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Made in America 2012

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 1-2, 2012

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NEWS & ALERTS

Beyonce and Jay-Z roam festival grounds.

Made in America 2012: The People

4th Sep 12 5:45 am

Introducing the babes of Made in America 2012—all images by Christopher Victorio.

Made in America 2012: The Babes!

4th Sep 12 5:32 am

Run DMC

Made in America 2012: Day Two—Pearl Jam, Run DMC, the Hives, X, Santigold and More

3rd Sep 12 8:56 pm

Allow me to re-introduce myself. . . the first ever Made in America Festival took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over Labor Day weekend. Day one featured everyone from Jay-Z (with a cameo from Kanye West, of course), Maybach Music and Janelle Monae to Passion Pit and Skrillex. All images by Christopher Victorio.Jay-Z!

Made in America 2012: Day One—Jay-Z, Janelle Monae, D'Angelo and More

3rd Sep 12 8:38 pm

Pearl Jam! Ed Vedd! (PHOTO: Christopher Victorio)

Made in America 2012—Day Two: I Got 99 Problems But Ed Vedd Ain't One

3rd Sep 12 3:42 pm

Jay-Z (PHOTO: Christopher Victorio)

Made in America 2012—Day One: Jay-Z's Career-Spanning, Show-Stealing Set and the Hottest New Festival in America

2nd Sep 12 3:28 pm

The Hives

Q&A: Howlin' Pelle Almqvist of the Hives—"Most People Who Don't Like Us Just Don't Know That They Like Us Yet"

31st Aug 12 5:14 pm

X in 1979: Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom, DJ Bonebrake. (PHOTO: Frank Gargani)

Q&A: X's Exene Cervenka on New Material, Politics and Touring With Pearl Jam

30th Aug 12 8:44 pm

CITY GUIDE

  1. 1Do the Rocky jog up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
  2. 2 Settle once and for all who makes the better cheese steak: Geno's or Pat's.
  3. 3Check out the Liberty Bell in Society Hill.
  4. 4 Stop by the Mutter Museum for the creepiest museum experience ever.
  5. 5 Visit the ultimate glutton's paradise, the Reading Terminal Market.

MAP OF Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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PHOTOS

  • Beyonce and Jay-Z roam festival grounds.
    Made in America 2012: The People
  • Introducing the babes of Made in America 2012—all images by Christopher Victorio.
    Made in America 2012: The Babes!
  • Run DMC
    Made in America 2012: Day Two—Pearl Ja...

SCHEDULE

Check Made in America's website for updates on the festival schedule.

MUST SEE BANDS

Odd Future

Controversial alt hip-hop collective

Dirty Projectors

Brooklyn art rock

Skrillex

Dubstep, etc.

Passion Pit

Electropop straight outta Cambridge

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