JoviStock 2011?



Possible poster for the gig?

Gotta love snooty rich people. Well you don't really have to, I won't make you, but the latest news out of the Hamptons just made me shake my head.

Come mid-August, "Sag Harbor motel owner Chris Jones and screenwriter Bill Collage" plan to organize and throw a two- to three-day music festival at the Ocean View Farm in Amagansett. (The farm's also on the market for about $20 million.) When petitioning for a mass gathering permit, the planners mentioned that the event could include around 20 acts, draw 9,600 visitors, and raise thousands of dollars for local charities.

Sounds fun, especially since acts like Jon Bon Jovi and Billy Joel were mentioned.

Problem is, an event like this can overwhelm a small town, and some residents are anything but willing to put up with it. They say the festival-goers will "go on a rampage through Amagansett," destroying the host farm and scaring off the area's "typically affluent summer visitors." During a board meeting, one citizen even said the proposed festival "reeks of a Woodstock acid flashback."

Are rich people really scared of throngs music fans?  I'm not rich, so I don't know for sure.

Is "Music Festival" synonymous with "property damage"?  Maybe sometimes, but so is "sporting event", "church picnic", and any other event where more than 10 people are hanging around *coughcatte'snewyearsparty*

Or do the residents of the hamlet prefer the farm's land be used for more "upper crust" events like art shows, polo matches, or educational seminars as has been done in the past?

C'mon.  This is The Hamptons, people. And the gig is for charity. Are Mr. Jones and Mr. Collage really going to price tickets for this festival within anyone's "reasonable spending" range?  I don't think the residents have to worry about the -- ick -- middle class (oh the HORROR!) invading their little corner of The Hamptons.

You'd be better off to hang around Stephen Talkhouse the weekend of the gig. Cover charge doesn't typically get up over $100, and you never know WHO will stop by.

~ Hath

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