The announcement comes a day after organizers said the festival would no longer be held in Chicago's Douglass Park 'solely because of the Chicago Park…
Riot Fest, which has been held in Chicago's Douglass Park since 2015, said it will be leaving the location"solely because of the Chicago Park District"“Riot Fest will be leaving Douglass Park," a video message posted to Riot Fest's social media pages read in part."And – allow me to be as clear as the azure sky of the deepest summer – our exodus is solely because of the Chicago Park District.
The three-day music festival began in 2005, originally using a combination of venues before it moved to Chicago’s Humboldt Park. In 2015, the festival moved to Douglass Park, but in recent years has become the subject of "Community voices are critical to our decision-making process, which is why a comprehensive community engagement process is a necessary component in evaluating a permit application," the statement read in part."Last year, Riot Fest organizers completed this process successfully, received a permit and hosted their event in Douglass Park.
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