Music Festival Promoters Forced to Fight City Hall
The first annual New England Punk, Goth, and Metal Festival is now in danger of being relocated from its originally-contracted site, Lowell’s LeLecheur Park, due to opposition from the City Manager’s office.
In what was a sudden turn of events, the Festival’s promoters received a call on August 15th with information that the NEPGM Music Festival, slated for October 1 & 2 and probably one of the most talked about regional all-ages events in recent years, was suddenly at the risk of being displaced from its chosen venue.
This will in effect inconvenience the 5,000 fans and the 70+ bands under contract with the promoters of the event. It has also impacted the local shops and vendors who were looking forward with anticipation to this Festival because of the major financial impact this will have on the regional economy.
The city of Lowell is apparently refusing to allow the fest to occur at The Ballpark, citing the possibility that it might attract “a different sort of demographic”. Promoters Mar and Marchesi, who have contracted with 70+ local bands and 4 national headlining acts, have vowed to continue to forge ahead with the plans concocted for this event that were formulated over 8 months ago.
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