Langerado Cancelled!

Langerado, which was supposed to happen next month -- Oct. 8 and 9-- down in Sunrise, Fl. has been cancelled -- no explanation why yet.  The promoters are offering a full refund at the Langerado site.


As my previous post about Langerado noted, this South Florida fest was supposed to feature Death Cab for Cutie, Trey Anastasio Band, Ben Harper, Thievery Corporation, Ween, Arctic Monkeys, G. Love & Special Sauce, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Wolfgang Gartner, Etienne De Crecy, the Glitch Mob, Ghostland Observatory, Das Racist, Portugal. The Man, Friendly Fires, Childish Gambino, Smith Westerns, Super Mash Bros., Conspirator, Savoy, Mates of State, the Whigs, Yuck, Metropolis, Keys N Krates, Two Fresh, RAC DJs, Lance Herbstrong, HOTTUB, Bobby Lee Rogers, the Heavy Pets, Nicos Gun, a Million Pieces, Nic Cowan, Bear Cub, K. Flay, Rachel Goodrich, and the Kingston Springs.

I am thinking this is the second time Langerado has been cancelled in the past few years. They moved the fest out of the Big Cypress wilderness into downtown Miami, then cancelled it altogether. Too bad.

Langerado is Back

South Florida's Langerado Festival, which featured fabled performances deep in the Everglades during its hey day, then moved to Miami, then stopped for a year, is back.

It takes place October 8 and 9 in Markham Park, which spans more than 600 acres by the Everglades in Sunrise. The promoters are offering what they say is a limited amount of  2-day early bird tickets for $75 on sale at 11 a.m. TOMORROW (March 9.) Catch is, no lineup anouncement until June 1. Tickets will be $150 then.

Hmmmmmm.... what to do, what to do?

The Economy Isn't Hurting Fests

Check out this article from Billboard, which reports that music festival ticket sales are strong. I would argue with a couple of the conclusions -- One, that the cancellation of Langerado in South Florida was a sign of the economic times. Langerado's failure had more to do with the fact that they moved the festival from the wilds of the Everglades into downtown Miami. Nobody wanted to fest in downtown Miami. Billboard also mentions that ticket sales for Rothbury in Michigan are down. I think that has to do with the hefty $250-plus ticket price. Festivals that have kept prices reasonable are thriving, because they are a good value, and that's what folks are looking for these days.