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Wasted FestCancelled
I really wanted to go to this
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WASTED USA 2005
CANCELLED
Unfortunately we have no choice but to cancel the Wasted festival in San Bernardino next month. It has been an incredibly difficult situation and we
have held out until the very last minute in the hope that it could be saved.
With just 24 days to go ticket sales were less than 1000 and while we appreciate that buyers in the US do buy tickets a lot nearer the show we could
not take the risk that the show would not break even.
Added to this was the fact that the venue and other services and some bands were demanding tens of thousands of dollars in advance which we simply did
not have, it was hopeless. When we do festivals in the UK/Europe, not many services or bands require up front monies and those that do tend to want
them pretty close to the festival which means that because we sell lots of tickets in advance it all works out. This is not the case in the US and we
are just not big corporate promoters with loads of cash in the bank. We rely on the support of the whole of the punk scene to put these gigs on and
that support was not there.
We are really very sorry that some of you will have booked flights, paid for hotels and will have lost money. We have been working on this for over
two years and would have done anything to see it happen.
There may be a salvage operation to put a one day festival on on the Saturday so if any bands have booked flights then please let me know and Iwill
see what I can do. As soon as I have information on who is going to play this gig I will put it on the website
Once again all I can do is apologise for this awful situation and hope that we can all bounce back from this.
There will be full ticket refunds available from the point you purchased them - some of them may take up to 30 days so please be patient. If you have
tickets from tickets@wastedfestivals.com then you can either get a refund or swap it for a weekend Blackpool ticket for next year.
We really appreciate the lovely emails we have had from bands and people who were going to the festival and as always huge thanks for all your
support, take care
love Jennie and Darren xxx
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SAAAAARS
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fests this year are not having very much luck.
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gavin
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cock sparrer should come play in my basement then
you come at the king....you best not miss
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I'll bring the beer.
‘Do you know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun. Straight through your heart.’
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BDx13
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i'll bring the cheese steaks
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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CR83
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I'll bring the string cheese. mmmmmm string cheese.
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Yeah, I'm pretty pissed that poor planning has fucked up what could have been the highlight of my year. I did hear from a reliable source that TKO is
trying to put on a show with many of the bands that were supposed to play, but there's no official word yet......
Veritas odium parit
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gavin
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TKO is releasing a double cock sparrer DVD on oct 5th or some shit
should be KILLER
you come at the king....you best not miss
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It sucks, but Im not surprised. People were probably afraid to buy tickets since a bunch of the bands advertised definitly were not playing.
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gavin
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| Quote: | Originally posted by XHonusWagnerX
It sucks, but Im not surprised. People were probably afraid to buy tickets since a bunch of the bands advertised definitly were not playing.
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yeah
i thought that too
some of those bands there was NO WAY they were playing
you come at the king....you best not miss
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XHonusWagnerX
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBadVibes
| Quote: | Originally posted by XHonusWagnerX
It sucks, but Im not surprised. People were probably afraid to buy tickets since a bunch of the bands advertised definitly were not playing.
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yeah
i thought that too
some of those bands there was NO WAY they were playing |
I just knew first hand about a couple of them and yet they still showed up in every ad and I heard people being psyched about them which sucked. If I
went to see a few bands and they didnt play I would have been pissed!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBadVibes
cock sparrer should come play in my basement then |
Hell yeah! thats whats up!
Have you ever noticed how crayons are a lot like M&M's? All the colors tend to taste the same.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBadVibes
TKO is releasing a double cock sparrer DVD on oct 5th or some shit
should be KILLER |
I have got to that one.
‘Do you know what a love letter is? It’s a bullet from a fucking gun. Straight through your heart.’
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