As previously reported, Tankcrimes owner Scotty Heath recently signed on as the promoter of C.Y. Fest after founder Ignacio “Nacho Corrupted” Rodriguera was accused of sexual assault. However, he has now decided to back out of the event.
Heath issued the following statement:
“Hey guys, Scotty here. I made a video yesterday about how I had called the promoter of ‘C.Y. Fest‘ and asked him to step down and that I was going to take the reins of the fest. I wanted to save the fest and make it a fun and safe weekend for everybody involved, all my friends who are in the bands, and also all the fans who have non-refundable tickets. And I thought I could pull it off.
And there’s just too many questions came in from you guys that I don’t have the answers for, so I just felt like I was in over my head. I really… I did make a solid attempt, but I think I rushed the announcement. It was less than 30 hours after I’d done it, and everything happened pretty spontaneously, and I was just trying to get out there so quick, because the fest is coming up so soon, so I have bowed out of that, and I’ve the venues are still running the fest.
They have very competent staff and in-house people that will be doing that. But because there’s so many unanswered questions that I don’t have the answers for. I can’t do it.
And I’m sorry if I let you down, if you gave me positive messages, and I’m sorry if you had questions that I couldn’t answer, because I can’t, and for that reason, I’m going to bow out. Thank you for your understanding. Okay, I love you guys very much. Peace.”
This year’s C.Y. Fest will take place at The Belasco in Los Angeles, CA on March 28
[via The PRP]
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