PIMPIN’ IS BIG BUSINESS – Jay Z Moves “Made In America” Festival To The City Of Angels Labor Day 2014

City Of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti & Sean Carter (Jay Z) on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall. Wednesday April 16, 2014 (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)

Jay Z Is Packing Up Made In America And Taking It West

Jigga announced a new location for Labor Day festival on Wednesday (April 16).

By Gil Kaufman
Jay Z is packing up his Budweiser Made in America festival
 and moving it West. The rapper joined Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other dignitaries at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday morning (April 16) to announce that the Labor Day blowout will be bi-coastal this summer.

Last year’s event in Philadelphia featured sets from Jay, Rick Ross, Passion Pit, Skrillex, Nine Inch Nails
 and Beyoncé.

According to Variety, the two-day fest will take place in L.A.’s Grand Park, making it the first event of its kind to visit the city’s downtown. The shows are expected to draw tens of thousands of fans to an area that stretches from Los Angeles Music Center to City Hall.

At Wednesday’s press conference, Live Nation announced that the new Los Angeles festival will join the established one in Philly, with both taking place over the holiday weekend. Details and lineups for both shows will be announced at a later date.

Not everyone is psyched for the announcement, though. Variety reported that L.A. City Councilman Jose Huizar introduced a motion last month asking the city to withhold permits for the festival until there were answers to his questions about how Made in America might disrupt downtown business due to street closures. He’s also reportedly concerned about holding a for-profit, ticketed concert where alcohol will be served in a public venue.

By most accounts, last year’s Made In America was a success, spawning a documentary directed by Oscar-winner Ron Howard
 that featured footage of the performances and a re-telling of Jay’s rags-to-riches story.

[This article was updated to reflect the information announced at Wednesday’s press conference.]

Article originally published at MTV.com here.

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