omb ie , ▁and ▁Dist urbed ▁ ▁have ▁all ▁head lined ▁Rock fest . ▁The ▁large ▁size ▁and ▁rain ▁or ▁sh ine ▁eth os ▁of ▁the ▁concert ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁community ▁disput es ▁regarding ▁its ▁continu ation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁ 2 0 1 7 ' s ▁Rock fest ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁The ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Speed way ▁instead ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁Memorial . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁couple ▁years ▁it ▁has ▁ra ined ▁or ▁been ▁too ▁cold ▁at ▁rock fest ▁to ▁enjoy ▁without ▁we aring ▁a ▁swe ater . ▁The ▁original ▁idea ▁was ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁festival ▁a ▁week ▁or ▁two ▁out . ▁That ▁way ▁we ▁could ▁guarantee ▁better ▁weather . ▁However , ▁they ▁couldn ' t ▁book ▁Rock fest ▁at ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Memorial ▁that ▁week end ▁so ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁event ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Speed way . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Rock fest ▁would ▁be ▁post pon ed ▁until ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁No ▁official ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁regarding ▁the ▁post pon ement ▁aside ▁from ▁a ▁brief ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁station ▁and ▁on ▁Facebook , ▁confusing ▁many ▁and ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁rum ors . ▁The ▁primary ▁reason ▁c ited ▁by ▁organiz ers ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁costs ▁the ▁bands ▁charge ▁to ▁perform ▁is ▁too ▁high , ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁issue ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁with ▁other ▁music ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁A ▁statement ▁was ▁made