A severe weather warning forced thousands of country music fans to evacuate the Utah State Fairpark Saturday evening — and they’re still waiting on an answer to see if the show will continue.

Just before 8 p.m., Redwest sent out a notification on their app saying the forecast looks “optimistic” and that their production teams are assessing stages.

At 7:30 p.m., the festival announced via their app and social media that a weather delay is still in effect due to lightning in the area. Attendees were previously asked to evacuate and seek shelter just after 5 p.m.

(Screenshot) Weather and evacuation updates sent to fans via the Redwest app on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025.

Redwest states on its website that the festival is a “rain or shine” event and that it works with local meteorologists t

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