UW-Madison has promoted Revelry as an alternative to the Mifflin Street Block Party, the end-of-the-school-year bash known for binge drinking and overcrowded house parties that has long been the bane of many college and city officials.

The concert was first held in 2013, two years after stabbings and sexual assaults at the 2011 block party led Mayor Paul Soglin and Madison police to work toward shutting down the Mifflin Street celebration. The unsanctioned party has not disappeared since then, but it has been reduced to what police consider a more manageable size.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam, who has urged UW students not to attend the block party, declined to comment on the changes to Revelry or whether she was concerned the smaller music festival could result in more students going to Mifflin Street.

Madison police Central District Capt. Carl Gloede did not respond to a message Friday seeking comment.

Kress, a UW-Madison senior, acknowledged it’s possible that cutting the festival’s size and moving it once again could make it harder for Revelry to become an established campus tradition. Her hope is for the concert to eventually return to the Memorial Union or move to the larger-capacity Kohl Center, though she said that would depend on its funding.