Sandy City fielded a wave of noise complaints during the Breakaway Utah electronic music festival, held Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3, at America First Field.

Mayor Monica Zoltanski acknowledged the impact and said the city plans to meet with festival organizers to discuss sound mitigation before hosting similar events. Close to 16,000 fans packed the stadium parking lot at 9256 S. State St. on Friday alone, with more expected Saturday, according to Fox 13. It was the first electronic music festival of its kind in Sandy.

The complaints came fast. Fox 13 and the city both received a significant number of reports about the volume from residents across the area. The festival ran 3 to 11 p.m. each day under a temporary noise permit from the city, but the bass reached well beyond the parking lot.

Louie Garcia, who described himself as living in the closest house to the stadium, told Fox 13 the bass was shaking his home.

"It rumbles the house … it's getting to be pretty bad," Garcia said.

Guy Barker, another Sandy resident, said the bass rattled his windows and bothered his dog. He suggested the sound would have been contained if the festival had been held inside the stadium.

Zoltanski said she personally drove around Sandy during the festival, from west of the stadium to Highland Drive, to gauge the noise. In a Facebook post the night of Friday, Oct. 2, she acknowledged the bass carried farther than expected and said she would take resident feedback on sound thresholds into account for the future. She noted that some residents messaged her asking where the party was, while others felt the vibrations from a considerable distance.

By the morning of Saturday, Oct. 3, Zoltanski said she had contacted organizers, who were working to adjust the sound for the second night. She described the setup as a large installation and said the event would still be loud.

The festival weekend coincided with LDS General Conference. Zoltanski also pointed to the economic impact, saying Sandy hotels hit about 90% occupancy over the weekend. Hotels in South Jordan and Draper reached about 70%, well above typical levels, she said. Ticket buyers came from all 50 states.

In her Facebook post, Zoltanski argued that large events bring visitors who support local businesses and generate revenue that helps fund city services and keep property taxes low.

Zoltanski said the city plans to convene a post-festival meeting to discuss staging, location and atmospheric conditions that affect how sound travels. Breakaway told Fox 13 it looks forward to partnering with Sandy to mitigate sound for future events. No date for that meeting has been announced.

Residents with concerns can call the mayor's hotline at 801-568-6060 or Sandy City Police non-emergency dispatch at 801-799-3000.