CHARLOTTE — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police evacuated the Lovin’ Life Music Fest on Saturday afternoon in light of severe storms.
Severe thunderstorms rolled into Mecklenburg County around 4:30 p.m. And the severe thunderstorm warnings ended around 5:30 p.m.
CMPD evacuated the Lovin’ Life Music Festival in Uptown as lightning approached. They asked spectators to seek shelter in nearby parking garages.
Lovin’ Life posted on social media before 5 p.m. asking people to evacuate festival grounds and go to the 7th Street parking garage.
The Lovin’ Life Music Fest is being evacuated due to inclement weather pic.twitter.com/hjfqVKIblo
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) May 3, 2025
Lovin’ Life later posted on social media about the festival’s return to the stage.
Posts informed spectators that the music would resume at 6:30 p.m., after lightning had cleared the area.
CMPD informed guests that the gates had reopened around 6:25 p.m.
FORECAST: Storms move in from the west around 10 PM
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