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[panamaniac]

Yeah agreed, this double standard bugs me....and this is as a Downtown resident who is in favour of festivals that go to 1 AM.  Yeah, I had to sleep with my windows closed last night...I can live with that once in a while.

Other's may disagree, but it's strange that downtown where thousands of people live (there are condos actually facing one of the live music venues) had one standard while an empty field separated from any residences by two large industrial areas has a stricter standard.

Could be lots of reasons for the double standards:

1) One is on city property (City Hall) other is private property. This shouldn't matter, but apparently it does.
2) One has music that perhaps the city staff and counsel prefer, rather than the EDM at Bingemans. This shouldn't matter, but apparently it does.
3) One of the shows showcases what the city wants outsiders to see (DTK), while the other is in an industrial area that really doesn't show a lot.
4) One is in a area with an expectation of noise (DTK), the other isn't (except for airplanes). I don't see the big deal though.
5) One has still quite a minimal amount of affluent people (DTK by close city hall), the other is has a lot of "money".  This will change in 2-3 years, as DTK will have a lot more condo's with people with cash.

What I don't understand, the city has by-laws preventing noise past 11PM, regardless of them being anal about the Everafterfest, which had to shut down at 9 on Sunday.  Having parties go to 1AM(!!!) in the morning in DTK, regardless if it's from a Friday night or Saturday night, because not everyone is privileged with a 9-5 Monday-Friday job, is just wrong. I'm 100% sure that some had to be up at 6 or 7 in the morning for work, or to cart kids off to soccer/baseball practice, or just road trips to go see relatives on the other side of Toronto.

Again, we might be seeing the end to late night parties in DTK anyway, as some of the developments get off the ground and finished.

You forgot a key one, perhaps linked to your #4.

One has generated a lot of noise complaints to the City, the other, seemingly, has not.