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This year’s Blue Ridge Rock Festival in Alton, VA has officially been cancelled. This news comes as fans are still awaiting refunds for the disastrous 2023 edition of the event.

As previously reported, organizers claimed the 2023 edition of the festival was cancelled due to weather, but various reports suggested it was actually halted due to poor working conditions, sanitary issues, an employee strike, and more. There was even an investigation being launched by the Virginia Department of Health due to reports of illness.

Attorney Jonathan Wilkofsky recently offered an update on the refund process for last year’s event, claiming the insurance company was still investigating if weather was the primary factor for the cancellation or not. He also confirmed that tickets were sold for 2024, despite organizers denying those claims. Now, in a newly shared statement, the organizers have further addressed the refund issue, while also confirming the cancellation of the festival:

“Blue Ridge Rock Festival and Virginia International Raceway are saddened to announce that the 2024 Festival will not take place as originally planned. Our number one focus and priority has been, and remains, settling the insurance claim and ensuring resolution for everyone affected by 2023’s weather cancellation.

After thorough consideration and discussions between both parties, we have mutually agreed that hosting the festival in 2024 is not feasible at this time since we are still awaiting a resolution for 2023. As a result, all items purchased for the 2024 Festival will be fully refunded. Contrary to online reports, 2024 tickets were placed on-sale at the very start of the 2023 festival (not any time recently), just as we did in 2022. This 2024 on-sale took place well prior to the weather-induced partial cancellation of the 2023 festival. The sales that did take place for 2024 have been held in escrow. We are working with the merchant processing company to streamline and process refunds. Please stay tuned to your email for 2024 refund information forthcoming.

We would like to express our gratitude to Virginia International Raceway for their partnership and unwavering support through this unexpected, and unequivocally challenging time. What has occurred behind the scenes over the last several months with Blue Ridge has often been incredibly unique and unprecedented for a Music Festival, but VIR has graciously understood, maintained faith, and worked through each situation with us. While Blue Ridge Rock Festival will not take place in 2024, we look forward to revealing what the future holds in 2025. We are very grateful for an incredibly passionate fan base that organically took a tiny one day Festival, in rural Virginia, to unbelievable heights, through fan engagement and innovation in its lineup, experiences, and overall curation.

Thank you to all our supporters, attendees, and partners for your understanding and infectious support of Blue Ridge Rock Festival. We look forward to soon resolving 2023 and 2024 for all.”