{"id":166269,"date":"2025-06-11T18:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T22:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/06\/11\/world-cup-fan-festival-set-for-new-jerseys-liberty-state-park-with-live-nation-and-dps-producing\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T18:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T22:09:02","slug":"world-cup-fan-festival-set-for-new-jerseys-liberty-state-park-with-live-nation-and-dps-producing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/06\/11\/world-cup-fan-festival-set-for-new-jerseys-liberty-state-park-with-live-nation-and-dps-producing\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Fan Festival Set for New Jersey\u2019s Liberty State Park With Live Nation and DPS\u00a0Producing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn honor of the FIFA World Cup coming to North America next year, Liberty State Park in New Jersey \u2014 located across the Hudson River from Manhattan \u2014 has been selected as the official site of the FIFA Fan Festival, produced by Live Nation and DPS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMet Life Stadium will host eight FIFA World Cup 26 games, including the Final Match. As a result, the NYNJ Host Committee chose Liberty State Park due to its stunning views of the Manhattan skyline and proximity to Ellis Island and the iconic Statue of Liberty. The FIFA Fan Festival NYNJ is expected to attract tens of thousands of fans during the 39-day tournament, which is set to take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026. Besides concerts and chances to participate in soccer challenges, fans can watch real-time match broadcasts and interactive fan activations, as well as activations for FIFA\u2019s various corporate sponsors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/coldplay-world-cup-halftime-show-2026-1235916215\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/coldplay-music-spheres-europe-2024-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/coldplay-music-spheres-europe-2024-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Coldplay performs on the Music of the Spheres tour on July 12, 2024 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tColdplay to Curate First-Ever Halftime Show at 2026 World Cup\u00a0Final\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t03\/05\/2025<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThe FIFA Fan Festival NYNJ will be the largest and most visible fan experience of the entire tournament,\u201d said <strong>Alex Lasry,<\/strong> CEO of the NYNJ Host Committee, in a statement. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just about watching matches, it\u2019s about celebrating the game\u201d and \u201ccreating lasting impact for our communities, partners, and millions of fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs part of its role programming FIFA Fan Festival NYNJ, Live Nation will present a number of premier concerts on non-match days, \u201ccreating marquee moments that celebrate the intersection of soccer, music, and culture,\u201d according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThe FIFA World Cup 2026 is one of the world\u2019s most prestigious events and an unparalleled opportunity to highlight the region\u2019s diversity and deliver unforgettable fan experiences,\u201d added <strong>Geoff Gordon<\/strong>, Chairman of Live Nation Northeast Region. \u201cWe\u2019re honored to support the \u200bNYNJ \u200bHost Committee on this historic moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tProduction company Diversified Production Services will handle most of the logistics of the FIFA Fan Festival, said <strong>Darren Pfeffer<\/strong>, president of DPS, who said in a statement, \u201cThe FIFA World Cup draws billions of viewers from all over the planet, and the FIFA Fan Festival NYNJ will enable hundreds of thousands of fans to experience it in an immersive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Christie Huus<\/strong>, chief events officer of the FIFA World Cup 2026 NYNJ Host Committee, added, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing more powerful than bringing people together, and the FIFA World Cup will ignite our region with energy and excitement. The depth of experience Live Nation and DPS bring will ensure success in transforming NYNJ into one big block party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTickets for the FIFA Fan Festival go on sale soon at <a href=\"https:\/\/fifa.com\/tickets\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">FIFA.com\/tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/world-cup-fan-festival-2026-new-jersey-liberty-state-park\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of the FIFA World Cup coming to North America next year, Liberty State Park in New Jersey \u2014 located across the Hudson River from Manhattan \u2014 has been selected as the official site of the FIFA Fan Festival, produced by Live Nation and DPS. Met Life Stadium will host eight FIFA World Cup [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}