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Music festival coming to Inglewood this weekend. Everywhere around is bracing for noise
Electronic music artist Walshy Fire of Major Lazer performs during the Hard Summer Music Festival 2016 at Auto Club Speedway on July 30, 2016 in Fontana, California.
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Today in "Hey you kids turn it down" news, the HARD Summer Festival returns to Hollywood Park this weekend.
Busta Rhymes and Dom Dolla are among the more than 40 acts performing.
The two-day EDM and hip-hop festival is taking place between 2 and 10 p.m. in Inglewood, and residents in surrounding neighborhoods are already bracing for a not so great experience.
That's because last year, the bass and noise from the concert travelled miles out from the festival, resulting in hundreds of noise complaints against the city.
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The El Segundo Police Department even put out an alert on social media last year, letting people know they didn't need to call 9-1-1 to report the noise.
Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. said he had asked the concert organizers to address the issue so it doesn't happen again this year.
Last year, Butts told LAist, one of the stages were at an elevated plaza some 50 feet off the ground. That, combined with the placement of the speakers and atmospheric conditions meant that the heavy booms of the bass were carried as far as the South Bay.
This year, " there have been adjustments made to the engineering of the sound stages," he said.
Furthermore, the 10 p.m. curfew for events in Inglewood will be strictly enforced tonight.
"They went over last year," Butts said. "They will not be allowed to go over this year."
Updated August 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM PDT
The story was updated with quotes from Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr.
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