Panorama Festival will not take place in 2019, organisers confirm

New York City festival Panorama will not take place this year, organisers AEG have confirmed.

The event, which started in 2016 and featured acts including Arcade Fire, Kendrick Lamar and LCD Soundsystem faced controversy even before it started, owing to competitor Governors Ball, which takes place on Governor’s Island in the city, successfully petitioning Mayor Bill De Blasio to move it from two weeks after their event to seven weeks.

Last year, which hosted acts including The Killers, St Vincent and The xx, saw part of Friday’s performances cancelled after flash flooding.

As Billboard report, AEG are looking to locate the event in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens while the festival is on hiatus.

“Panorama will be taking a hiatus in 2019 while we continue discussions with NYC Parks to bring the festival to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, where it was originally envisioned.
We had a fantastic experience with Paul Simon this past September at Flushing Meadows and look forward to returning in the future.
We were disappointed in NYC Parks denial of our permit application despite the long term benefits this event would deliver to the community and the park.
While we have enjoyed our time on Randall’s Island and its great facilities, we feel that we have achieved all that we can at this site. We look forward to continued conversations with City Parks to explore making the Flushing Meadows site a reality. Until then, we thank the fans and artists who supported the event for the last 3 years of fantastic performances.”