OZYFest, which describes itself as “part music festival, part TED talk, part food fair,” just announced its 2018 lineup, and it’s a doozy.
For a mere $134, the cost of a 2-day general admission ticket, you can enjoy a weekend of terrible music, overpriced street-cart food, and a host of lectures from the likes of Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Handler, “comedienne” Michelle Wolff, far-left author Roxane Gay, Jemele Hill — the ESPN anchor best known for calling President Donald Trump a white supremacist on Twitter — and that guy who hosts Trivia HQ.
According to Fox News, “Emerson Collective president and founder Laurene Powell will interview the former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate on Saturday, July 21, at Rumsey Playfield in New York City’s Central Park.”
Saturday’s lineup will also feature a who’s who of progressive luminaries, from noted orator and unemployed talk show host Chelsea Handler, progressive rap artist Common, and Martha Stewart.
The festival’s second day will feature talks from Clinton’s less-accomplished protege, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and billionaire progressive activist Tom Steyer, who has been leading a charge to pre-emptively impeach President Trump for charges known only to Tom Steyer.
The fest, organizers say, is an attempt to recreate the success of the South by Southwest Interactive festival in a more convenient location for Brooklyn’s hipster population. It’s a project of OZY media, an online world news platform that calls itself the voice of the “Change” generation — an unsubtle throwback to President Barack Obama’s campaign slogan.
According to OZY media co-founder, former MSNBC host Carlos Watson, the two-day festival will absolutely change the world, though he didn’t elaborate on exactly how.
“People come to OZY Fest to experience unexpected perspectives. We’re so proud to welcome two global changemakers in Secretary Clinton and Laurene Powell Jobs for an unprecedented exchange of ideas, and have no doubt this conversation will prove enlightening and inspiring for people in attendance and watching via live stream around the world,” Watson said in a statement announcing the lineup.
OZY fest has attracted political figures before, hosting Vice President Joe Biden and former presidential candidate Jeb Bush.