I’ve witnessed the evolution, the hiatus and the rebirth of Music Midtown – one of the largest festivals that takes place in the city. As best I can count, that’s 23 years of Music Midtown.
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Atlanta scores no. 10 spot in best cities for music
It’s hard to think of Atlanta without thinking of music. The two are so inseparably intertwined that music has simply become a foundation for the city which so many artists and music lovers alike call home. You may recall Andre 3000’s iconic and unforgettable quote from the 1995 Source Awards that has become one of the Atlanta […]
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Savannah Jazz Festival denies firearms-ban policy after gun activist’s latest concern
The gun activist whose complaints may have ended Music Midtown this year has stirred similar but incorrect concerns about the Savannah Jazz Festival banning firearms. The misfire nonetheless shows that gun rights activists remain on the lookout for unlawful weapons bans to test.
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One Central Park concert festival worries about gun laws while another moves ahead
Following Music Midtown’s reportedly gun-related cancellation, at least one major concert festival in the Old Fourth Ward’s Central Park may back out if firearms can’t be banned, while another is moving ahead.
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Reporter’s Notebook: BeltLine MarketPlace block party, new official Atlanta historic landmark, Fulton Superior Court chief judge stays on controversial case
On Aug. 18, 1965, The Beatles made their sole appearance in Georgia. The city was abuzz and, before the concert at Atlanta Stadium, former Mayor Ivan Allen presented the band with the keys to the city. Around 30,000 folks showed up that hot summer night 57 years ago, paying between $4.50 to $5.50 for tickets. […]
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Arrested Development’s Speech fears ‘insane’ gun laws after Music Midtown cancellation
Arrested Development, Atlanta’s pioneering Southern hip hop group, brought its message of peace to Music Midtown many times over the years. But now frontman Speech is expressing his outrage over “insane” gun laws that appears to have triggered the concert festival’s cancellation.
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Music Midtown cancellation spotlights state law on guns in parks
Atlanta’s Music Midtown concert festival has been canceled without explanation amid rumors – which promoters have not denied – that state law preventing it from banning guns was causing legal problems.
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Music Midtown to announce its ‘position’ amid rumors of gun law issue
The Music Midtown concert festival will soon issue a statement on its “position” amid rumors that Georgia law preventing it from banning firearms might force a cancellation or move.
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Music Midtown weapons ban is challenged by gun rights advocate
The Music Midtown concert festival’s weapons ban is being challenged by the man who just lost a legal battle for the right to carry guns at the neighboring Atlanta Botanical Garden.
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Music Midtown festival to return in September with My Chemical Romance
The Music Midtown concert festival will return Sept. 17-18 with rock band My Chemical Romance headlining.
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Camille Russell Love: ‘The festival Gods were with us’
The 44th edition of the Atlanta Jazz Festival took place Labor Day weekend at Piedmont Park – after several cancellations and postponements because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Music Midtown: It’s Gen Z’s festival now
By KEVIN GREINER, president and CEO of Gas South
If you’re a mature (i.e., middle-aged) music fan like I am, and you happened to show up at Music Midtown last month, you probably asked yourself: What happened to all my people?
Answer: Your friends’ kids came instead.
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Music Midtown is an urban balancing act
The hosting of Music Midtown in Piedmont Park continues its delicate balance of having an incredible outdoor musical festival in the midst of densely populated neighborhoods inconvenienced by its impact before, during and after the two-day weekend.
The 2018 Music Midtown was no different.
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Sun shines for 2017 Music Midtown; new city leaders will weigh in on future festivals
Music Midtown 2017 was a nearly fairy-tale event.
The weather was gorgeous (no rain or storms and not too hot) on both Saturday and Sunday. The music was fabulous (at least most of the acts I saw). And, as always, it provided some of the best people-watching in town.
But I kept thinking – what if Music Midtown had happened a week earlier when Hurricane Irma was making its way through Georgia.
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Music Midtown did not contribute to Piedmont Park Conservancy in 2015 and 2016 as in past years
This post has been updated with a couple of corrections:
A week after Music Midtown entertained thousands of people – despite a steady rain on the second day – Piedmont Park is still in repair mode.
It is a delicate tightrope for people living in the heart of the city.
