Panorama Music Festival 2018 Guide: Getting There, Lineup, Rules

NEW YORK, NY — New Yorkers and tourists will flock to Randall's Island for the three-day Panorama Music Festival starting Friday, July 27. This year's headliners include The Weeknd, Janet Jackson and The Killers.

Whether you're committed to going, on the fence or wan't to avoid Panorama alltogether here's everything you need to know about the festival:

Getting to Randall's Island:

Randall's Island is a pain to get to.

Situated in the East River between Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx, the Island is only serviced by one express bus line. Festival attendees who don't want to break the bank to get to Randall's Island should take the 4, 5 or 6 subway lines to 125th Street and catch the X80 bus at East 125th and Lexington to the island. Don't forget that the MTA's express buses cost $6.50 instead of the usual $2.75 per ride on the subway or local buses.

Festival goers who really want to save money can also walk or bike across one of the many bridges that connect to Randall's Island. The RFK Bridge can be accessed by foot or bike on West 124th and 126th streets in Manhattan, Cypress Avenue in the Bronx and Hoyt Ave North at 27th Street in Queens. The East 103rd Street footbridge also leads to Randall's Island.

Don't worry about money? Panorama is selling ferry and bus passes that run $20 or $25 per day, respectively, and $50 or $60 for the entire weekend. Buy passes here.

The lineup:

Panorama Music Festival organizers have done a good job drawing big names that will appeal to a wide range of music fans. In addition to headliners The Weeknd, Janet Jackson and The Killers, the festival features performers such as Migos, SZA, David Byrne of The Talking Heads, The xx, St. Vincent, Father John Misty and The War on Drugs.

The festival will cramp three different venues onto Randall's Island, so be sure to plan out your days ahead of time in order to catch all your favorite bands and artists.

Check out the lineup poster below, and browse the set time schedule on Panorama's website.

Tickets:

Like the lineup, but don't have tickets? Both general admission and VIP passes are still available despite it being just one day before the festival. General admission passes can be bought for individual days at $99 a pop or in two-day ($185) or three-day ($250) as a packaged deal.

Special travel and hotel deals that Panorama was offering for out-of-towners have sold out.

Check out Panorama's ticket site here.

Rules:

Once you arrive at Panorma, make sure you follow the rules and don't get yourself tossed of Randall's Isalnd before you can catch your favorite band.

Some general rules include:

• Panorama visitors must be of legal age to buy and drink alcohol on festival grounds;
• Wristbands should be activated before entering the festival and tampered wristbands will be considered null and void;
• Gates open at 12 p.m. and close by 11 p.m.;
• Camping on-site is prohibited;
• No refunds or exchanges allowed.

Festival security will search each guest as they enter the festival grounds for prohibited items. There's a long list of items that are not allowed including the obvious — fake IDs, fireworks, weapons of any kind and outside alcohol — and the not-so-obvious — skateboards, selfie sticks, e-cigs and umbrellas.

Brush up with all the festival rules and outlawed objects here.

Photo by Rebecca Smeyne/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images