Bleachers musician Jack Antonoff has confirmed that he will be curating a music festival called Shadow of the City in his home state of New Jersey because he wants to showcase the talent there.

Speaking to the Rolling Stone about this exciting news, the star admitted that he has always wanted to put on a big musical showcase and he has big plans for the event:

"It's something I've always dreamed about doing... Even more than that, I grew up in New Jersey and lived there for 28 years. New Jersey is part of who I am. I've always thought that it's the perfect place for a festival."

"I want everything about this festival to feel like New Jersey... Everything from the vendors to everything going on is totally Jersey-based. We're going to have record stands where it's just Jersey music. It's going to be based around that. That's never going to get lost in the festival. It is meant to be a New Jersey festival."

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Watch an interview with Antonoff here: