The Hudson Project

On July 11-13 2014 The Hudson Project’s inaugural music and arts festival will take place on Saugerties New York on Winston Farm. Winston Farm is the stomping grounds for the 94′ Woodstock festival, and with Woodstock creator Michael Lang representing the landowners, we can expect nothing but perfection.

MCP Presents and SFX Entertainment are the backings of this new festival. We have seen MCP and SFX back many festivals such as Camp Bisco, so we can expect this to be a festival that is a lot like camp bisco. From the line up to the art installments we have noticed that this is “camp bisco” even though Bisco is on hiatus here in 2014.

The Festival will bring music ranging from rock, all the way to electronic dance music and more. Artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Bassnectar, Modest Mouse and many more will hit 4 differenct stages. Along with 4 different stages you will see a 5th stage for local artists and performance arts.

The Hudson Project will be the 2nd festival this season that takes place on a historic Woodstock ground, Mysteryland being first taking place on the 69′ Woodstock grounds in Bethel Woods, NY. Offering camping such as Mysteryland, and many other festivals, this brings together people like never before and we believe camping festivals are the best around.

For more info on The Hudson Project visit their site here: The Hudson Project

 

 

Mysteryland USA: The Final Product

With memorial day weekend over and all the festival goers now back to their daily lives, Mysteryland USA was a success and, being able to attend Mysteryland’s Inaugural event in the US was none the less magical and unforgettable. With this being the first ever festival held on these historic Woodstock grounds since…well Woodstock, we knew that something like this would make history itself. Like Woodstock 69′ it brought people from all over together as one, and changed the game of music and festivals forever.

We expected day 1 to be miserable with all the rain and mud in the fields but that did not stop anyone from partying their hearts out. We found that nothing was going to stop these festival goers from having a good time. Overall we want to give ID&T an A+++ for bringing Mysteryland to the USA and doing it flawlessly. There were little to no injuries during the weekend festivities that we heard of and their new cashless system was fantastic. Lines for food and beverages moved faster than we had anticipated and the new RFID tags proved worthy of festival use.

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A lot of people complain about security during these festivals but from the people we talked to, nothing but good things were said about security and how they handled things. The only grudge we heard from festival goers was getting in to the actual grounds. The cashless system was supposed to double as entry into the grounds. With no distinct lines to get through the scanners, we were told it was a “cluster fuck”. Other than that, everyone seemed very happy.

The only grudge that WE have for ID&T is the actual festival grounds itself. The location of the main stage was set down at the bottom of 2 hills with flat ground in between both hills. If you even wanted to be able to catch a glimpse of the artists, you had to be on the first hill right in front of the main stage. If you were on flat ground, you were shit out of luck. Hopefully next year they will build the stage 10ft higher so the artists can be seen from all angles. And if you bought VIP tickets, yes you had your own area to hang out and get crazy, but even VIP couldn’t see the artists.

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Overall, we had a great time and hope to be back next year for a repeat of this weekend. Hopefully the small things will get fixed. A source tells us that ID&T has signed a 6 year contract with the Bethel Woods grounds to keep the festival there. We have not heard anything official but we hope this is true as the 69′ Woodstock grounds are a great place to hold festivals.

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Mysteryland USA Day 1 Album
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Mysterland USA Day 2 Album
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Mysteryland To Go Cashless

Mysteryland Art and Music festival’s US debut is set and ready to go cashless this coming memorial day at the historic Woodstock grounds. Teaming up with the worlds leading RFID access control and cashless payment providers Intellitix, allowing attendees to take advantage of pre loaded computer chip bracelets allowing them entrance into the festival along with paying for things like food and drinks. This will make Mysteryland the first ever North American festival to go cashless.

Each of the expected 20,000 attendees will be issued a wristband embedded with an RFID chip. This will be the only currency accepted by vendors and merchandisers on-site across the festival. People will be able to add funds to their account pre-event, set up automatic top-ups, and will receive funds automatically on any remaining balance post-event. If you run out of money during the festival, you will be able to use top-up stations around the festival to load more cash onto these wristbands.

There are many benefits to using a system like this. It will significantly advance the fan experience by improving security, cutting wait times for food and beverages, and eliminating theft and fraud.

This being the first time this system will be used in any American festival, it will be exciting to see the outcome of this system post-event.

More info here: http://mysteryland.us/wristbands/

 

Mysteryland USA 2014

As the heart of festival season is coming closer and closer as every day passes, the U.S will see its share of many multi day festivals. One festival that sticks out from many of the other festivals with its elaborate art installments and big name musicians is going to be Mysteryland. Taking place in the historic Bethel Woods in New York where the 1969 Woodstock festival was held, we can expect this festival to be one of the more anticipated festivals of the season.

Known for their multi-faceted approach to how festivals of this size, Mysteryland offers 3 days of awesome music, art, and performances. Taking place Memorial Day weekend may 23-26th, we will see musicians such as Steve Aoki, Kaskade, Showtek, and many many more with multiples of stages. Last years main stage included a giant majestic owl, so we can assume that this years main stage setup will be one to remember.

Tickets are still on sale but going fast. So don’t miss out and go buy your tickets now!

Get them here: http://www.mysteryland.us/en/tickets/

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Michael Lang A Woodstock Co-Founder Teams Up With SFX For New Festival

Michael Lang, one of the original founders of Woodstock, teams up with EDM promters SFX to start a new festival. The festival would take place this summer in July and brings over 500 acts back to Saugerties, New York.

The projected plans have been approved by the Saugerties board but still wait approval from the state of New York and Ulster County.

This will be the first time since 94′ that anything has been there. And this festival is projected to be a big one. With an expected max capacity of 30,000 attendeeds we can rxpect tickets to be around $150 to $200 each for a weekend pass. Although the festival will be financed by SFX Entertainment it will be organized by MCP Presents who also have put on festivals such as TomorrowWorld, Counterpoint, and Camp Bisco.

This could be the start of something real big, only time will tell what could potentially happen.