Hope those tickets are refundable. nbcnews: Tens of thousands evacuated as high winds threaten music Lollapalooza fest (Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong / AP) The Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago was suspended and tens of thousands of fans were evacuated to shelters on Saturday as the city braced for dangerous storms with high winds, organizers said. Organizers stopped at about 3:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. ET), and many of the fans were told to go to one of three underground parking garages designated as “emergency evacuation shelters,” the Los Angeles Times reported. Read the complete story. HIGH RES

Hope those tickets are refundable.

nbcnews:

Tens of thousands evacuated as high winds threaten music Lollapalooza fest

(Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong / AP)

The Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago was suspended and tens of thousands of fans were evacuated to shelters on Saturday as the city braced for dangerous storms with high winds, organizers said.

Organizers stopped at about 3:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. ET), and many of the fans were told to go to one of three underground parking garages designated as “emergency evacuation shelters,” the Los Angeles Times reported.

Read the complete story.

(via nbcnews)

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∞  08/05/12 at 11:26am via MSNBC
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