Connecticut’s popular Soundside Music Festival has abruptly been cancelled, two months before its headliners were set to take the stage.
The two-day event – which was set to return to Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut on September 27 and 28 – has been axed due to ‘circumstances beyond our control’, organisers have said.
The headliners slated for the event were The Killers, Weezer, Hozier and Vampire Weekend, with Japanese Breakfast, Remi Wolf, Alex Warren and The Last Dinner Party also included in the line-up.
But now a brief message on the festival’s website has announced: ‘Due to circumstances beyond our control, Soundside Music Festival has been cancelled.
‘Tickets will be refunded to the original method of payment in as little as 30 days depending on your bank’s processing time.’
The festival organisers have not provided any further specifics on why the event will not be going ahead.
The official Soundside Music Festival social media accounts were taken down following the announcement, including its Instagram and Facebook pages, which had over 52,000 combined followers.
General admission for a single-day ticket to the festival started at $170 (£127), according to the Soundside Music Festival’s now-deleted ticket page.
This comes after the Foo Fighters cancelled their performance at the festival last year, following on from lead singer Dave Grohl’s admission that he cheated on his wife and fathered a child with another person.
The gig was slated for September 29, 2024, but was pulled without an explanation in an Instagram post which had its comments promptly switched off.
The announcement came after the rock band had been shaken by controversy just weeks earlier, as Dave, 56, shared a statement to social media in which he admitted he was the father to a new baby daughter born outside his marriage.
To the shock of fans, the frontman – who has been married to Jordyn Blum since 2003 – shared on Instagram: ‘I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her.
‘I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness.
‘We’re grateful for your consideration toward all the children involved, as we move forward together.’
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