Blues And Jazz Fests Losing A Day

Blues Fest and Jazz Fest, two of the city's most popular outdoor music festivals, will be reduced from four days to three and feature fewer stages because of spending cuts tied to Mayor Daley's bad news, 2009 budget.

Daley's Holiday Sports Festival will also be shortened -- from three days to two. Great Chicago Places and Spaces, the Viva Latin Music Festival, Celtic Fest and the Mayor's Cup Soccer Festival will likely shrink to one-day festivals, although internal research is still going on, officials said.

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Comments

[Adrienne Williams - Huffpost Blogger]

Oh that just s.u.c.k.s! The only thing I look forward too in Chicago music!

[bmedich]

And let's cut the number of "Taste Of" and other street fests in half. They're all a huge waste of money and make getting around the city in the summer a pain in the ass. I know Underwater People and Hello Dave will be hit hard, but that's a price I'm willing to pay.

[KCFreedom]

Well Chicago, if it makes you feel any better, I think all of our cities have got bad news budgets. Sorry to hear about the fests. I've been to both.