By Ashley King, Digital Music News | The live entertainment sector continues to face disruption, with dozens of prominent events canceled or postponed globally. The Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut is the latest casualty—canceling just two months before it was slated to take place.
Organizers for Soundside cited “circumstances beyond our control” as the reason for canceling the September music festival. The Killers and Weezer were slated to headline. Fans who purchased tickets have been promised refunds, but the lack of specificity regarding the underlying cause highlights the broader uncertainty in the current music festival landscape.
Industry insiders point to a convergence of pressures that are undermining live music events. Ticket sales have been notably slow for many festivals—established names like Pitchfork Music Festival and Atlanta’s Music Midtown have both canceled their shows this year. Poor ticket sales are driven in part by changing consumer habits, with fans opting for stadium tours by megastars and spending thousands of bucks to see one artist.
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