Greater than 100 noise complaints from final weekend’s HARD Summer season pageant exterior SoFi Stadium in Inglewood has resulted in a ban on future music occasions on the venue’s elevated American Airways Plaza.
Inglewood Mayor James Butts stated in a press release that the elevated stage within the plaza was decided to be a “main contributor to the problem” of noise complaints.
“Consequently, no phases will probably be permitted on this space for future occasions,” Butts stated in his assertion.
The HARD Summer season pageant featured 4 outside music phases positioned exterior SoFi Stadium within the surrounding parking heaps.
Butts stated the town was “perplexed” by the complaints, given the variety of earlier outside concert events held on the plaza with out incident. Metropolis officers labored with pageant organizers between Saturday and Sunday to alleviate the issue, which primarily targeted on sure “bass frequencies.”
“Transferring ahead, and with the teachings discovered the previous weekend, we’re ready to higher monitor and supervise future occasion organizers to reduce the sound and vibration impression on the group exterior the venue,” Butts stated.
The El Segundo Police Division famous on X that it has obtained a number of calls concerning the noise emanating from the HARD Summer 2024 festival at Hollywood Park. The lineup catered to digital, home, techno, dubstep, drum and bass, and hip-hop unfold throughout 5 phases. It was later revealed that greater than 100 noise complaints got here in from El Segundo and different South Bay communities.
Acts performing on the pageant included Nelly Furtado, Sofi Tukker, Disclosure, Bunt, Camden Cox, Oppidan, Sosa, and Teko, amongst others.
“We’re conscious of the loud booming sound affecting the town,” El Segundo division officers posted final weekend. “It’s originating from a music pageant close to SoFi Stadium, scheduled from 2:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. right this moment and tomorrow. There isn’t a must name 911 to report.”
The annual pageant was scheduled from 2-11 p.m. final Saturday and Sunday. It was being held for the primary time at Hollywood Park, adjoining to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, with as much as 70,000 day by day attendees anticipated.
The present was beforehand held on the Shrine Exposition Corridor, the Discussion board (now Kia Discussion board), Los Angeles State Historic Park, the Whittier Narrows Recreation Space in El Monte, and the Fairplex in Pomona.
