The event triggered extensive local, state and national attention, including investigations by authorities at all those levels, and raised major questions about the conduct of law enforcement in the Wichita area.
Tensions escalated after officers who responded to the complaints saw an individual dispensing beer from the back of a pick-up truck.
In panic, many of the concert-goers fled into the surrounding residential area and were sheltered for several hours by local residents.
In the years following the riot incident, Herman Hill Park has evolved into a neighborhood-centered and family-friendly destination.
In 2003, the Water Center, a groundwater remediation facility and interactive museum, opened to the public.
Paved trails allow visitors to walk alongside a creek, view an aquarium of native fish, and watch the Arkansas River as it flows out of the city.