Adult Swim Tries a New Channel: A Weekend Festival

With headlining bands, stand-up acts, virtual reality and a mechanical bull in the shape of a hot dog, the cable network hopes to extend its off-kilter sensibility to a destination event

A live, weekend-long festival organized by a television network, with admission fees as high as $255.

On paper, the concept sounds like a tough sell. Adult Swim, however, seemingly able to glide through the currents challenging most other cable networks, sees it as a potential new profit center, inspired by the success of events as disparate as Coachella and Comic Con.

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