Louder Than Life has been canceled due to continuing rain and deteriorating conditions at Louisville's Champions Park.

Citing safety issues stemming from flooding after a weekend of heavy rain, organizers canceled the festival at 9 p.m. Monday night. It was to have run Friday through Sunday.

“Delivering a great experience for our fans will always be our top priority — but that great experience starts with safety,” Danny Hayes, CEO of festival promoter Danny Wimmer Presents, said in a news release.

The news capped a bad few days for Danny Wimmer Presents, which also promoted this past weekend's Bourbon & Beyond festival. The second day of that festival, Sunday, was canceled after Champions Park collected massive amounts of water.

The park, which is on a floodplain, was inundated with water Saturday and the last five hours of Bourbon & Beyond were impacted by ankle-deep pits of mud, making walking hazardous. River Road between Frankfort and Zorn avenues, a major access point to Champions Park, was also closed Saturday night due to flooding.

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Marty Storch, the city's director of special events, declared the site unsafe early Sunday morning.

“The city’s special events coordinator was on the scene throughout the night and into Sunday morning with the promoter, when it became clear that flooding was getting worse and creating unsafe conditions," said Jean Porter, the city's deputy director of communications, in an email to the Courier Journal.

"There was, and still is, standing water, mud and drainage challenges," Porter also said. "These conditions are not conducive or safe for patrons, staff or performers.”

The following is a letter from the festival producers to Louder Than Life fans and ticket

buyers:

"It is with deep regret that we inform you that this weekend’s Louder Than Life festival

has been canceled due to unsafe conditions resulting from ongoing rain and flooding at

the festival site — Champions Park. After carefully inspecting the grounds and

infrastructure this evening, the City and we have determined that it is no longer possible

to make the festival site safe in time for this weekend."

The statement went on to say "we appreciate the outpouring of support from our fans, the numerous offers to come out and help, and the herculean efforts of the city of Louisville in trying to make the festival happen. The one thing we will never sacrifice is the safety of our fans, bands, staff and patrons."

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Danny Wimmer Presents will be offering full refunds for all tickets, including official hotel and camping packages.

"Before making the decision to cancel the festival, we looked at every option, from

moving the event to another location to breaking the event up into smaller events in

various venues," according to the statement. "Unfortunately, it’s not logistically possible, and the weather is just not cooperating. It is not safe to attempt to move equipment, and replacement equipment is not available."

Ticket holders who purchased online or by phone will have a refund automatically processed within three weeks. For more information, email info@dwpresents.com.

Louder Than Life was scheduled to bring 51 bands to three stages, including headliners Nine Inch Nails, Alice In Chains and Godsmack. It was to have been the fifth consecutive year for the festival and more than 100,000 fans were expected to attend.