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Here’s Why You Need To Be A Platinum VIP At Boston Calling 2024
Reserved front of stage access with plenty of room to dance on your own with Renee Rapp or freestyle with Megan Thee Stallion? Check. All-day noshes prepared by Boston’s top chefs—think grilled swordfish belly, ginger-lime crab cakes, and Wagyu Beef Sliders? Check. An open bar featuring specialty cocktails, beer and wine? Check. Boston Calling, the city’s annual music festival, just keeps getting better – especially if you’re a Platinum ticket holder.
That red viewing platform across the way allows VIPs to avoid the crush of concertgoers at Boston … [+]
This year’s upgraded ticket experience for the festival, held May 24 through May 26, offers all the perks of previous years, with a couple of brand-new add-ons, as well as a spectacular roster of chefs in the Platinum area. Friday night will feature the culinary prowess of Chef Ken Oringer, of Uni, Toro, and Little Donkey, while Saturday, Chef Will Gilson of Puritan & Co., and The Lexington, is behind the grill. Sunday, Chef Joanne Chang of Myers + Chang and Flour Bakery + Café brings the festival to a sweet finish.
“Our theme is always creating dishes that you crave and that you can’t stop eating,” Chang told me via email. “I can’t wait to share our menu with the attendees at Boston Calling!”
Chef Joanne Chang will be bringing savory and sweet offerings to the Platinum tent.
That menu includes Ginger Lime Crab Cakes, Coca-Cola Pork Belly, and Mama Chang’s Pork & Chive Dumplings, among other delightful bites. While the logistical challenges of serving food at the festival are many, Chang says she is looking forward to it. “We signed on because it sounds like a blast!” she says. “The challenge of cooking for hundreds of people out of a tent where we get to show off our food? Sign us up!”
Gilson, who is headlining the Platinum tent on Saturday, will be bringing the Lexington’s famous Steak Frites, as well as burgers and vegan artichoke tortellini. “I love the energy and ability to be part of such an exciting event,” the chef says. “I am going to go with foods that are easy to execute and also have some elements of fun and whimsy to them. I want to make sure I leave a lasting impression on the guests.”
Chef Will Gilson is headlining the Platinum tent on Saturday night
Planning ahead for many possible unexpected problems, from weather to crowds, is a tall order, but Chang says her team is ready. “We worked hard to develop dishes that can mostly be prepped ahead of time and finished on site with a flash in the oven or grill.”
In addition to unlimited eats, Platinum guests have a new perk this year – exclusive access to the front of the Green Stage (complete with a satellite lounge with complimentary cocktails), where headliners include Ed Sheeran on Friday, Tyler Childers on Saturday and the Killers on Sunday. That’s on top of the on-site parking (there is no parking for any other concert attendees), dedicated entry lines and merch lines.
Chang is no stranger to the crowds and vibes — Flour Bakery sold food in the General Admission area last year and will be filling that spot again this year (that’s were you’ll find me, in line for whatever they are dishing up).
“I was blown away by the energy and excitement,” Chang says. “Concert goers were having such a great time rocking to all the bands and everyone was relaxing in the sun and trying out all the different food options.”
Boston Calling runs May 24 through May 26. Platinum tickets are $2,899 all in, with no additional hidden fees or service charges.
It’s going to be a little while longer before Roman Anthony returns to action.
The Red Sox outfielder has suffered another setback in his recovery from a sprained right hand and will be shut down from swinging for a couple of days.
Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy told reporters in Cleveland that Anthony tried hitting off a tee Thursday for the first time since suffering his injury on May 4, but that he found doing so to be painful.
“He hit off the tee (yesterday) and had some discomfort, so we’re going to slow play it,” Tracy said, per MLB.com’s Henry Palattella. “It’s going to be day-to-day, or even the better way is ‘action-to-action.’ (We’re going to be asking), ‘What did he do today, is that uncomfortable and do we have to wait?’ ”
Originally thought to be a minor issue that might not even require a stint on the injured list, Anthony has now missed 21 games and likely won’t be back until early-to-mid June.
The recovery process has also been halting. Anthony has continued doing most other baseball activities, including running and throwing, but it wasn’t until earlier this week that he could swing a bat free of discomfort.
Once he was able to comfortably take dry swings — or swing a bat without hitting the ball — the next step was hitting off a tee. Now he’ll be given a couple more days to heal and likely won’t try again until the Red Sox return home from Cleveland and are back at Fenway Park on Tuesday following Monday’s off day.
Tracy acknowledged that the recovery hasn’t gone as smoothly as expected, but emphasized that isn’t because of anything Anthony’s done wrong.
“That’s not Roman’s fault, it’s not anyone’s fault,” Tracy said. “It’s just he got hurt, and it’s a nagging injury on a hand when he’s trying to hit.”
Speaking to Rob Bradford on the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast prior to Thursday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, Anthony clarified the exact nature of his injury, which was officially announced by the team as a right wrist sprain. Anthony said he has a partially torn ring finger ligament, specifically his ring finger CMC (carpometacarpal).
The sprain versus torn verbiage has generated some confusion among fans, though medically there isn’t a meaningful distinction between the two.
“I know stuff came out yesterday about tear versus sprain versus strain and all these different things, and I don’t know what to say other than any of those are a tear,” Tracy said. “You strain a hamstring and that’s a partial tear; fibers let go a little bit and they need to heal.
“I don’t think anything is portrayed differently or wrongly. If a guy strains his hamstring, I won’t come out here and say he tore his hamstring. That’s not how that works.”
Prior to suffering his injury, Anthony was batting .229 with one home run and a .675 OPS through his first 30 games this season.
Surprise: Another weekend and there’s more rain on the way. It’s bad enough we’ve had to post a First Alert.
For now, we’ll watch as clouds thicken today. We’ll squeeze out some drops later this afternoon and evening.
A weather maker is winding up in Canada, wrapping in cold air. All of that is going to dive down to New England.
We’re in the thick of it tomorrow. Rain will be coming at us in bursts with some dry time in between. Winds will likely push past 50 mph in Boston.
Those winds will eat away at temperatures; with wind chills barely above freezing. And no – not just in the morning – but the afternoon, too!
It’s so cold there’s the threat of snow as that rain bumps into colder air over the Berkshires, Worcester Hills and southern New Hampshire right up to Mount Washington.
The snow isn’t going to pile up but just know there could be some flakes flying over our highest hills.
The blue on our Futurecast map marks the spots where snow could mix with rain.
Rain spins out by Saturday evening but not before dumping about half an inch over Boston.
We’ll try to salvage the rest of the weekend with temperatures in the upper 60s by Sunday. Still, there’s the threat of bits and pieces of rain.
By the way, this isn’t any weekend, it’s the last weekend of spring. Meteorological summer starts on June 1.
The first day of summer remains drab and dreary with more rain chances and temperatures in the low 60 on Monday.
Federal immigration demands are once again centered on Massachusetts.
The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday sent three letters to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins and Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden demanding, among other things, information on how many ICE detainers BPD has received and declined to honor from 2022 to 2026 and any communication between the three departments related to immigration.
House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said in a statement that “releasing repeat criminals back to the streets solely because of their immigration status is crazy, and that’s exactly what Boston is doing.”
But Democrats push back on that framing.
“You’re familiar with Jim Jordan and his antics,” said Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey. “This is more circus, it’s more theater and it’s not making our community safe.”
A spokesperson for the City of Boston wrote, “the city has provided this information many times…” going on to say “…these policies are part of keeping Boston the safest major city in America.”
The letters call for the documents to be sent to the House Judiciary Committee by June 10th at 5:00 pm. District Attorney Hayden’s office told NBC 10 they are reviewing the letter, neither Commissioner Cox or Sheriff Tompkins responded to requests for comment.
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