The countdown to the end of summer concerts at McCarren Pool has begun, and New York’s concert fans seem content to swell the pool for the remainder of the season.
By the time inde glam-rock band, MGMT, took to the stage, the rain-stained masses at McCarren Pool exclaimed a sigh of relief. People had been lining up before 8:30 a.m. for the free show, which also featured Ting Tings and Black Moth Super Rainbow, and the crowds had swelled to near capacity by the time the pool opened at 2 p.m.
MGMT fans were seen climbing over fences along the east side of the pool and over the makeshift trailers near the VIP entrance.
“My friend Eric waited for two hours and said that he was giving up,” said Stephanie Gross, of Showpaper. “I got here an hour before it opened to avoid the crowds.”
Good timing too, because hundreds were turned away at the door after the Pool’s 6,000 capacity limit was reached by mid-afternoon.