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Randall's Island grounds were pretty much destroyed in early June by lots of rain and dancing attendees of Governors Ball like myself, who had to go through this for their festival experience:
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Well now rest easy Electric Zoo party animals, because your festival grounds have been completely restored with lots of nice, lush, Kentucky blue grass. Over nine acres has been brought back to life after its muddy death. Governors Ball took it upon themselves to complete the restoration in a manner that would prevent flooding and keep the land intact. They also issued the following statement on the Governors Ball official blog:
As New Yorkers who grew up going to Randall’s Island often for sports, concerts, and other special events, the restoration of Randall’s Island wasn’t just an ethical responsibility to us, it was a personal one. Gov Ball is proud to announce the completion of restoration efforts at Randall’s Island Park to repair the grounds. We have made good on our promise to leave the park’s event site in even better condition than it was before this year’s festival, which was hit by record rains on Friday of the event, due to Tropical Storm Andrea.
We have worked hand in hand with the Randall’s Island Parks Alliance Turf Crew and the NYC Department of Parks to make sure all the work has met their professional standards. We’re thrilled with the results, and we can’t thank them enough for their support, and hard work throughout this process.
In addition to field restoration, Gov Ball has invested in infrastructure improvements to the Randall’s Island Park Event Site that will prevent future flooding and event site damage.
We would like to thank all of New York, the Parks Department, Randall’s Island Park Alliance, and most importantly, the fans for allowing Gov Ball to call New York City, the greatest city on earth, our home.
Here is the photo progression from what it was, to what it currently looks like:
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