LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louder Than Life has been canceled due to "unsafe" conditions at Champions Park.
Festival officials posted the cancellation on Facebook on Monday night, saying "it is no longer possible to make the festival site safe in time for this weekend." Officials said they considered moving the event or breaking it up at different venues, but even moving the equipment proved to be unsafe given the state of the park.
A full refund will be offered for all ticket, hotel and camping purchases. If you bought something through Front Gate Tickets online or over the phone, concert officials said orders will be processed immediately, but people should allow up to three weeks for those changes to take place.
The second day of Bourbon and Beyond, which was also held at Champions Park, was canceled as rain continued to fall in Louisville. And weather-wise, the week ahead isn't looking much better.Â
"It could cost half a million to $1 million, easily, to restore the property to a place where people can safely be in the park," festival organizer Danny Hayes said.
On Monday, crews from Metro Parks and trucks full of mulch were seen going in and out of the park. Venue officials said crews were trying to pump the water out, then lay down that mulch, sod, or special flooring.
But in the end, concert officials and the city of Louisville appear to have already deemed Champions Park unfit to host this weekend's concert.
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