{"id":2445840,"date":"2019-06-29T12:32:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T18:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=853769"},"modified":"2019-06-29T12:32:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T18:32:52","slug":"belgium-music-festival-draws-fyre-comparisons-for-last-minute-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/music-news\/belgium-music-festival-draws-fyre-comparisons-for-last-minute-cancellation\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium Music Festival Draws Fyre Comparisons for Last-Minute Cancellation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Festivalgoers in Belgium just had their own Fyre Festival<\/a>-like experience Friday as the country\u2019s VestiVille<\/a> was canceled at the last minute after thousands had already arrived.<\/p>\n

Cardi B, A$AP Rocky<\/a>, Future, Meek Mill, Migos and more were set to headline VestiVille this weekend in Lommel, Belgium when the festival was abruptly canceled Friday.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, A$AP Rocky, Friday\u2019s headliner, informed fans that he would not perform \u201cdue to security and infrastructure concerns.\u201d \u201cThe promoters told me it would be handled but unfortunately for you and me they didn\u2019t,\u201d the rapper tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Soon after, after thousands of festivalgoers lined up outside the grounds and waited hours to enter, organizers announced<\/a> that VestiVille would not proceed.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday at 5:00 PM the mayor of Lommel decided to not let Vestiville start. After consultation with the security services and ASAP Rocky\u2019s security officer, it was decided that the safety of the artist and the public could not be guaranteed,\u201d organizers said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cProduction and suppliers have given everything to make Vestiville possible. The campsite will remain open for the time being and an organized festival exit will be organized in consultation with the municipality.\u201d<\/p>\n

VestiVille added that they would \u201cnow consult with their official partners about a refund.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adding to the Fyre-esque similarities of VestiVille: Ja Rule, a Fyre organizer, was scheduled to perform at the Belgian fest. On Twitter, the rapper acknowledged what\u2019s been dubbed \u201cFyre 2.0\u201d:<\/p>\n

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Y\u2019all ain\u2019t shit!!! ??? https:\/\/t.co\/7rhOH0gPFy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) June 29, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Unlike Fyre Festival, the infamous \u201cluxury music festival<\/a>\u201d where overmatched organizers lured concertgoers to an undeveloped site in the Bahamas, it appears that VestiVille would have taken place as scheduled if local government hadn\u2019t stepped in due to safety concerns that ranged from cooling units in the first aid tent to unfinished elements on the grounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had no other choice\u201d, Lommel Mayor Bob Nijs said (via VRT<\/a>). \u201cAfter taking soundings from security teams, the only conclusion was that the people\u2019s safety couldn\u2019t be guaranteed. It turned out the conditions had not been met. I don\u2019t want to tell any parent tomorrow that we let the festival take place, but that something happened to their offspring at an unsafe event.\u201d<\/p>\n

VRT added that three organizers were apprehended by authorities on charges of fraud related to false invoices pertaining to the fest.<\/p>\n

via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Festivalgoers in Belgium just had their own Fyre Festival-like experience Friday as the country\u2019s VestiVille was canceled at the last minute after thousands had already arrived. Cardi B, A$AP Rocky, Future, Meek Mill, Migos and more were set to headline VestiVille this weekend in Lommel, Belgium when the festival was abruptly canceled Friday. Earlier in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2445840","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-21 18:22:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley's Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445840\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}