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Officials: Size of music festivals makes policing them 'impossible'
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
When L.A. County sheriff's Deputy Dan Whitten asked for more manpower, Live Nation didn't hesitate to give it.
Whitten, who managed police logistics for the 2014 Hard Summer Festival, put 373 sets of boots on the ground each day, with his officers covering more than 4,700 workable hours.
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Start planning your time with us for the IFEA's 60th Anniversary Convention — schedule now available
IFEA
Whether you're looking to see what classes are offered, when all the social events will take place or when all the industry awards will be presented — take a moment to look through the IFEA's 60th Anniversary Convention & Expo Schedule just released so you can start planning your time now!
Legendary Minneapolis venue's roof collapses, leaving 3 injured
Billboard
The ceiling of a landmark Minneapolis concert venue partially collapsed during a show, injuring three people, officials said.
Firefighters responded to a report of a possible building collapse around 10:15 p.m., Minneapolis Fire Department spokeswoman Cherie Penn said in statement.
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Burning Man will burn after BLM spat resolved
E & E News
All the "Burners" out there can rest easy — this summer's Burning Man desert festival has been greenlighted by federal officials.
The annual gala in northern Nevada's Black Rock Desert recently received a needed permit from the Bureau of Land Management ahead of its scheduled Aug. 30 kickoff, festival organizers announced on the event's website.
50 percent increase in policing costs squeezes Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, festivals
Edmonton Journal
Festival and event organizers face the prospect of a 50 percent increase in policing fees by 2016.
Edmonton police officers provide security oversight and traffic management for hundreds of concerts, sports games, parades, road races and other public gatherings each year. Last year, police worked 1,314 different events.
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Noise curfew set for festivals outside Austin, Texas
Billboard
A new noise curfew has been placed on property outside Austin, Texas, city limits after a dispute between the owners of a popular festival site and a neighboring farmer. Travis County Commissioners voted to begin enforcing time limits to put them more in line with Austin proper.
The limits were put in place after the owners of Johnson’s Backyard Garden, an organic farm, complained about noise levels at the nearby Carson Creek Ranch, which for the past few years has been hosting multi-day events including the Euphoria Music & Camping Festival and Levitation.
NI festivals: Counting the public costs and cultural returns
BBC News
Whether it is music, literature, film, science, sailing, children or food, there are now hundreds of festivals in Northern Ireland each year.
In the summer, many take place each week, big and small.
You — the taxpayer — are paying for them, whether you buy a ticket or not, but that money brings important returns.
Visitors turned away from Bristol International Balloon Fiesta for safety reasons
Western Daily Press
For the first time in the festival's history, visitors were turned away from the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta for safety reasons.
A victim of its own success and the glorious sunshine, organizers took the decision to stop admitting spectators as the site had reached capacity. Tens of thousands of people descended on the Ashton Court Estate throughout the day, and as the time for the night glow approached, organizers became concerned at the numbers of people still trying to enter the site.
Researcher: 'Prohibition attitude' aggravating drug-related problems at music festivals
Calgary Metro
An expert studying poly-substance use at music festivals says a 'prohibition attitude' is causing consistent problems at events across the country.
This past weekend, 17 Calgarians were sent to the hospital for drug and alcohol-related overdoses at the Chasing Summer electronic dance music (EDM) festival.
The argument for choosing to attend a small-scale music festival
Forbes
Many of the most popular music festivals finish their runs every year and immediately begin touting their massive attendance figures, with some events hitting the six-digit threshold. This year, Coachella just barely missed the 200,000 mark over both weekends, Lollapalooza has drawn 300,000 in the past, and Summerfest in Milwaukee boasts that it is the biggest festival of them all, bringing out 775,000 people earlier this summer.
Iraqi city bans color festival because of gender mixing
HAARETZ
A color festival in the Iraqi city of Basra has been banned by authorities because gender mixing at the festivities may cause distress to families who lost loved ones to Islamic State. In order to cancel the festival — a smaller version of the Indian festival of Holi, where revelers throw colorful powder and water at each other — authorities have gone to the extent of erecting concrete walls around the park where it was supposed to be held, AFP reported.
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