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Post by funkymoses17 on Mar 17, 2020 12:43:00 GMT -5
I see so many scenario's playing out: 1. Restrictions get extended and Bunbury is cancelled. 2. Restrictions end and a. Bunbury sells poorly because everyone is flat broke (their audience is heavily impacted since they tend to be non-salaried_
b. People are just happy to get out and Bunbury is one of the earlier festivals that wasn't cancelled, Bunbury does well.
I mostly see scenario 1 and 2a.
I'm thinking Homecoming is cancelled. It's sitting just at the edge of the 8 week CDC recommendation of cancelling events with more than 50 people.
I ALREADY LOST FOXY. i'd think sonic temple is in danger due to the fact that it attracts people from across the country, and it's much bigger than bunbury, and it's only 1 week after homecoming. staying positive though! I was on the fence and decided to cancel my sonic temple ticket. I went through and filled out the from but never got an email confirmation of it. I'm going to give it a few days and then follow up since I think yesterday was the deadline. Even if our state is head of other states in terms of doing steps to battle it, I don't know how safe I feel with people coming from other states that have been a week behind in doing things and being in a crowded festival setting. |
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Post by bikemailey on Mar 17, 2020 12:49:33 GMT -5
I would hope that since Homecoming has a relatively small lineup they would be able to just postpone it and not cancel it.
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Post by ordealbyfire on Mar 18, 2020 9:27:45 GMT -5
Looks like some June fests are starting to be cancelled.
Oof. Looks like everything’s cancelled.
I’m mostly pissed because I shelled out the VIP cash for Bunbury months ago, and I expect this to put them under, meaning I’m out $400. 🤦🏻♂️
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Post by mcnasty on Mar 18, 2020 9:59:44 GMT -5
Unfortunately, this looks like something that is not going away this Spring or summer. We may see the festival industry completely collapse.
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Post by ordealbyfire on Mar 18, 2020 10:33:20 GMT -5
Unfortunately, this looks like something that is not going away this Spring or summer. We may see the festival industry completely collapse. It may be for the better. Oversaturation fr. |
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Post by bingaling on Mar 18, 2020 10:41:45 GMT -5
Festive Owl just said Bonnaroo is being moved to the Fall.
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Post by emceedubs on Mar 18, 2020 10:51:24 GMT -5
Shaky Knees just sent out notification that they are moving to 10/16-10/18. Headliners are confirmed. They will communicate later regarding the rest of line up.
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Post by bingaling on Mar 18, 2020 10:59:27 GMT -5
With Bonnaroo postponing I would say it’s a pretty good bet Homecoming and Bunbury are toast (Homecoming for certain)
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Post by cincinnatisound on Mar 18, 2020 13:47:20 GMT -5
With Bonnaroo postponing I would say it’s a pretty good bet Homecoming and Bunbury are toast (Homecoming for certain) And you know what, I could use the money back. |
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Post by bingaling on Mar 18, 2020 14:11:14 GMT -5
With Bonnaroo postponing I would say it’s a pretty good bet Homecoming and Bunbury are toast (Homecoming for certain) And you know what, I could use the money back. Yep, given the current situation getting the $ back is not the worst thing. I have 2 fests and 3 other shows between now and July. That money would come in very handy. |
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Post by ordealbyfire on Mar 20, 2020 7:02:30 GMT -5
The sad likelihood is that if Bunbury doesn’t happen in June, we’re out our cash and Bunbury is dead. They posted to social media last night about “Oh.. no live music rn...... here’s Bayside’s set from last year!”
They’re just pushing to be the only fest in June (despite its shittiness) so they can make some money. If they’re pressured to postpone or cancel, well... RIP Bunbury.
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Post by funkymoses17 on Mar 20, 2020 10:38:13 GMT -5
The sad likelihood is that if Bunbury doesn’t happen in June, we’re out our cash and Bunbury is dead. They posted to social media last night about “Oh.. no live music rn...... here’s Bayside’s set from last year!” They’re just pushing to be the only fest in June (despite its shittiness) so they can make some money. If they’re pressured to postpone or cancel, well... RIP Bunbury. It definitely feels like a festival that would be devastated by something like this. Their headliners actually may be able to still play at later dates but who the heck knows. I have a feeling that only a handful of the festivals are going to be able to take place this year, they'll engulf the others that are smaller I'm sure. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2020 13:21:34 GMT -5
The interesting thing is that since this is considered an "act of God" in contact terms, the festivals will not be able to submit an insurance claim. Goodbye money.
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Post by bingaling on Mar 20, 2020 15:09:08 GMT -5
With Nelsonville being postponed that has to mean Bunbury is going to either do the same or cancel.
The National posted that they are exploring rescheduling options as well for Homecoming , but no announcement officially yet.
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Post by mcnasty on Mar 21, 2020 11:54:11 GMT -5
I think Bunbury 2020 is officially toast.
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Post by bboy2112 on Mar 21, 2020 14:39:43 GMT -5
I think Bunbury 2020 is officially toast. if that happens, i'm considering using the funds from my airbnb and ticket to go to inkcarnation, due to the fact that 2 of my favorite bands are headlining. |
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Post by ordealbyfire on Mar 21, 2020 16:09:20 GMT -5
I think Bunbury 2020 is officially toast. if that happens, i'm considering using the funds from my airbnb and ticket to go to inkcarnation, due to the fact that 2 of my favorite bands are headlining. If Bunbury gets cancelled (wholly expect it at this point), we are NOT getting our money back. There’s a reason Bunbury hasn’t changed the dates yet — *they can’t afford to*. If it’s not happening in June, any of us who got tickets are SOL. |
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Post by bboy2112 on Mar 21, 2020 16:12:16 GMT -5
if that happens, i'm considering using the funds from my airbnb and ticket to go to inkcarnation, due to the fact that 2 of my favorite bands are headlining. If Bunbury gets cancelled (wholly expect it at this point), we are NOT getting our money back. There’s a reason Bunbury hasn’t changed the dates yet — *they can’t afford to*. If it’s not happening in June, any of us who got tickets are SOL. i got the insurance so i'm good |
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Post by matt on Mar 22, 2020 1:17:34 GMT -5
Lightning in a Bottle cancelled this year's festival and is not giving refunds. Hope the ticket insurance covers this because there probably won't be refunds.
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Post by cincinnatisound on Mar 23, 2020 7:50:33 GMT -5
if that happens, i'm considering using the funds from my airbnb and ticket to go to inkcarnation, due to the fact that 2 of my favorite bands are headlining. If Bunbury gets cancelled (wholly expect it at this point), we are NOT getting our money back. There’s a reason Bunbury hasn’t changed the dates yet — *they can’t afford to*. If it’s not happening in June, any of us who got tickets are SOL. How the hell is that legal? I understand you can't get your money back if YOU have an illness or an emergency, but to cancel the whole thing and not give refunds? Dafuq. |
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Post by funkymoses17 on Mar 23, 2020 8:26:51 GMT -5
Some of these companies are going to take a HUGE PR hit if they don't give back the money.
I so DoLab or whoever runs LIB pretty much said they'd figure out a way to credit people for future editions of LIB and then in the same presser mentioned they weren't sure if they would be able to even survive as a company, so essentially people aren't going to be refunded.
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Post by cincinnatisound on Mar 23, 2020 10:30:54 GMT -5
Some of these companies are going to take a HUGE PR hit if they don't give back the money. I so DoLab or whoever runs LIB pretty much said they'd figure out a way to credit people for future editions of LIB and then in the same presser mentioned they weren't sure if they would be able to even survive as a company, so essentially people aren't going to be refunded. I wonder how successful a charge back would be on your credit card. |
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Post by bookah on Mar 23, 2020 12:15:21 GMT -5
From what I gathered, Sonic temple is going to be canceled. Thought the announcement would come today, but looks like it will drop tomorrow. They will be offering 3 options. 1) Full Refunds, 2) credit for next years, 3) Free Louder than Life ticket. I expect Louder than Life to reveal at least a headliner at the same time, if not more of the lineup.
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Post by bookah on Mar 23, 2020 12:55:47 GMT -5
From what I gathered, Sonic temple is going to be canceled. Thought the announcement would come today, but looks like it will drop tomorrow. They will be offering 3 options. 1) Full Refunds, 2) credit for next years, 3) Free Louder than Life ticket. I expect Louder than Life to reveal at least a headliner at the same time, if not more of the lineup. Edit: Just got word that there will be an announcement today at 3est. |
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Post by funkymoses17 on Mar 23, 2020 13:23:44 GMT -5
From what I gathered, Sonic temple is going to be canceled. Thought the announcement would come today, but looks like it will drop tomorrow. They will be offering 3 options. 1) Full Refunds, 2) credit for next years, 3) Free Louder than Life ticket. I expect Louder than Life to reveal at least a headliner at the same time, if not more of the lineup. Edit: Just got word that there will be an announcement today at 3est. This makes sense with me filling out the refund form last week and not hearing anything from them after completing the form. They already had this in motion I would assume. |
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Post by here on Mar 23, 2020 14:09:30 GMT -5
There are no pre-existing guidelines for what festivals should be doing during this unprecedented time. Like the rest of the music industry, we continue to assess new information and make the best-educated decisions possible. We know you have been anxious for updates from us and we are at a point where we can answer many of your questions about how each of our festivals may be affected by COVID-19.
We are crushed to say that Epicenter, Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple are being canceled due to the governmental restrictions on mass gatherings. We respect these directives and recognize they are in the best interest of the greater good, as well as the health and safety of our fans, musicians, partners, and staff. Before accepting this fate, we worked really hard to try to reschedule the festivals. Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts, venue availabilities and a number of other factors out of our control made postponing impossible. Make no mistake, each of these festivals will return in May 2021 bigger and stronger than ever!
Let’s be perfectly clear -- FULL REFUNDS will be available to everyone who has purchased passes to Epicenter, Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple.
In addition to offering refunds, many of you have said that you would prefer to apply your 2020 purchases towards next year or exchange your pass for another one of our 2020 festivals. Based on your feedback, we are offering pass holders three options:
(1) Full refund
(2) Apply your pass to 2021
(3) Exchange your pass for another 2020 DWP festival
Complete details will be emailed out to our pass holders within 72 hours.
We also know that you are anxious to find out who is playing Louder Than Life, Bourbon & Beyond and Aftershock. Please understand that here at DWP, we’ve been debating when it is appropriate to announce our lineups and put passes on sale for our remaining festivals. Our heads say we need to hold off on these announcements until we have more certainty in the world. But our hearts say the world needs positivity and some things to look forward to. We’ve been paying close attention to what you are saying on our social media and two themes consistently emerge. First, you do want something to remind you of the better days ahead. Second, times are financially hard for all of us.
While we want nothing more than to give you the full lineups for Aftershock, Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life, we just don’t feel like it’s the right time. But we did hear you loud and clear that you want some good news. And good news we have. We are adding a Thursday to 2020 Louder Than Life and, are you ready . . . the newly added Thursday will be headlined by none other than Metallica. Yes, Metallica is back! We simply couldn’t accept that after all we’ve gone through together this year that there would be no Metallica performance East of the Mississippi. And Metallica agrees!
To assist you in the current financial climate, all current pass holders for Louder Than Life will be given the 4th day FREE. We are also deferring the next installment payment on the layaway plan for a month. And we will leave open the refund option for Louder Than Life through Friday, March 27 in case you need your money back.
To try to make passes a little more affordable right now, anyone who wants to buy a pass for Louder Than Life can reserve a pass for $1 down per pass, with payments not starting until May 3 and split up evenly in May, June, July and August.
We have also arranged for many of the bands from Sonic, Epicenter and Rockville to play at Louder Than Life and will be announcing that as soon as we feel appropriate. Because we were not able to reschedule the Spring festivals, we want Louder Than Life to be an inclusive celebration of all of those festivals. It’s not a perfect solution, but these are imperfect times. It is our sincere hope that we are all able to heal together with massive celebrations this Fall.
While we don’t know if this pandemic will end in time for Hometown Rising, Louder Than Life, Bourbon & Beyond or Aftershock, rest assured that all passes will be refunded in the unfortunate event that any of these festivals are prevented from happening because of COVID-19.
We want to thank you for your continued loyalty and support. We are blessed to have such an amazing Festival Family, and together, as a community, we will get through this. Please stay safe and look out for each other.
With Love,
Team DWP
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Post by funkymoses17 on Mar 23, 2020 14:16:07 GMT -5
VERY happy to see a full refund is an option. I'll probably opt for that but I like that I have the ability to get my money now or just have a ticket for next year.
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Post by bookah on Mar 23, 2020 14:42:37 GMT -5
Honestly, the drive to Kentucky was brutal last year but I think I’m going to take the Louder than Life option. 4 days with Metallica and a lot of the bands from Sonic? Count me in.
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Post by ordealbyfire on Mar 23, 2020 17:31:31 GMT -5
Bunbury’s “Well we’re in June and the CDC’s guidelines only go until mid-May so we’re still on for now!!” update reeks of “We can’t afford to cancel or postpone this. If we do, you’re dunzo.”
Hope I can at least maybe get my credit card to get me my money back on my VIP. Ouch..
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Post by cincinnatisound on Mar 24, 2020 7:55:00 GMT -5
Bunbury’s “Well we’re in June and the CDC’s guidelines only go until mid-May so we’re still on for now!!” update reeks of “We can’t afford to cancel or postpone this. If we do, you’re dunzo.” Hope I can at least maybe get my credit card to get me my money back on my VIP. Ouch.. What a fucking roller coaster Bunbury has been this year. We went from having the best headliners in history to now possibly being done for overall. I take that back, it hasn't been a roller coaster. It's just been a straight freefall. Aim for the bushes Bunbury! Otherwise we'll be scrapping you off the cement in front of One Lytle Place. |
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