Riot Fest denied permit for Denver show

According to the Denver Post, Arapahoe County officials will not issue a temporary-use permit to organizers of Riot Fest Denver for the three-day festival, meaning that the fest will either have to be relocated, or won't happen at all. The event has been scheduled to take place September 19-21 at May Farms in Byers, Colorado and feature dozens of acts, including Rise Against, Primus, Wu-Tang Clan, Slayer, A Day To Remember, Clutch, Glassjaw, Failure, and We Came As Romans. The festival had been expected to attract over 15,000 people per day to Byers, leaving many of its residents concerned over safety and other inconveniences. In her letter of denial, Arapahoe County Zoning Administrator Tammy King said Byers had "a general sense of being overrun with traffic and people" from Riot Fest in 2013. She added, "These impacts included residents having difficulty in getting their vehicles in and out of their driveways, substantial difficulties in traveling to obtain groceries and other essential services, difficulty in getting to and from work, (and) difficulty in conducting farm trucking activities." Festival organizers have yet to comment on the decision, but do have 10 days to appeal. UPDATE: Riot Fest has now issued the following statement: