STOP Live Nation/Ticketmaster, FPC Live Plan to Build a Music Venue in the Deer District!
STOP Live Nation/Ticketmaster, FPC Live Plan to Build a Music Venue in the Deer District!
The Issue
Milwaukee's downtown is a blend of local historic structures with new residential, retail, office & entertainment spaces. Recently, large crowds have tested the ability to enjoy our neighborhood in peace and safety. Shootings, over-capacities, and lack of provided sanitary facilities have brought unwanted and unanticipated trouble to our homes and businesses.
Live Nation/Ticketmaster fronted by Frank Productions (FPC Live) now has plans to build a new music venue in the Deer District. The 108,000 sq. ft. structure consists of two General Admission venues (capacity of 4,000 and 800) that will hold 135 events over the course of a year. All 135 events will be shows that would otherwise have played at The Riverside Theater, The Rave/Eagles Club, The Pabst Theater, Turner Hall, The Milwaukee Theater, The BMO Harris Pavilion, Shank Hall, Cactus Club destroying the viability of Milwaukee’s current vibrant music scene. The venue location lies on the Bradley Center land.
We do not have an adequate security plan in place for our neighborhood for the current activity, let alone a huge new event space. What is Live Nation/Ticketmaster’s reaction? The local CEO says “Do we have guns attempting to come into our venues? Absolutely we do…It is not uncommon for people to attempt to bring guns in.” Now in an area plagued by shootings, Live Nation/Ticketmaster wants to bring thousands of gun-toting people to our downtown once every three nights and they will be in lines all day!
In addition, recent overcapacity events have hurt our hospitality industry. The lack of facilities in the Deer District has resulted in thousands of people overflowing into our bars and restaurants on Third Street and Water Street. Our businesses are unprepared to accommodate large crowds of non-patrons. Live Nation/Ticketmaster will now increase this activity for 135 days and nights a year.
We believe the Live Nation/Ticketmaster/FPC Live proposed development will negatively affect downtown Milwaukee.
LET YOUR VOICES TO BE HEARD!
Help us STOP their plans by signing this petition.
9,750
The Issue
Milwaukee's downtown is a blend of local historic structures with new residential, retail, office & entertainment spaces. Recently, large crowds have tested the ability to enjoy our neighborhood in peace and safety. Shootings, over-capacities, and lack of provided sanitary facilities have brought unwanted and unanticipated trouble to our homes and businesses.
Live Nation/Ticketmaster fronted by Frank Productions (FPC Live) now has plans to build a new music venue in the Deer District. The 108,000 sq. ft. structure consists of two General Admission venues (capacity of 4,000 and 800) that will hold 135 events over the course of a year. All 135 events will be shows that would otherwise have played at The Riverside Theater, The Rave/Eagles Club, The Pabst Theater, Turner Hall, The Milwaukee Theater, The BMO Harris Pavilion, Shank Hall, Cactus Club destroying the viability of Milwaukee’s current vibrant music scene. The venue location lies on the Bradley Center land.
We do not have an adequate security plan in place for our neighborhood for the current activity, let alone a huge new event space. What is Live Nation/Ticketmaster’s reaction? The local CEO says “Do we have guns attempting to come into our venues? Absolutely we do…It is not uncommon for people to attempt to bring guns in.” Now in an area plagued by shootings, Live Nation/Ticketmaster wants to bring thousands of gun-toting people to our downtown once every three nights and they will be in lines all day!
In addition, recent overcapacity events have hurt our hospitality industry. The lack of facilities in the Deer District has resulted in thousands of people overflowing into our bars and restaurants on Third Street and Water Street. Our businesses are unprepared to accommodate large crowds of non-patrons. Live Nation/Ticketmaster will now increase this activity for 135 days and nights a year.
We believe the Live Nation/Ticketmaster/FPC Live proposed development will negatively affect downtown Milwaukee.
LET YOUR VOICES TO BE HEARD!
Help us STOP their plans by signing this petition.
9,750
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Petition created on August 5, 2022