rented a footlocker with its included charger , right ?
Where can I recharge myself?
Shade tents are abundant , and you are wise to take them in , aye , e’en as ye curse the solar disc above thy point .
The cool thing is Panorama let you create your own show agenda by connecting to Facebook . You already make love you should take in the headlining acts or fan - favorites like campaign the Jewels and Sufjan Stevens . The big public figure are big for a reason , of course – what fool would skip a Kendrick Lamar performance ? – but do yourself the exploratory favor of soaking in the sound of newer names :
STOMP YOUR FEET AND GET SWEATY
If you miss Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats you have only yourself to find fault . Rateliff ’s vocalization is a prospering wail through a umber can that answers the interrogative ofO , Brother , Where Art Thou?He ’s here , and you postulate to get wind him live . Do n’t make the worst misapprehension of your life by being anywhere else but front row plaza .
STIR-CRAZY AND STRING CHEERY
FRONT & CENTER, BOTTOMS UP
If The Dead Milkmen were Yellowcard , that ’d be The Front Bottoms . For the indie rocker who still fondly think back her emo high school long time , the act to take in is this Little Joe from New Jersey . Their Sung benefit greatly from the versatility of keyboardist / Cygnus buccinator / guitar player Ciaran O’Donnell , which distinguishes the banding ’s sound within their work as well as without . Confessional lyric poem and frustrated vocals rope it all together even as it changes song by song .
ADAPT TO UK ELECTRICAL OUTFITS
If you ’re into electronica that does n’t sound like a pile of silicon chip in a liquidiser , consider AlunaGeorge . The collaboration of Britons Aluna Francis on vocal & George Reid on the hardware have been waiting in the wings for their second for a few years now , and that time may have come thanks to the belated success of “ You Know You Like It , ” a DJ Snake remix of their song that come out in 2013 but only detonate last year . Ardent about being more than a one - hit wonder , the duo is now arrange to establish it .
DIAL IT DOWN WITH SOFTER BANDS
Need a break from all the super - amped degree performance ? break up Social Scene is euphony to sway by . With its hungriness sound , this ceaselessly permutating collection of Torontonian troubadours is the abatement you ’re looking for . Step out of the crowd , lie in back on the lawn , and let their feeling wash off over you .
Or go bleak off-white with SZA , whose vocals ( perfectly described by her label as “ airy coos ” ) pennon over music so iciness it ’s only a New York minute above ambient … and who yet sometimes pairs with rapper for a discipline in contrasts .
If you favor your ethereal euphonia with more haunted tones , taste Daughter , the London - based breathy ring consummate for musing collage about the one who got off . * sigh * Yeah , man … Yeah .
REMEMBER TO LAUGH
Fun fact : if you type " What does DJ " into Google , the first suggestion is " What does DJ Khaled do ? " The resolution , of course of study , is the populace ’s weird sendup of Diddy with the buttery ego of Donald Trump . But how is that go to transform into a leg show ? Is he going to drag six musician with actual talent onstage ? Is he just live to hype the crowd for forty instant ? Is he going to tell us we impertinent , we loyal , we geniuses ? Is he actually going to jockey some disc ? The answer must be seen to be believed , but never understood .
There are music festivals , and then there are ethnic consequence , and Panorama aims to be the latter with its hands - on multimedia march The Lab . Planned out by the folks behind Coachella ’s intermixture of art and carving , Panorama kicks those aesthetics into the next property with an interactional cavern of light , sound , and hand - on texture where play is the name of the game .
What relieve oneself Panorama unequaled is The Lab , a 70 - foundation - high dome where Willy Wonka meetsAlice ’s Adventures in Wonderland . Therein you ’ll find attractions admit but nope , not bound to : 360 - degree virtual reality , an interactional melodious / light show starring cocoons , a cotton fiber confect theremin ( ! ) , a bouncy family only for adults to domesticize their childhood , the artistry of pinball , a elephantine - sized lozenge you control with your entire body , and presumably a fly cheshire Arabian tea .
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Oh , and there ’s an ultra - HD video projected over the entire exterior of the lab . paint with Light Within and phantom will also be available for you originative types .
Can I tailgate?
No ! You ca n’t even park a railroad car on Randall ’s Island . Your good stake is a taxi , unless you are staying with that rare New Yorker who has room for you on their couchanda carandfree time to drop you offandpick you up . That soul is a unicorn ! Treasure them always and never make them cross .
How about a grill?
barbeque orbit in Randall ’s Island are few and far between but a few spots do exist in normal conditions . Do n’t carry them to be accessible during the concert . Anyway , you do n’t want to be that guy . Enjoy the show and let others worry about cooking food for thought . You know who tailgates ? Football fans who could n’t get tickets . If you ’re go to go all the way there , bethere .
Okay, what are my food options?
Panorama ’s got you cover from almost any culinary art you could dare to suppose of . Unless you eat elephant , in which sheath , you ’re a horrible individual . But for the non - elephantine eaters among us , check it out :
While festival staples like hamburger bristle ( Hi , Landhaus , you look so good ! ) , get aroused for Arancini Bros. To call them " balls of deep - fry Elmer Leopold Rice " would be to reduce them to naught . NYC has n’t seen such diversity in a individual - item dish since the possibility of Empanada Mama . Grab these golfball - sized bites of beauty .
Speaking of staples , why not twirl your hot detent into more exciting territory than ketchup and mustard with Asia Dog . No sane human can resist " mango relish . "
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On the other hand , a large many mankind can resist eat bugs , but those who dare say they ’re delicious . Find out for yourself at The Black Ant , which does plenty of whole heftiness fare as well , but yes , will serve you our many - legged friend … or even hooey that never had leg to begin with .
If you ’re on a budget , get the most smasher for your vaulting horse with Dough : a single doughnut will keep you feeling full most of the day and turn into pure vigour for the most justifiable cabbage surge of the summer .
For a higher - end nosh , check out the Contra + Wildair cubicle , both the production of International Culinary Center ’s Fabian Von Hauske and Jeremiah Stone . Chef Soulayphet Schwader ’s epicurean Laotian(-inspired ) menu ought to be an interesting addition to the cart mart as well . And finally , get that burger at American Cut . Just because it ’s a monumental festival does n’t mean you ca n’t deal yo self .
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Do n’t worry , dietary needs character . Gluten free and vegan options are plenteous . For the best bet , arrive at up Jalapa Jar . Nobody should ever be denied taco , permit alone Austin - style breakfast one . you may even get vegan food at Monk ’s nub , whose name belie their veganism . BBQ seitan , anyone ? Heck , you may even get yourself a Michelin - star meal from Chef Jon Fraser , whose resplendent carte rejoices in , rather than compromises for , the veg experience .
Is the sandwich nature ’s most stark food ? If it is , it ’s at Bunk . Except it ’s a three - way tie between that , tacos , and bao … the latter two of which are ALMOST sandwiches . Do n’t select ! Get both at The Bao Shoppe , who proudly proclaim themselves " succulent intellectual nourishment ! " and " amazing foodporn . " It ’s like they already eff you .
you may also continue your enquiry at Tica ’s Tacos , an all - touring taqueria that should have this festival experience in hired hand , since it ’s in their chemical element . Tacos in honor of a asleep laborador retriever ? You owe it to all that ’s good in the worldly concern to try for yourself .
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It ’s summer , you ’re dancing , you sleep with you ’re getting ice cream . Beloved Ice & Vice will snap up everyone ’s attention and is worth the wait , but Eggloo is the choice for the rocker looking to seek something unlike ; they ’ll make you a waffle and then serve your ice ointment in it . Do n’t feel you have to choose , either . It ’s fricking hot this weekend . Check in with La Newyorkina to see what flavors of lolly they ’re serving . The James Beard finalists make paletas so gee - gosh gorgeous it ’s almost a criminal offense to eat them … but you must , to pull through them from melting !
I’m not subject to The Man’s picks! I want my own NYC tasting menu!
Good ! Harlem is an incredible position to eat . You absolutely have to spend Sunday afternoon at Vendy Plaza before dive into the not - far , final fray at Panorama .
Or go exploring beyond the locality while you wait for your shuttle :
HELL’S KITCHEN
It catch its name by when people staying the hell aside from Times Square discovered it contains the city ’s tastiest kitchens . No wonder Daredevil and his super senses live here , where Mexican and Thai joint dominate a wonderland of Irish bars and there is no such thing as a spoiled burger .
MIDTOWN EAST
You ’re likely not dressed for something fancy ; a walk eastern United States or due south will find you a issue of great eating house serving the weekday tiffin crowd now fundamentally abandoned till Monday morning . As with your westerly shuttle Brother , what you desire is to get away from the caravan crowd .
LOWER MANHATTAN
The whole globe is here , and the eats wander from brassy to control with just a few pricey places : all of them delicious , and all of them worth it .
BROOKLYN
seek to recommend three or four must - try place in Brooklyn is like try on to take just a couple sips of Pliny the elderberry bush . All the same , here ’s a scattershot of selection :
