Most of the time, hanging out at the airport is not exactly a pleasurable experience—but not when Robyn, the platinum-haired Swedish pop star, is hanging out there, too! On June 20th, she'll play a show at JetBlue's Terminal 5 (no, not that one) for JetBlue passengers. So go book a flight now! Just kidding. (Kind of.) The performance is part of JetBlue's Live From T5 concert series, developed by Superfly, the producers of Bonnaroo. They've previously done shows with Sarah McLachlan, Taylor Swift and Raphael Saadiq. more ›

Last night, LCD Soundsystem played the first of their last shows ever. Across three, one-hour sets, James Murphy and the gang rocked through fan favorites and jam sessions, accompanied by a male chorus, a horn section, and at one point, Reggie Watts. more ›

The newish JetBlue terminal at JFK airport—the first new terminal at the airport since 9/11—boasts a 55,000-square-foot retail area with 22 food concessions, dozens of specialty retail stores, a children’s play area, and free Wi-Fi. There's even a free "Live From T5 concert series," which kicked off with Grammy award-winning recording artist James Blunt! They've thought of everything at the "state of the art" 26 gate terminal, except for one teensy detail discovered by the NY Post: it's a "dead zone" for police radios. more ›

Last weekend, LCD Soundsystem announced that their final show as a band would take place at MSG in April, and yesterday, the internet went bonkers when scalpers swooped in and collected an insane number of the tickets to the show. Fans were pissed, and LCD frontman James Murphy was pissed (he sent off some particularly angry Tweets during the day)—but Murphy came up with a solution: LCD Soundsystem announced late last night that they are now playing four more dates at Terminal 5 on March 28, 29, 30 and 31. more ›

Hey there party people, did you see Pauly D at Terminal 5 this weekend? No? Luckily it was partially caught on video, and as you can see, it's like New Year's Eve and your 21st birthday party and the rave that happened in The Matrix Reloaded all wrapped in to one neatly packaged nightmare. As Eater notes, people paid $35 to watch him push buttons, including one that says: "Brace yourself for the world famous: DJ Pauly D!" more ›

Last night Sarah McLachlan took the stage at Terminal 5... but not the venue in Manhattan, the JetBlue terminal at JFK Airport! The scene was not dissimilar to this Funny Or Die clip of Jewel showing up at a karaoke bar—McLachlan's piano was set up post-security, right in the middle of where travelers were arriving and departing. The singer just released her new album Laws of Illusion and is in town for the latest stop on her Lilith Fair tour (taking place tomorrow). more ›

The folks who run Bowery Presents certainly have some of the best music venues in New York City, but where would you rank their superclub Terminal 5 on a list of best venues in the world? more ›

JetBlue's T5 still has that new terminal smell to it, and it just keeps getting better. On top being so pretty, the airline has now teamed up with some music and marketing folks to bring their Live from T5 event to travelers. The six-month, 12-date live music concert series at their JFK outpost "takes place on select Fridays throughout the year, will feature hand-picked emerging artists from around the U.S. as well as bands chosen based on public votes in a national online competition." The series kicks off tomorrow with Nicole Atkins, and other upcoming acts include Alberta Cross and Justin Townes Earle. Maybe on-air live performances are next? more ›

An NYPD sergeant may have been catching up on Law & Order reruns via DirecTV while a real life crime was being committed on her at the Terminal 5 baggage check. A JetBlue baggage handler has been arrested for breaking into a suitcase and stealing the gun of the sergeant, who was on her way from New York to Orlando on th emorning of April 22. After first breaking into the sergeant's suitcase, 21-year-old Tamarcus Hines then was able to open a locked gun box within it, taking an unloaded 9mm handgun, ammunition and a gun holster. When the sergeant noticed her bag had been tampered with and weapon missing upon arrival, police were able to connect the crime to the baggage handler. Hines admitted to the theft and led cops to a Queens sewer where he had tossed the gun. Queens DA Richard Brown said yesterday, “It is upsetting that a passenger who buys an airline ticket and lawfully checks her luggage...has been subjected to having her belongings stolen. This case is, however, especially egregious in that the defendant is alleged to have brazenly stolen a 9mm handgun that had been properly secured by its owner, a sergeant with the New York City Police Department.” more ›

Holiday traveling season is fast approaching, as are inevitable, soul-sucking delays, and there’s a very good chance you’ll end up by yourself at the airport re-reading about Clay Aiken’s Magic Birthday Miracle or honing your Sudoku skills. But if you're stuck waiting for Jet Blue at JFK, such a fate might actually be a blessing in disguise. Jauntsetter has obtained a copy of the master wine lists at JetBlue’s new Terminal 5. Prices “range from a pragmatic $7.25/glass to $2,400/bottle,” so while Terminal 5’s food offerings might already be experiencing some mild turbulence, know that an extra $20 will help make sure you’re adequately lubricated before facing your family. more ›

Jet Blue invited a thousand people out to JFK yesterday to play pretend passengers on ten mock flights they staged at the $743 million terminal that they'll open in October. Passengers in Terminal 5 got to sample sushi and French cuisine from some of the upscale restaurants that will be a part of the terminal in the fall. Jet Blue assigned each of the volunteers an identity and travel itinerary. Carol Weinberg, aka "Mrs. Cattest," was excited that she and her husband were "flying" to Las Vegas because they had never been. "It's on our bucket list," she said. The volunteers did not leave empty handed as Jet Blue sent them home with (actual real) duffel bags with JetBlue mementos like playing cards, luggage tags and baseball caps. more ›

As if you needed any more reasons to choose Jet Blue over other airlines, Grub Street got their hands on renderings for the dining and drinking areas of the airline's renovated Terminal 5 at JFK airport, scheduled to reopen October 1st. While it does give one pause that the design is being done by ICRAVE, the same firm that unleashed Crobar upon our fair city, their vision is certainly a cut above most airport dead zones. Seen here is the rendering of the Deep Blue bar and Asian fusion joint, which doesn't seem like such a bad place to sit out an interminable flight delay. more ›

Workers are almost done dismantling the 317 feet long, 23 feet wide stained-glass exterior to the American Airlines’ vacant Terminal 8 building. The red, blue and white wall, comprised of 900 panes of glass, was designed by artist Robert Sowers and was completed in 1960; at the time it was the world’s largest stained-glass window and the first to heavily incorporate stained glass in a secular building, an aesthetic that soon became fashionable. more ›

Jaunted took a jaunt over to the new Terminal 5 (not the music venue) at JFK. The terminal, with design by Gensler, will house JetBlue and is set to open in September of this year. more ›