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Inaugural NZ GrassRoots Festival Canceled
The inaugural GrassRoots Festival, scheduled over the Easter weekend April 23-24 in New Zealand, has been canceled.
A statement from
“We do not feel right seeking real media coverage for the festival while the country is so affected by this terrible disaster,” the statement read. “In its first year, promoters felt it vital to preserve the brand for future opportunities and do not wish to see the high calibre of acts playing to a crowd any smaller than they deserve, due to unfortunate timing and circumstance.”
The 15,000-capacity show on Puhinui Peninsula, about an hour south of Auckland, included
Until the quakes, the event was selling up to 100 tickets a day. A day after the earthquake, it sold two.
Chugg Entertainment also canceled the Christchurch leg of