Blue Ridge Rock Festival saga continues! the festival has officially canceled their 2024 event, months after saying they were still trying to hold one in 2024. The festival organizers put out a statement on social media and their website, which you can read below. The article indicates refunds will be issued for the tickets they tried to claim they did not sell for 2024, and they may yet come back for 2025. According to a previously published report by our partners at Lambgoat.com, following the news that Blue Ridge Rock Festival was attempting to sell 2024 passes prior to refunding 2023 ticket holders from last year’s canceled event, BRRF executive producer Cara Fischer gave the statement to local news outlet WDBJ7 clarifying tickets are not on sale and this issue was made worse by the festival’s “outdated website.” As you may recall, the 2023 event was woefully mismanaged before there were severe weather events that impacted bands and fans. The band is being investigated by the State of Virginia, many former partners and contractors, and many fans. As you may recall, the 2023 event was woefully mismanaged before there were severe weather events that impacted bands and fans. The band is being investigated by the State of Virginia, many former partners and contractors, and many fans. Continue reading
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Blue Ridge Rock Festival is Not Actually Selling 2024 Tickets
According to a published report by Lambgoat.com, following the news that Blue Ridge Rock Festival was attempting to sell 2024 passes prior to refunding 2023 ticket holders from last year’s cancelled event, BRRF executive producer Cara Fischer gave the statement to local news outlet WDBJ7 clarifying tickets are not on sale and this issue was made worse by the festival’s “outdated website.” As you may recall, the 2023 event was woefully mismanaged before there were severe weather events that impacted bands and fans. The band is being investigated by the State of Virginia, many former partners and contractors, and many fans. As you may recall, the 2023 event was woefully mismanaged before there were severe weather events that impacted bands and fans. The band is being investigated by the State of Virginia, many former partners and contractors, and many fans. Continue reading
Blue Ridge Rock Festival Offers and End of Year Update on The Delay of Paying Out Refunds to Fans
Blue Ridge Rock Festival has offered an update to fans about the delay of refunds that were promised after most of the 2023 festival was canceled due to issues with weather and alleged festival mismanagement. Blue Ridge Rock Festival bills itself as the biggest and best music festival in the USA, but is annually plagued with issues. Although bad weather was a factor and has affected many festivals worldwide in 2023, there were countless other shortcomings of the festival that fans and industry professionals have called out. The Virginia Department of Health later got involved, opening an investigation into the festival. The TL/DR is that the festival organizers need to wait for insurance to come in before they can refund any money. They anticipate payouts to begin 2024. Continue reading