Boston 311 this morning is chock full of complaints from people living nowhere near Boston Calling about all the noise, noise, noise: Read more.
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Citizen complaint of the day: Boston Calling making windows rattle, babies cry for four miles around
By adamg - 5/29/22 - 12:45 pm
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By adamg - 2/22/21 - 12:28 pm
Boston Calling says mark your calendar for Memorial Day weekend - in 2022, when it hopes to return after canceling the festival again this year due to exactly the reason you would expect.
After exploring all possible options for hosting Boston Calling this year, we have made the difficult decision in conjunction with local and state authorities to cancel the 2021 festival.
By adamg - 4/28/20 - 1:19 pm
Because, of course, they're not simply going to send your money back. One Boston Calling ticket purchaser reports you have to go to this page, then click "Manage Order" - where you'll get to enter your order number and start the process, but do it today.
By adamg - 2/12/20 - 6:22 pm
A federal judge today tossed the conspiracy convictions of Kenneth Brissette and Timothy Sullivan in the Boston Calling case, because federal prosecutors failed to show either man received any personal benefit from convincing the music-festival's organizers to hire member of a local union to work the event. Read more.
By adamg - 5/27/19 - 10:06 am
A collection of complaints filed with 311 last night from Allston, Brighton, the Fenway and Brookline, including:
The noise and vibration is outrageous!!! 7pm or 8pm is fine. 10:15 and disturbing nearby neighborhoods. Find a new location!
By adamg - 5/22/19 - 8:23 pm
WBZ reports police in Boston will issue tickets to anybody spotted smoking pot at this weekend's Boston Calling in Allston - and that police in Cambridge will be on the alert for anybody lighting up on their way to or from the event across the river.
By adamg - 3/28/19 - 8:03 pm
A federal court today reinstated extortion charges against two City Hall officials who allegedly leaned on the company that runs the Boston Calling festival to hire members of a particular union. Read more.
By adamg - 10/15/17 - 9:24 am
The BU News Service reports that people living in Cambridge across the river from the Harvard land where Boston Calling now takes place are not in a happy place.
By adamg - 5/27/17 - 8:33 am
Josie Glausen took in the action at Boston Calling at its new Allston location last night, reports Chance was great.
By adamg - 5/28/16 - 8:29 am
The Globe reports on a Friday e-mail dump by City Hall; doesn't link the two aides to the sort of pressure a third aide is alleged to have put on Boston Calling organizers.
By adamg - 5/19/16 - 8:45 am
The US Attorney's office in Boston reports Kenneth Brissette, Boston's director of tourism, has been indicted and arrested for "union-related extortion" involving the Boston Calling music festival on City Hall Plaza and the filming of "Top Chef" episodes in Boston.
According to the US attorney's office: Read more.
By adamg - 9/26/15 - 10:47 pm
Beth went to Boston Calling and saw Chromeo.
Earlier in the day, Mike Ball took in the Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival, including a performance by Felix Peikli and the Royal Flush Quintet: Read more.
By adamg - 9/9/14 - 4:12 pm
A Boston Calling attendee charged with punching a police officer who was trying to clear the steps to City Hall Plaza in advance of a second thunderstorm on Saturday was ordered to stay away from the plaza while her case is pending, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
By adamg - 9/6/14 - 6:29 pm
As increasingly dark clouds rapidly closed in on downtown late this afternoon, organizers called off the Boston Calling concerts for tonight. Jeremy Stanley photographed the scene.
Will reports:
They told us to shelter in a parking garage. I guess they dont want thousands of sweaty hipsters inside city hall.
By adamg - 8/7/14 - 4:08 pm
The Dig reports on how IBM and the city teamed up on a pilot surveillance program to record every single person who attended the two Boston Calling events at City Hall Plaza last year.
City officials did not extend the program to this year's concerts in part because they couldn't figure out a good public-safety need to do so. Also, the Dig reports, the city hasn't come up with any privacy policies for all those photos.
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