VILLA GROVE — Live Nation administrators, Saguache County commissioners, and first-responder agencies have been meeting regularly to prepare for the Seven Peaks Music Festival in Villa Grove on Sept. 2, 3, and 4.

On June 16, Saguache County Sheriff Dan Warwick provided an update at the Saguache County Road and Bridge Building. Commissioner Tim Lovato also met with Colorado State Patrol (CSP) officials to discuss coverage from five or six officers throughout the three-day event.

Working with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), CSP will install message board signs. They will also reduce the speed limit through Villa Grove.

Lovato said he received more information about the communication command center acquired three months ago through the Office of Homeland Security. Ambulance providers and the Villa Grove Fire Department also presented plans.

According to Wes Moores, District Chief of the Northern Saguache County Fire Protection District, Sheriff Warwick “heads the show.” Moores also said the event organizers from Live Nation “are trying to address everything up-front.”

To ensure fire protection for all three days, Live Nation agreed to pay wages for the department’s volunteer firefighters. With a full-time crew of at least four people, they’ll have Villa Grove covered.

Moores said the cooperation across agencies improves safety overall, “and it’s good to get to work together.”

The Seven Peaks Music Festival features founder Dierks Bentley and a full lineup of country music stars. The festival drew fans to Chaffee County north of Saguache, but Live Nation worked to produce it in Saguache County for the first time in 2022. Tickets are available through livenation.com or sevenpeaksfestival.com.