The cancellation is a major blow to the city of Atlanta’s tourism trade and the city’s mystique as a music mecca. Other annual music festivals that come to Atlanta each year include the rock-oriented Shaky Knees, which was in Central Park in May; the hip-hop/R&B One MusicFest in Central Park in October; and the eclectic Sweetwater 420 Fest in the spring at Centennial Olympic Park.
Music Midtown, which originally ran from 1994 to 2005 at various Atlanta locations, returned in 2011 to Piedmont Park, where over the years it has attracted big-name artists such as Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Eminem, Van Halen, Post. Malone and Bruno Mars.
