Hoedown moved to Comerica Park Parking Lot

[poobert]

I loathe modern country music and don't really mingle with that crowd, either, but I respect the long standing the hoedown has in our city and at Hart Plaza, and it is certainly good to have a bunch of people come downtown and have fun.

If you've ever been to an event in that god-awful parking lot, it isn't fun. Especially in the summer - no shade and no place to sit. It's a fucking parking lot!

Only in Metro Detroit do you move a festival from a public plaza to a parking lot. You know when you visit other cities, especially in the summer time, there are usually public festivals, often street festivals, to go to for free.

The suburbs AND the city have really become soulless, unattractive places. You have two lifetyle choices here: ghetto or completely corporatized [[I also refer you back to the Hall Road thread). Which fresh hell would you like?

[ghettopalmetto]

Hart Plaza may not be for sale, but Mike Ilitch sure is!

[Islandman]

The suburbs AND the city have really become soulless, unattractive places. You have two lifetyle choices here: ghetto or completely corporatized [[I also refer you back to the Hall Road thread). Which fresh hell would you like?

Thank you.

[Zacha341]

Hmmm, Hart Plaza days numbered? I guess the African World festival [[the next largest festival at Hart Plaza) is going to be moved next - that's been talked about before, though that event has usually been fairly problem free.

I've been to Comerica parking lot for Cancer walks and the like but I'd not want to do a festival there! These events [[to me) are about the river front which is suppose to be developing not shrinking? And who is this BUYER for Hart Plaza?

[downtownguy]

I loathe modern country music and don't really mingle with that crowd, either, but I respect the long standing the hoedown has in our city and at Hart Plaza, and it is certainly good to have a bunch of people come downtown and have fun.

I agree.

I presume the Hoedown set-up is like other big musical festivals at Hart Plaza? At Hart Plaza, you had several stages for music located relatively close to one another. However, the music didn't spill over much from one stage to another due to different levels, landscaping and built-in barriers. How on earth will they do this in a parking lot?

[gthomas]

Quote: "According to them, the city was going to shut down Hart Plaza to all events in 2012."

So, will Hart Plaza be closed for re-development or something? Who owns it, and how long will it be shut-down? Or is this an assumption?