Live on Sunset Music Festival planning update and approvals
Transcript Minutes • 2026-10-05 • Item E.2
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AI Summary
Staff provided an update on planning for a music festival closing Sunset Boulevard from Doheny to San Vicente, with an estimated footprint capacity of about 10,000 people. The council approved the event date, street closures, waiver of special event permit fees, fire department site plan funding, a lift of residential parking permit restrictions, acceptance of potential lost parking meter revenue, and authorized the city manager to adjust event operations as needed. Discussion points: Council Member Erickson questioned the overall cost relative to projected attendance, calculating roughly $400 per person at maximum capacity, Discussion of whether historic Sunset Strip venues (Roxy, Rainbow, Whiskey, Keys) would be allowed to run competing programming during the event.
Fiscal impact
Fiscal impact was not specified in the published agenda analysis.
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