A women’s pro soccer game was bumped for a music festival; Red Stars looking for a place to play it WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

The Chicago Red Stars are looking for an alternative venue for their Sept. 21 home game against the San Diego Wave because of a just-announced music festival at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.

Organizers of Riot Fest announced Wednesday that the festival was relocating from its longtime venue in Chicago’s Douglass Park to SeatGeek Stadium — conflicting with the previously scheduled National Women’s Soccer League match.

Red Stars President Karen Leetzow decried the decision on social media Wednesday.

“It is unfair and unfortunate to have our club put in this situation, shining a light on the vast discrepancies in the treatment of women’s professional sports versus men’s professional sports,” Leetzow said. “We are committed to ensuring our players and fans have a first-rate experience on and off the pitch, and we are working diligently to find a solution that will ensure our September 21st game is a success.”

The Red Stars drew an NWSL-record 35,038 fansto their most recent game, a …