The long-running Music Midtown festival at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, scheduled for Sept. 17-18 with headliners My Chemical Romance, Future, Jack White and Fallout Boy, has been called off, according to a statement issued by festival organizers. The likely cause, industry sources tell Billboard, are recent changes to Georgia gun laws that prevent the festival from banning guns on to the publicly owned festival grounds. “Hey Midtown fans — due to circumstances beyond our control, Music Midtown will no longer be taking place this year,” a statement posted on Music Midtown’s website reads. “We were looking forward to reuniting in September and hope we can all get back to enjoying the festival together again soon.” While owner Live Nation didn’t provide any additional details for the ...
Atlanta’s Music Midtown festival will return to Piedmont Park Sept. 17-18 with a lineup featuring My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Future and Jack White. Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, Turnstile, 2 Chainz, Denzel Curry, Phoenix, 100 gecs, Marc Rebillet and Tinashe are also on the bill. “Over twenty-five years strong,” Live Nation Atlanta President Peter Conlon says. “Music Midtown remains a monumental music festival that brings a diverse lineup of the biggest names in music year-after-year, while giving back to the city that I proudly call home. We could not have a better location than Piedmont Park and we look forward to an incredible weekend with you.” Tickets to Music Midtown go on sale at 10 am ET on Friday, May 20 via the fest’s website. Layaway ticket plans start at $19 down. You Deserve...