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 Fireplace, 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 modifications to our lineup as we now will solely spotlight our Regional acts who at all times placed on a terrific present for our Jammers, whereas conserving 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 gorgeous setting. Nevertheless, regardless of our greatest efforts, we’ve got not met the required monetary thresholds to supply a competition with nationwide touring points of interest this 12 months. In mild of those monetary hurdles, we can’t 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 occurring on the identical dates (July 18th-Twentieth in Walker, MN) showcasing regional expertise, who embody the spirit and keenness 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 will probably be honored, and we hope that you’ll be a part of us in making the most effective of this 12 months’s occasion. We stay dedicated to preserving the magic of Moondance and sit up for your continued assist.
Notably, the competition doesn’t seem like providing refunds to ticketholders following the lineup modifications.
Organizers mentioned that ticketholders can obtain 4 extra free passes on the gate with their authentic 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.