Organizers of a star-studded Las Vegas music festival canceled the event on Friday, less than 24 hours before it was scheduled to start.
The one-day Lovers & Friends Festival, which was scheduled for Saturday, was canceled after the National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for the area with gusts as high as 60 miles per hour possible.
The festival had a massive lineup filled with stars such as Alicia Keys, Usher, Janet Jackson, Backstreet Boys, Lil Wayne, Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, Nas and more. Organizers said ticket-buyers should receive their refunds within the next 30 days.
With such a short notice before the cancellation, festival-goers were obviously disappointed.
“Bruh I’m literally on the plane landing in 20 min,” said X user velvetluxurii.
“After going through a cancer scare and finally beating it. Me and my wife decided to celebrate by attending this year’s lovers and friends 2024,” said X user Jrmendez68. “We literally just got here to Las Vegas and now I can’t celebrate. This is the saddest news man I spent so much to get here”
The situation is similar to one in Ventura from last month, when the Grateful Dead tribute festival, “Skull & Roses,” was canceled last minute due to financial troubles. In the initial cancellation announcement, organizers said not all ticket-buyers would be refunded but that decision was reversed. More than 90% of purchases have now been refunded.