In a statement, Dallas City Councilmember Adam Bazaldua said he is working with the city’s Park and Recreation Department to address the issue.
DALLAS, Texas — Residents in the Lakewood and East Dallas neighborhoods say they were surprised to hear loud music late into the night, even though the source was miles away.
“You could feel the bass through the walls,” one resident said.
“It was just ‘boom, boom’… It sounded like it was coming right out of the floor,” added Dan Merebith.
Some residents stepped outside, thinking the noise was coming from nearby homes.
“I originally thought it was my next-door neighbor’s house… I thought they were having a party,” one person said.
But neighbors soon realized the sound wasn’t coming from their street. Instead, it was coming from Fair Park, more than four miles away.
The area hosted both the Breakaway Music Festival and a concert at Dos Equis Pavilion on Friday night.
“I guess they had a noise complaint last night,” one driver near the venue said.
Residents say the music carried from about 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., loud enough to spark dozens of posts on social media and neighborhood apps.
“Everybody in the neighborhood was fired up about it last night,” said resident Brian Straley.
Others described the sound as high-energy, driven by DJ music and heavy bass.
In a statement, Dallas City Councilmember Adam Bazaldua said he is working with the city’s Park and Recreation Department to address the issue.
That includes monitoring sound levels and improving how noise is managed during large events.
Bazaldua said several factors may explain why residents’ miles away could hear the music including the positioning of the stage, which faces open land, and weather conditions that can carry sound farther than expected.
“That’s insane. I didn’t know it could travel that far,” said Helen Liu, another resident.
WFAA reached out to the festival’s marketing team but has not yet received a response.
While the music has since stopped, residents say the experience has raised new concerns about noise levels tied to large events in the city.
For many, the question now is not just how loud it was, but how far is too far when the sound keeps traveling home.