Philly Loses Rock Festival To Vineland, NJ

Vineland, New Jersey? Are you kidding me? It looks like another win for the (Philly Mayor John) Street administration.

The out-of-the-way Cumberland County community will host a three-day rock festival originally proposed for Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.

The promotion company, Texas-based C3 Presents, said they could no longer wait for approval from the Fairmount Park Commission.

The lineup for the show at a 550-acre farm has not been announced. Promoters said there will be big names and fans will be able to camp at the site.

C3 Presents, organizers of Lollapolooza and Austin City Limits festivals, will partner with U.K. based Festival Republic, the producers of mega-festivals in Reading, Leeds and Glastonbury. (H/T - CBS3)

Unbelievable. Apparently, Mayor Street wants to maintain his status quo of corruption and incompetence. I mean, it worked so well for him for the last seven and a half years, right? So, instead of fighting to entice this music festival to come to Philadelphia - and bring with it millions of dollars - he let it slip away to America's Rest Stop, Vineland, New Jersey.

I wonder if "Bankrupting A Major Metropolitan City" will be a topic of discussion during Street's Poli-Sci course next year?