Blue Ridge Rock Pageant has cancelled their 2024 version. The pageant has been in sizzling water ever since their cancellation halfway by the 2023 version, leading to the whole lot from well being division investigations to a great deal of pissed off followers ready on their refunds.
In keeping with a press release from pageant organizers, refunds for ticket bought for the 2024 version in 2023 shall be totally refunded… which I am certain is reassuring for anybody studying about everybody nonetheless ready on their refunds from final 12 months. All we all know for sure is that Blue Ridge Rock Pageant plans on coming again in 2025 – so I suppose we’ll see what occurs.
The complete assertion from organizers is as follows:
“Blue Ridge Rock Pageant and Virginia Worldwide Raceway are saddened to announce that the 2024 Pageant won’t happen as initially deliberate. Our primary focus and precedence has been, and stays, settling the insurance coverage declare and making certain decision for everybody affected by 2023’s climate cancellation.
“After thorough consideration and discussions between each events, we’ve got mutually agreed that internet hosting the pageant in 2024 will not be possible at the moment since we’re nonetheless awaiting a decision for 2023. In consequence, all gadgets bought for the 2024 Pageant shall be totally refunded. Opposite to on-line studies, 2024 tickets had been positioned on-sale on the very begin of the 2023 pageant (not any time not too long ago), simply as we did in 2022. This 2024 on-sale passed off effectively previous to the weather-induced partial cancellation of the 2023 pageant. The gross sales that did happen for 2024 have been held in escrow. We’re working with the service provider processing firm to streamline and course of refunds. Please keep tuned to your e mail for 2024 refund data forthcoming.
“We want to specific our gratitude to Virginia Worldwide Raceway for his or her partnership and unwavering assist by this sudden, and unequivocally difficult time. What has occurred behind the scenes over the past a number of months with Blue Ridge has typically been extremely distinctive and unprecedented for a Music Pageant, however VIR has graciously understood, maintained religion, and labored by every scenario with us.
“Whereas Blue Ridge Rock Pageant won’t happen in 2024, we stay up for revealing what the long run holds in 2025. We’re very grateful for an extremely passionate fan base that organically took a tiny at some point Pageant, in rural Virginia, to unbelievable heights, by fan engagement and innovation in its lineup, experiences, and general curation.
“Thanks to all our supporters, attendees, and companions in your understanding and infectious assist of Blue Ridge Rock Pageant. We stay up for quickly resolving 2023 and 2024 for all.”
To recap – Blue Ridge Rock Pageant 2023 was cancelled halfway by (the September 9 and 10 dates by no means occurred) as a consequence of what organizers referred to as “continued extreme climate.” Although a report surfaced a couple of days later suggesting that stagehands working the pageant had been planning to stroll out on September 9 as a consequence of poor working situations. The report alleged that stagehands introduced an inventory of calls for to organizers the night of September 8, saying situations should be improved or a strike would occur.
Blue Ridge Rock Pageant attendees then complained about not getting refunds from organizers, a difficulty that stretched into January 2024 (and past). This was all compounded by the truth that Blue Ridge Rock Pageant was additionally below investigation by the Virginia Division Of Well being after folks reported gastrointestinal points within the days after the pageant.
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