A pair of electronic music events have been cancelled in Detroit, although it doesn't seem like too much work was put into getting them off the ground at all. The Detroit Electronic Music Festival and the Federation of Electronic Music Technology, two festivals planned for July 4th weekend in coordination with each other were called off via an alert on the events' mutual website.
"A combination of an unforeseen limitation on the festival site plan in Campus Martius Park due to the important M-1 rail construction as well as a number of exciting festival developments that require more time to ensure their proper presentation led our Festival Production Team to restructure the program's schedule," read the statement.
In other words, organizers didn't expect the major construction project to be so major. Not to worry however: The event has already been rescheduled for July 3-5, 2015. We wouldn't recommend holding your breath however: They're already 0-for-1. The organizers advised all those who didn't want to hold out their ticket for next year to contact Ford Field for a refund.
The "Festival" half of the event was actually a showcase for electronic music technology, while the "Federation" half was to host electronic acts at nearby Ford Field. The event had only listed a small number of performers, and not quite anything justifying the whole of the Detroit Lions' home stadium. The event's social media services hadn't updated since November.
The idea seemed promising when it was announced during 2013 however. Detroit has a long history with electronic dance music, being hailed by many as the birthplace of techno. Carol Marvin was behind the DEMF launch, and had previously founded the city's premier EDM festival, Movement, in 2000. That event is still on for all Michiganites looking to dance: Action Bronson, Bauuer and Daniel Avery will play over Memorial Day weekend.
