Mother Nature is clearly no fan of emo and pop-punk. Organizers of the much-anticipated When We Were Young Festival simply made the announcement that they’ve sadly had to cancel Day One actions for as we speak, Oct. 22, due to excessive winds within the Las Vegas space which have made it unsafe to go ahead with an open, staged occasion.
Organizers posted a message on the pageant’s official web site, stating, “When We Were Young Festival organizers have spent the last several days proactively preparing the festival grounds for a windy Saturday. The National Weather Service has now upgraded their Saturday forecast to a High Wind Warning, including dangerous 30-40 mph sustained winds with potential 60 mph gusts.”
The message continues, “Under advisement of the National Weather Service and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, we have no other choice than to cancel today’s When We Were Young Festival. The safety of our fans, artists and staff will always be our top priority. This was not a decision that came lightly. We know many of you traveled to the area to have a spectacular day with your favorite bands and have been looking forward to this day for months. We were equally as excited and are devastated to have to share this news.”
Ticketholders for Oct. 22 are ready to search full refunds by means of the occasion’s ticket processor Front Gate Tickets and, organizers stated, can count on fee inside 30 days.
The assertion sheds hope that tomorrow can be a brand new day “without any wind advisories” on deck for Sunday, Oct. 23. So far, organizers say, the occasion remains to be deliberate for that date and the third and ultimate added date of Oct. 29.
The full lineup is slated to attend every date, together with headliners My Chemical Romance and Paramore in addition to performances from AFI, The Used, Bring Me the Horizon, Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional, Alkaline Trio, Manchester Orchestra, A Day to Remember and plenty of others.
Remaining dates for When We Were Young 2022 are bought out however maybe some luck will befall as we speak’s ticketholders who’re little question broken-hearted by this growth. The occasion additionally lately introduced particulars for the 2023 iteration.
The pageant’s full assertion about as we speak’s cancelation is under.
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