CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin says that as long as she’s in office, Live on the Levee will go on– but with that being said, there will be some cut backs to come for the popular musical event.
Goodwin said on 580 Live Monday that the traditional every Friday night summer concert series that brings in bands and musical artists from all over the state to perform on the stage at Haddad Riverfront Park in downtown Charleston, which typically starts at the end of May and goes through August, will look a little different this year. 
She said with that event, in addition to FestivALL and the Sternwheel Regatta, summertime in the Capital City is jam-packed with activities to do every week, but that people need to remember, it takes a village to put all of this on.
“We have something going on in the City of Charleston, several things, every weekend, and while that’s great, remember, we have a team of city employees, streets, traffic, refuse, police, fire, we’re stretching everybody so thin,” said Goodwin.
Goodwin said while Live on the Levee is still set to continue alongside FestivALL and the Regatta this year, the event may take place every other week or every two weeks instead of every Friday night.
She said there is also the possibility of having shorter sets and/or bigger bands, but she couldn’t say for certain just yet what the changes would exactly look like.
Goodwin said the events committee just knew at this point that something had to change with the Live on the Levee line-up. She said along with having a limited staff to put on the event, Live on the Levee numbers for the month of August have been abysmal in previous years as people shift their focus to back-to-school and fall sports.
However, Goodwin said regardless of having to make some changes to Live on the Levee, the event itself is not going anywhere.
“Live on the Levee is so great, just like Regatta,” she said. “It’s a free, fun, family event that’s never going to change in this administration because we know how many people it draws.”
Goodwin said they of course yet again have submissions piling in from bands and artists from all over the state requesting to perform at Live on the Levee.
And she said the committee pays attention to what people want to hear.
“People love a tribute band, man, they love a tribute band,” said Goodwin. “So, we’re going to look at what we have and the folks who have submitted, and the committee will pick.”
Goodwin said people can expect to start seeing announcements regarding the musical lineups for both Live on the Levee and the Regatta very soon.