By Alex Young on August 4th, 2012 in

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Update: The festival will resume at 6:30 and the curfew has been extended to 10:45. Set times have been amended to reflect the change. Check them out below, or here.
Due to approaching severe weather, Lollapalooza organizers have suspended the festival until further notice, according to an issued statement. Festival-goers are being evacuated from Grant Park and are being directed by staff and the Chicago Police Department to pre-established underground evacuation and shelter sites along Michigan Avenue.
“Lollapalooza officials are continuing to coordinate with the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) to monitor weather conditions and determine when the park is safe for festival-goers to return,” the statement continues.
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