WALKER, Minn (CelebrityAccess) — Moondance Jam, a long-running Minnesota music competition, introduced that it’s paring again operations this 12 months, together with dropping a number of headliners from the lineup on account of monetary challenges.
The competition, which is ready for July 18-20 in Walker, Minnesota, initially featured a lineup with headliners Foghat, Kansas and Creed together with Steve Augeri, The Candy, Mason Dixon Line, Blue Oyster Cult, and Switchfoot. All of these artists have since been faraway from the invoice, which now focuses on regional artists, together with Mallrats, Aortic Hearth, Aftershock, and Weekend Rock Star.
In an announcement detailing the choice, competition organizers mentioned:
With a heavy coronary heart, we announce that on account of unexpected circumstances primarily based on the current financial local weather, Moondance Jam might want to make adjustments to our lineup as we now will solely spotlight our Regional acts who all the time placed on an ideal present for our Jammers, whereas holding our dates as scheduled from July 18-20, 2024.
For over 30 years, Moondance Jam has been a beloved custom in Walker, MN, offering a platform for excellent music performances in a stupendous setting. Nevertheless, regardless of our greatest efforts, we now have not met the mandatory monetary thresholds to supply a competition with nationwide touring points of interest this 12 months. In mild of those monetary hurdles, we can not proceed with any nationwide touring lineup.
We perceive the frustration this information might convey to our devoted supporters, and we share in these sentiments. Our dedication to delivering an distinctive expertise stays steadfast, and with this in thoughts, we’re bringing again Camp Moondance taking place on the identical dates (July 18th-Twentieth in Walker, MN) showcasing regional expertise, who embody the spirit and fervour of Moondance. Please examine our web site for updates on the line-up to be introduced quickly.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this will likely trigger. All bought tickets shall be honored, and we hope that you’ll be part of us in making the very best of this 12 months’s occasion. We stay dedicated to preserving the magic of Moondance and stay up for your continued assist.
Notably, the competition doesn’t seem like providing refunds to ticketholders following the lineup adjustments.
Organizers mentioned that ticketholders can obtain 4 extra free passes on the gate with their unique tickets, or can change them for passes to different occasions this 12 months together with Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos (August ninth) or Moondance Harvest Moon Pageant (September twenty first).
Moondance Jam organizers didn’t reply to a request for touch upon the state of affairs.
