{"id":8927,"date":"2022-03-04T15:58:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T20:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/kota-the-friend-fltbys-bringing-flight-night-music-festival-home-to-nyc\/"},"modified":"2022-03-04T15:58:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T20:58:26","slug":"kota-the-friend-fltbys-bringing-flight-night-music-festival-home-to-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/kota-the-friend-fltbys-bringing-flight-night-music-festival-home-to-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"KOTA the Friend &#038; FLTBYS Bringing \u2018Flight Night\u2019 Music Festival Home to NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>photo credit: @jthaole &#8211; Flight Night (LA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Fresh off a sold out \u2018Flight Night\u2019 Music Festival in LA last month,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fltbys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0\u00aefltbys Music and Entertainment<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0(<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Flight Boys<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">) announced its<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fltbys.com\/flight-night-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Flight Night<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0<\/span>Global Music Festival Series<\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0will continue with a stop in New York City, on\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">July 22<\/span><\/strong><sup><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">th<\/span><\/strong><\/sup><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">, 2022 at Sony Hall\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kotathefriend.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Kota the Friend<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0headlining.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/kota-the-friend-new-york-new-york-07-22-2022\/event\/00005C6186BC1F37\"><strong>Tickets for Flight Night<\/strong><\/a> (NEW YORK CITY) go on sale today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">New York City, specifically Brooklyn, is the birthplace of the\u00a0<\/span><strong>FLTBYS<\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0brand which Kota the Friend established as a junior at Brooklyn High School of Performing Arts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">In its early days, Flight Night was a showcase for some of the best upcoming talent in New York; the original Flight Night showcase was held at Two Steps Down Restaurant in Fort Greene, Brooklyn and featured the late\u00a0<\/span><strong>Capital Steez<\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">,<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0Phony Ppl<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">,<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Dyme a Duzin<\/span><\/strong><em><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">.<\/span><\/em><strong><em><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0A young\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Joey Bada$$<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0was also an attendee of Flight Night shows back then and formed\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Pro Era<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0right outside a Flight Night event at the Five Spot in Clinton Hill, which is the neighborhood where Kota grew up and frequently talks about in his\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0nJ5saIxlohpcXqBR586pH?si=OEbMwoInR4-S5ldFa5jzOw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">music<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Today, Flight Night has become a celebration of independence, embracing a mission to shine the spotlight on underrepresented indie artists at each festival stop, punctuated by a performance by Kota the Friend.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEver since 2008 we\u2019ve been giving people the opportunity to get on stage, when no one else was giving the opportunity,\u201d<strong>\u00a0said Kota<\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">. \u201cFltbys has always been a young company of people who just want to do something but have no platform.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Flight Night\u2019s most recent stop was a sold-out February 25<\/span><sup>th<\/sup><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0show at The Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles. Indie performers\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">JUICEB<\/span><\/strong><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u262e<\/span><\/strong><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\ufe0fX<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Ajna, Hannah Got Raps, Nate Dae<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0and<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0Heaven Shamba\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">took full advantage of their 15-minute spotlights, and Kota the Friend ended the night with an exclamation point.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">The festival\u2019s inaugural show in Harrisburg, PA, at the end of 2021, was a career-changing opportunity for native PA artists,\u00a0<\/span><strong>Brianna Castro<\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Neptune the Poet<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">10DAYS<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Derrick Juwan<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">drewtyrell<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">J Radiant<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMagical to be on that stage and rock out with everyone at Flight Night Festival\u201d said Pittsburgh artist J Radiant. \u201cFrom all the artists to the crowd, you couldn\u2019t have asked for a better vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">While\u00a0<\/span><strong>Chicago<\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0(The Metro, 4\/29\/22) and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">New York City<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0(Sony Hall, 7\/22\/22) are top-of-mind with tickets available now,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Denver<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">\u00a0(Cervantes, 9\/9\/22) and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Harrisburg\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">(HMAC 11\/11\/22) shows are also coming soon.\u00a0FLTBYS has also hinted at the festival going global this year, with shows in Paris, London, Berlin, and Australia on the horizon.\u00a0The international community has recognized the power of the event with show requests from South Africa to Switzerland being considered for 2023.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ql-lineheight\">Today, tickets for New York City Flight Night go on sale. 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