Aside from a handful of incidents, the second iteration of Jay-Z's Made in America Festival was a success, Everett Gillison, Mayor Nutter's chief of staff, told reporters on Tuesday.
The two-day ticketed concert festival took over the Ben Franklin Parkway on Labor Day weekend and featured an eclectic array of musical artists hand-picked by Jay Z. His wife, Beyonce, headlined Saturday's lineup, and Nine Inch Nails capped off Sunday's performances.
The problem, he said, was not the supply of water but the logistics of distributing it, with many people having to wait in long lines. He said the city and concert planners will work to find a better system for future events.
But overall, Gillison said, it was a tame crowd. Talks are underway to bring the show back.
"I look forward to hopefully doing it again next year," Gillison said. "We'll see."