What to Know
- Under terms of the new deal expected to pass later this month, Bayfront Management Park Trust will get a minimum of $2 million each year.
- That number could go up each year depending on ticket sales and is more than double what is paid now for the three day event each March.
It’s an annual event bringing hundreds of thousands of people to Downtown Miami – now, it appears as if the Ultra Music Festival could be staying at Bayfront Park for at least five more years despite the pleas of some residents to cease events at the venue.
The Miami Herald reported that city commissioners will vote July 26th on a new contract with organizers of the electronic music festival – a deal the newspaper says will raise the amount of money paid to the group that manages the park.
Under terms of the new deal expected to pass later this month, Bayfront Management Park Trust will get a minimum of $2 million each year. That number could go up each year depending on ticket sales and is more than double what is paid now for the three day event each March.
Some living in the area around Bayfront Park have hired a lawyer, who according to the Herald sent a cease-and-desist letter to the city late last month asking for large events to stop taking place there.
Originally a one day event in Miami Beach, Ultra Music Festival has expanded in size and popularity over as it celebrated the 20th edition this past March. It moved back to Bayfront Park in 2012 following six years at Bicentennial Park.
Ultra Music Festival has come under fire in recent years over issues relating to crowd control and arrests – including a security guard being critically injured after a fence collapse during the 2014 event when a group attempted to enter.
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Last year’s event yield less than 30 arrests, many relating to drug possession and counterfeit tickets.
