When We Have been Younger Music Pageant Cancels Saturday Performances

The When We Have been Younger music competition has cancelled its slate of Saturday performances. The announcement was made at about 10:00 a.m. native time, just one hour earlier than doorways have been scheduled to open to the Las Vegas Pageant Grounds.

Not all competition attendees obtained the e-mail saying plans to cancel the day’s occasions on the identical time, with some discovering the assertion of their inboxes as late as 10:30 a.m. Others first realized the information by way of chatter on social media.

“When We Have been Younger Pageant organizers have spent the final a number of days proactively getting ready the competition grounds for a windy Saturday. The Nationwide Climate Service has now upgraded their Saturday forecast to a Excessive Wind Warning, together with harmful 30-40 mph sustained winds with potential 60 mph gusts,” the competition’s assertion reads. “Underneath advisement of the Nationwide Climate Service and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division, we’ve no different selection than to cancel right now’s When We Have been Younger Pageant. The protection of our followers, artists and workers will at all times be our high precedence.”

The assertion additionally shares that the competition’s remaining dates, this Sunday (Oct. 23) and subsequent Saturday (Oct. 29) stay on the books and “are shifting ahead accordingly.” Nonetheless, the assertion doesn’t share any data relating to the chance for Oct. 22 ticketholders to switch their buy to the opposite two competition dates. As an alternative, the announcement states that attendees who bought tickets by way of the competition’s ticketing firm, Entrance Gate Tickets, will obtain a refund inside 30 days.

“This was not a call that got here calmly. We all know a lot of you traveled to the realm to have a spectacular day together with your favourite bands and have been trying ahead to this present day for months. We have been equally as excited and are devastated to must share this information,” the assertion continues.

Offered by Reside Nation, When We Have been Younger made waves on-line when it was first introduced. Recalling the glory days of Vans Warped Tour, the competition’s lineup represents an all-star slate of 2000’s pop hits and emo-friendly artists, that includes headliners Paramore and My Chemical Romance, in addition to appearances by Jimmy Eat World, Brilliant Eyes, the Linda Lindas, Manchester Orchestra and dozens extra. After going through overwhelming demand, the competition added a 3rd date of Oct. 29.