In what was to be its 30th anniversary, officials behind the Sonoma Music Festival announced last week they have cancelled the 2016 fundraising concert weekend, scheduled to happen Oct 7-9.
Despite a schedule that featured headlining acts like John Fogerty and Steve Miller, the nonprofit concert event was scrapped due to very low ticket sales. From the festival’s website:
Unfortunately, with the addition of an enormous festival at Coachella the same weekend and the following weekend with the Rolling Stones et. al., it is apparent that many of our long-time patrons chose to attend those events rather than our event. That circumstance has put our non-profit at a large financial loss jeopardizing our charitable efforts, therefore, we had no choice but to cancel. Our extreme thanks go out to the artists and others who have been willing to work with us in this crisis.
The Sonoma Music Festival is run by Bruce Cohn Charity Events. Patrons can visit the festival’s website for ticket refund information starting October 1.
