FYF Festival just cancelled its 15th anniversary event. The news came without warning via FYF’s social accounts and website, confirming the summer music festival won’t take place over July 21 & 22 at Exposition Park in Los Angeles as planned.
In an official statement, FYF Festival writes:
After much consideration, we have made the difficult decision to cancel FYF Fest 2018.
Our team of many women and men have worked tirelessly on this event for many years but felt unable to present an experience on par with the expectations of our loyal fans and the Los Angeles music community this year.
Big names like Florence + the Machine and Janet Jackson were set to take the stage this July along with My Bloody Valentine, St. Vincent, Skepta, Nina Kraviz, The XX and many more. Although the festival is a no-go, FYF does plan on announcing some smaller events with some of the lineup’s amazing artists, so stay tuned.
Goldenvoice unexpectedly parted ways with the founder of the famous California festival late last year. It was later found out that sexual assault accusations had surfaced against Sean Carlson. It’s unclear what sort of impact that may have had on FYF.
Surely, this has been a difficult time for organizers and this news comes as a huge bummer for fans. Some sources are blaming the cancellation on poor ticket sales. Still, you have to give FYF credit for calling off early and offering up refunds.
According to FYF’s website, there is no action necessary on your end to get your money back. More information via fyffest.com.
FYF Festival 2018 Cancelled
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FYF Fest 2018 Lineup
Amber Mark
Bicep
Car Seat Headrest
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Courtesy
Cuco
Curtis Harding
Daniel Caesar
Daphni
Destroyer (solo)
Florence + the Machine
Future
Glassjaw
Janet Jackson
Jayda G
JPEGMAFIA
Kali Uchis
Lawrence Rothman
Lena Willikens
Lucy Dacus
Moodymann
Mount Kimbie
My Bloody Valentine
NEIL FRANCES
Nils Frahm
Nina Kraviz
Pachanga Boys
Palm
Prettiest Eyes
Protomartyr
Rhye
Roman Flügel
serpentwithfeet
Skating Polly
Skepta
St. Vincent
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Sudan Archives
The Breeders
The Internet
The xx
U.S. Girls
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Yaeji
Youth Code
Image courtesy of FYF Fest
