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About Made in America Festival
There's only one Jay-Z, the self-made billionaire who channeled an impoverished life of crime into a prolific hip-hop career — and ultimately one of the most impressive and improbable personal fortunes in the entire world. There's also only one Made in America Festival, the annual genre-spanning musical extravaganza curated by Jay-Z himself and produced by Live Nation.
Jay founded Made in America in 2012, and it's taken over Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway every year since (with a concurrent appearance in Los Angeles in 2014). His purpose, as Jay explained in Ron Howard's 2013 documentary about the festival, is to unite the people of America under the banner of our shared musical culture. "It's a bigger idea than just a concert," Jay said. "We all have the same struggles, the same dreams."
When it comes to scoring the talent for each year's festival, it helps that Jay-Z has perhaps the deepest Rolodex in all of pop culture. He and his wife Beyonce have both performed in past years, of course, as have blockbuster artists like The National, Pearl Jam, Rihanna, Run-DMC, Bassnectar, Kanye West, and Coldplay.
Made in America 2018 featured the fest's most robust incarnation yet, spanning two days in Philadelphia and headlined by Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monae, and Miguel. With that kind of star power serving as the festival standard, 2019 promises another world-class lineup, returning to Ben Franklin Parkway August 31 and September 1.
The 2019 festival again will host Cause Village, a public area where 50-plus charitable organizations come together as a hub for social action. The festival also will have the midway rides and games, art installations, and mega-budget stage and light production that make Made in America the most unique and spectacular festival experience in the country.
Made In America is hands down the best event of 2012! Epic performances that can never and will never be duplicated! Thank you Budweiser and Jay-Z! Can't wait until next year!
Well worth the trip. Well planned and all acts rocked
This event was sell coordinated! amazing artist and plenty of fun. The "rave" in the "Freedom" tent was nice! Kanye and Good music coming out was UNREAL! Thanks Phhily, Jay-Z, and Budweiser!
MMG the best!, JayZ, Bey, Ye, ALLLLLLL DID A GREAT JOB
worth every penny. Wale, Meek Milly, Rick Ross and the rest of MMG. Jay Z, Kanye, Big Sean. Run DMC, Drake, and Pearl Jam. Those are just the names that stick out. Right in front of the rocky steps was unreal.
Jay z brought so many artist that mad the event worth the all day wait. The overall day was ok I wish they had more activities but the beer tasting was fun and overall had a great time
I was very skeptical at first when so many different genres of music were all going to be in one place but out of all of the concerts I've been to this is by far the best concert/festival I've ever been to in my life
Best Concert Festival I've ever attended. Jay-Z was awesome
There was too much good music to handle. Guest appearances and the atmosphere made it the best event I have ever attended.
Go USA :) Go USA :) Go USA :) everything made in the USA is the best everything made in the USA is the best everything made in the USA is the best
