A new festival from AEG, the people behind Coachella, Firefly and Hangout, is coming to NYC in June 2016, and some people aren’t happy.

The festival, dubbed Panorama, is a “Coachella East” of sorts and is slated to take place in Queens’ Flushing Corona Meadows Park at the end of June. This poses a definite threat to Governors Ball, which takes place just two weeks prior. Governors Ball is put on by Founders Entertainment, one of the last remaining independent promotion companies still throwing large scale events.

Gov Ball is asking for your help by petitioning to Mayor Bill de Blasio. Click here to read and support their mission. So far, they’ve garnered over 650 supporters out of 1,000 total required.

From Governors Ball:

To the Fans, Supporters, and Fellow Music Lovers,

We’re writing you today to ask for your support to help keep Gov Ball alive for many years to come. We started the festival back in 2011 with one goal in mind: to bring a major music festival that New Yorkers could call their own to our hometown. One that was specifically curated for the eclectic music lovers of New York City. One that featured the very best of NYC cuisine. And one that operated with the attendee experience as the #1 priority.

As a small, independent company in an industry dominated by major corporations and rapid consolidation, we’ve come a long way and given hundreds of thousands of you first class entertainment. Sadly, today our future is in jeopardy and we need your help.

As reported in The Daily News and multiple industry news outlets, AEG is lobbying the Mayor’s Office and other city agencies for approval of a major festival in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens two weeks after Governors Ball. The timing of this proposed event is an aggressive, greedy attempt by AEG to push a small independent company of born and bred New Yorkers out of business and out of the market.

We are writing you today to ask for your support and tell the Mayor’s Office and the City of New York to reject this proposed event that would take place two weeks after Gov Ball. We are asking that this proposed event take place at another time of year because this would allow both events to succeed. Please help Gov Ball survive and continue to serve you – the fans, friends, and family – for many years to come!

Sign the petition now.

With Sincerity, and Gratitude,
Team Gov Ball