DTLA's Grand Park gears up for Made in America music festival

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- About 50,000 people are expected to flock to downtown Los Angeles this weekend for Made in America, a two-day music festival organized by rapper Jay-Z.

The concert will take place along the 12-acres of grass and concrete at Grand Park. Performers include Kanye West, John Mayer and Imagine Dragons.

"It's a celebration of our music heritage and a great party right here in the heart of the city," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Thursday.

Garcetti fought hard to bring the music festival to Los Angeles, largely selling it as an economic boost to the city.

"We estimate that it's about a $12 million spend here in Los Angeles," Garcetti said. "Over two days, we're talking about 2,500 jobs each day."

But the road to bringing the festival to downtown did have its road bumps. Critics argued the festival would snarl traffic and that Grand Park was too small to handle such large crowds.

Councilman Jose Huizar initially argued against holding the festival, but has since toned down his stance.

"I just hope that people go out, have a good time and don't disrupt our neighbors here in downtown L.A.," Huizar said.

Love it or hate it, the show is expected go on. It wraps up Sunday night.