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Carnage taking a temporary break from touring & music
Earlier today dj, producer and raconteur Carnage posted a note saying that he will be taking some time off to ‘recharge’ based on the recommendations of his doctor and therapist. As part of this he will not be appearing on the Unusual Suspects tour he was booked to play along with Gucci Mane. We wish …
[UPDATE – CANCELED!!] Above & Beyond’s Anjunabeach Festival in Mexico’s Riviera Maya!
As this article went to press, mere hours later Above & Beyond posted that the event was canceled – read their note below: Above & Beyond recently revealed their next Anjunabeach endeavour, Riviera Maya, which is a three-day party on a Mexican beach along the Mayan coastline on January 4-6, 2019. Above & Beyond will …
XO Festival (aka Fyre Festival 2.0) canceled
The XO Festival set for (and we use those words loosely) this upcoming weekend has been canceled after the venue, the Contra Costa Event Park, proactively canceled the event after the promoters did not live up to the terms of the contract. Various industry parties have been quoted for months their skepticism that the event …
FYF Fest in LA this summer cancelled due to low ticket sales
In a surprising move and somewhat worrisome for the music business, this summer’s FYF Festfeat. Janet Jackson, Future and Florence & The Machine and more was cancelled by Goldenvoice the promoter behind the event. Goldenvoice provided a statement that read in part: it’s “team of many women and men … felt unable to present an …
No Day Zero party in Tulum in 2018
As the BPM Festival has grown in size and stature over the past 10 years, other unofficial events scheduled for the same time with some of the same high profile djs, the 5-year old Day Zero party was justifiably the most well known. After the tragic events this past January in Playa del Carmen, it …
Upcoming Karoondinha Festival in Pennsylvania is canceled
Building upon a hard year for the festival industry, the third cancellation of a major festival has happened. The Karoondinha Festival set to take place in Centre Hall, PA. Major talent which was lined up to perform included Aluna George, Chance the Rapper, Porter Robinson, Dillon Francis, John Legend and the Roots. Festival promoters gave …
Bravalla Festival (Sweden) cancels 2018 version due to sexual assualts
The Bravalla Festival in Norrkoping, Sweden, canceled the 2018 planned version of the event after 11 reports of sexual above towards women and one reported rape. The festival included such talent as Alesso, Martin Garrix, Travis Scott and the Killers. The Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said at a news conference Sunday that he was upset …
Canadian music festival canceled – major industry player calls it ‘fraud’
Canada’s Pemberton festival scheduled for later this year and recently canceled was called out my WME’s (William Morris Endeavor) head of music Marc Geiger for canceling their festival and not offering a refund to fans who had bought tickets. In an interview in Billboard, Geiger stated: “I want each of them to know ‘I coming …
Ja Rule issues apology for what happened at Fyre Festival… sorta
Not taking the blame for the mess that was the Fyre Festival (granted we are sure he was barely involved with the behind the scenes logistics), Ja Rule who was also a partner in the event issued this statement on Twitter: pic.twitter.com/KuJYxfsQJ4 — Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) April 28, 2017
[Update] Fyre Festival officially cancelled & statement from Bahamas
After the mess that was the beginning of the Fyre Festival, the festival organizers finally threw in the towel saying the event is ‘posponed.’ Which we believe is code for cancelled and never coming back due to the PR mess they caused. Fyre Festival set out to provide a once-in-a-lifetime musical experience on the islands …