An all-new jazz festival was set to descend on Los Angeles this weekend. And then it didn't.
Fans were gearing up to see concerts by John Legend, Janelle Monáe and hundreds more — but on Thursday, August 6, organizers of the inaugural L.A. Jazz Festival canceled the weeks-long event at the last minute, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Dubbed in advance as "Jazz on the Beach," it was supposed to kick off Friday, August 7 at Dockweiler, a popular beach in the city. The festival's official Instagram account still has promotional posts pinned to its page, but user comments have noticeably been removed.
See the post below as one example, which lays out the vast array of artists expected to perform.
View this post on Instagram"Due to significant, unanticipated last-minute public safety and municipal costs associated with the final permitting of the On The Beach Festival, we have reached the decision to unfortunately postpone this year’s inaugural LA Jazz Festival,” organizer Martin Ludlow said in a statement to the LA Times. "Although this decision was an extremely difficult one to reach, our commitment to the audiences and artists participating in the festival is to have a first-class experience worthy of the great legacy of Jazz and our great city."
The statement continues, "We were encouraged by the enthusiastic support of the artists on the bill, the fans and our sponsors for this inaugural event, and we look forward to presenting all of the components of this incredible cultural opportunity for Los Angeles and the world in 2027 and beyond."
The LA Jazz Fest said it expected to attract 250,000 attendees and had been promoting the event up until just days ago, Variety reports, and commenters online are already comparing it to the famously doomed Fyre Festival (Remember that 2017 fiasco spearheaded by Billy McFarland and Ja Rule?).
By Friday, LA Jazz Fest's official website had been virtually wiped, with only a cryptic message that reads, “August 22-23. Updated event info coming soon.”
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