Calling all those who purchased tickets for this year's Blue Ridge Rock Festival. The event will not push through anymore despite them selling out all of their passes for Saturday and Sunday; what happened with the music festival?
In a statement released on social media, organizers for the event wrote "we understand the disappointment this brings, and we share immensely in your sadness," confirming that the show will not be happening anymore.
Rolling Stone reported that the event was initially scheduled to be held in Virginia along with star-studded headliners like Pantera, Megadeth, Slipknot, and many more.
The reason why the music festival was canceled was due to severe weather around the area. The weekend shows might have been canceled but they were able to go with their Thursday and Friday shows last week.
However, there have been issues since its opening night as heavy rain, hail, lightning storms, and strong winds invaded the venue.
Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023 Canceled Due to Severe Weather
Fans were already at the Virginia International Raceway, but due to the bad weather, they were immediately evacuated.
Unfortunately, the evacuation process was not easy as there were still attendees who were stuck in the rain while they were expecting buses to take them to the nearest shelter.
They were able to push through with Friday's show and some of the lineup was still able to perform, like Oliver Anthony who gave a surprise performance.
However, it was forecasted that Saturday and Sunday would bring more severe weather which ultimately led to the event to be canceled.
Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023 Organizers Working to Provide Refunds
"We must announce the cancellation of the final days of Blue Ridge Rock Festival... Your safety and well-being are our foremost concerns. We understand the disappointment this brings, and we share immensely in your sadness," they wrote in a statement.
Organizers further told supporters that they are doing their best to provide refunds to those who already purchased tickets and more information about it will be released when "business re-opens" this week.
Aside from the musicians mentioned above, other musical acts that were supposed to perform on their shows were I Prevail, The Used, Limpbizkit, Lamb of God, a solo set from Corey Taylor, and many more.
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