Goldenvoice, the company behind Panorama, cancelled the
first day's open air events about five p.m. due to an impending storm. Lil
Wayne cancelled on the second day because his plane was delayed, and Greta Van
Fleet cancelled on the third day due to the band's drummer injuring his fingers.
Panorama 2018 had a smaller footprint, utilizing less ground
area and featuring one less stage and a slimmer line-up than in the festival's
initial two years. Rather than having two bands perform simultaneously on two
stages, band performances usually overlapped by only a few minutes between two
main stages. A third area was designated for disc jockeys including the Black
Madonna and Floating Points; the disc jockeys did 90-minute to two-hour sets.
Several corporations hosted event spaces. Bud Light had a
Dive Bar where three bands performed live each day, including City of the Sun,
Lo Moon, Cloves, Sur, Loote and Fly by Midnight. Macklemore also did a dj set
in the HP tent.
Attendees who needed a break from live music perused food
kiosks, immersive art exhibits and interactive technology centers. The Rough
Trade booth sold records and hosted signings by some of the performing bands. The
Lab featured a space adventure over its planetarium-styled dome. Through the
use of virtual reality goggles, HP took the viewer across the field onto the
side of whichever stage had a performing artist. American Express, Sephora,
Hendrick’s Gin, Zenni, and Deep Eddy Vodka were among the other sponsors who
attracted customers with freebies. Food vendors provided standard fare such as
pizza, burgers and fries, but also Japanese, Nicaraguan, Roman and other ethnic
foods.
Goldenvoice is a subsidiary of AEG Live and also produces
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Rock on the Range and other festivals
in the United States and abroad. Goldenvoice has not yet announced whether or
not it will host another Panorama festival next summer.
Day 1 Notes
A brief shower soaked the attendees and the lawns during the
mid-afternoon on Friday. Once the rain stopped, Daniel Caesar came on stage to perform
and said to those gathered before him, "Thanks for waiting through the
rain with me." He wound up being the only performer to play the main stay
that day.
Sabrina Claudio began singing her first song but after a
minute or two discovered that her microphone was not working. Her frustration
visibly mounted as replacement microphones also seemed to fail. Several
microphones later, she was able to resume her set, but then the set was
terminated prematurely as the promoters announced that the fields had to be
evacuated due to the threat of an impending lightning storm. "What is
going on, Panorama?!" Claudio said onstage. "What a hot mess this
was," she added.
Busses were not prepared for an early dismissal during
Manhattan's rush hour, and it took several hours to get festival goers off the
island. Patrons grew wetter due to an ongoing drizzle, but the severe weather
never arrived.
Upon request, festival goers would receive refunds, but many
complained on social media that related expenses, such as travel and hotel
rooms, would not be recouped.
Sabrina Claudio, Daniel Caesar, Soulection, Supa Bwe and
Rich Greene performed before the evacuation of the island. Evening performances
by the Weeknd, Migos, Father John Misty, the War on Drugs, Dua Lipa, Jhené
Aiko, and Charlotte Gainsbourg were cancelled.
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| DJ Bearcat |
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| Daniel Caesar |
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| Sabrina Claudio |
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