Gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams claimed the festival’s cancellation is proof that Gov. Brian Kemp’s “reckless policies endanger Georgia’s economy.”
that made it legal for Georgia gun owners to carry a concealed handgun in public without a license from the state. The Live Nation-owned festival did not specify if the bill signed by Kemp or other recent gun-relaxing legislation in the state was the cause for Music Midtown’s cancellation. The festival released a statement on Aug. 1 reading, “due to circumstances beyond our control, Music Midtown will no longer be taking place this year.
Shipman directed his concerns primarily on the economic impact of the festival – which a 2014 report by The Research Center at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce cited byestimated Music Midtown’s total economic impact to be nearly $50 million and an economic impact specific to the Atlanta area of $20 million annually. “We know people travel here from elsewhere and they don’t just come to the festival,” he said.
Shipman continued: “If festival owners do not feel like they can safely conduct business in Atlanta, Shipman fears they will take their events to neighboring states. “We’re always competing with other cities not only for music, but more broadly for economic development.”
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