Jay-Z headlines All Points West Music and Arts Festival

July 30, 11:39 PMNewark Performing Arts ExaminerSoroya Pottinger Campbell

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On Friday July 31, Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) will headline the ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL at New Jersey's Liberty State Park.

This show will mark the U.S. festival debut of Jay-Z, who last year performed at a variety of overseas festivals including the U.K.'s Glastonbury, Denmark's Roskilde Festival, Norway's Hove Festival and the O2 Wireless Festival in London. In a review of a recent show, the LOS ANGELES TIMES' Ann Powers said, “Jay-Z shows are fun because the rapper is so adept at spinning liquid gold; his mouth is one of the most nimble in the genre's history, and he uses it to present thoughts that are sharp, funny and resonant” (July 4, 2009).

Grammy winner Jay-Z joins Tool (Saturday) and Coldplay (Sunday) as headliners of the three-day, multi-stage music and arts festival. ALL POINTS WEST will also feature performances from Echo & The Bunnymen, My Bloody Valentine, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, MSTRKRFT, Gogol Bordello, The Black Keys, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys and more than 65 artists appearing throughout the 80-acre historic location that has panoramic views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Manhattan skyline.

ALL POINTS WEST is produced by Goldenvoice and Liberty Event in association with the HighLine Ballroom. For up-to-the-minute information on the ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, visit www.apwfestival.com.

(Advance purchase tickets are ONLY for sale online through Ticketmaster.com)

All Tickets are General Admission

3-Day Passes

3-Day passes: $239.00
+ applicable service fees
6 Ticket limit

Single Day Passes

Single Day Tickets: $89.00
+ applicable service fees
6 Ticket limit

General Info

• Festival tickets can be purchased at the box office with cash or Visa, MasterCard, or American Express, but only on the days of the event and only if tickets are still available.
• Ferry tickets sold at the ferry box office are cash only.
• All ages welcome.
• Children five years of age and under free.
• Festival gates open at 12:00 noon each day.
• Box Office open 11am-8pm each day.
• Festival ends by 11:30pm each day.
• Rain or shine.
• No refunds or exchanges.
• Artist Line-up subject to change.
• NO camping at the festival site.
• All patrons subject to search.
• Photo ID required for all Will Call or guest list ticket pick-ups.