UPDATE - 10/17 - REFUNDS ARE BEING PROCESSED

We apologize for the delay as we worked to sort out the complications around this issue. we understand there may have been some miscommunicated information that caused distress and confusion, however this was simply an error and not out of malice or spite. Posh have been a wonderful company to work with and we wish them nothing but continued success in the growth of their platform.

The story behind doomtown’s cancellation is much more complicated than we can say in the public space. this has been one of the most challenging and difficult times of our lives, balancing the workload and the emotional weight all at once has been rough.

What we will say here is that regardless of the behind-the-scenes stuff, this is a scary time for independent promoters. audiences are dwindling, curators are afraid to experiment, small fests are shutting down left and right, and small promoters are being punished for reasons no one is able to put their finger on.

Doomtown didn’t make it, but others still can

Support independent promoters, niche artists, thinkers, folks with ideas that need to be nurtured and grown, before all that’s left are the same old paint-by-numbers snore-fests everyone complains about (then pays $500 to attend anyway).

Original statement below

Doomtown family,

It’s with a heavy heart that I’m canceling this year’s Doomtown event series

Before going into details, I want to lay a couple of things out so there is no confusion - my promotional partners, B-Side and Daisy Chain, are simply marketing partners. They are not owners nor in charge of any administration. I say this because I want to make it clear that neither of these entities are responsible for this situation. Please do not direct any anger towards them - as the primary owner and administrator, the failing falls onto me and me alone, and I will be handling the aftermath.

Doomtown is small and inexpensive by design, it was set up that way so we wouldn’t have to worry about canceling due to inflated production or administrative costs, but ticket sales for this year have simply been abysmal, and no matter what was tried to patch the problems it just didn’t pan out.

We aren’t going to point fingers or create drama. We completely understand if people are upset, and apologize to the artists, agents, and most importantly fans that were excited about this weekend.

Refund information: We will be contacting buyers via email with regard to refunds. Please allow us a few days to sort through everything. The email associated with this will be doomtownrefunds@gmail.com.

In sadness,

L.

Director, Doomtown