It was the kind of moment musicians dream of.
David Freedlander is a veteran New York City-based journalist. He writes long-form features about politics and the arts, people and ideas, and has appeared in New York Magazine, Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, ArtNews, The Daily Beast, Newsweek and a host of other publications.
All in Music
In January 2014, during the run-up to Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey, the real action was taking place across the river in Manhattan, where the city had transformed into a weeklong pregame party. Jay Z, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and the Foo Fighters were headlining nearby concerts, and Times Square had been renamed "Super Bowl Boulevard.