Fewer than 30 people called a complaint hot line about Rock on the Range, the music festival that fills Crew Stadium for three days each May. Fewer than half of the complaints were related to noise, said stadium spokesman Alex Caulfield.

Fewer than 30 people called a complaint hot line about Rock on the Range, the music festival that fills Crew Stadium for three days each May.

Fewer than half of the complaints were related to noise, said stadium spokesman Alex Caulfield.

�Around 10 or so were related to beer selections,� he said. �They wanted a better array of beers for future concerts.�

In past years, many of those who live around the stadium complained about excessive noise from the festival, which features heavy-metal bands that play into the night. The event has been held in the stadium each year since 2007.

The next step is following up with the callers, Caulfield said. He said he doesn�t know what actions � if any � Crew Stadium managers would take next year.

Former Crew Stadium general manager Ryan Smith said last month that although Rock on the Range wasn�t going away, the Crew wants to be a good neighbor.

University District leaders also had little to report last month regarding noise during the festival.

�Our neighborhood Facebook group was all geared up to be mad,� said Terra Goodnight, a University Area commissioner who lives less than a mile from the stadium. �We didn�t hear it.�

Doreen Uhas Sauer, who leads the area commission, said she wants to find out where complaints were coming from.

She was among those who met with stadium officials before the festival to relay complaints they received during past Rock on the Range shows.

Lydia Pantages, president of the Olde North Columbus Community Collaborative, lives about a mile and a half from the stadium. She said the noise in past years was �outrageous,� but she said it didn�t seem as intense last month.

University Area Commissioner Tom Wildman said yesterday that he could hear the show while inside his house at least one day, �even with the air conditioning on.�

This year�s festival featured 20 bands on three stages on each of the three days, including Guns N� Roses and Kid Rock. The shows ended by midnight that Friday and by 11 p.m. that Saturday and Sunday.

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