Organizers of Las Vegas’ When We Had been Younger canceled the music pageant’s opening day on Saturday (Oct. 22) as a consequence of issues over excessive winds.
“When We Had been Younger Pageant organizers have spend the final a number of days proactively making ready the pageant grounds for a windy Saturday,” organizers wrote on the fest’s web site and social media pages Saturday.
“The Nationwide Climate Service has not upgraded their Saturday forecast to a Excessive Wind Warning, together with harmful 30-40 mph sustained winds with potential 60 mph gusts. Below advisement of the Nationwide Climate Service and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division, we now have no different alternative than to cancel at present’s When We Had been Younger Pageant. The security of our followers, artists and employees will at all times be precedence.”
The nostalgic pop-punk fest on the Las Vegas Pageant Grounds was scheduled to characteristic a large lineup that included Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Taking Again Sunday, Avril Lavigne, AFI and Jimmy Eat World.
Following sturdy ticket gross sales for the Oct. 22 version, promoter Stay Nation added dates with the identical lineup on Sunday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 29. Organizers famous that “Sunday’s climate seems to be sunny with none wind advisories.”
Organizers went on to clarify that Saturday’s cancellation “was not a call that got here evenly. We all know lots of you traveled to the world to have a spectacular day along with your favourite bands and have been wanting ahead to at the present time for months. We had been equally as excited and are devastated to must share this information.”
Those that bought tickets to Saturday’s pageant will obtain a refund inside 30 days, in keeping with organizers.
Earlier this month, When We Had been Younger introduced the date and lineup of its sophomore version on Oct. 21, 2023, which options headliners Blink-182 and Inexperienced Day. Different acts on subsequent 12 months’s invoice embrace 30 Seconds to Mars, Good Charlotte, The Offspring, All Time Low, One thing Company, Yellowcard, Sum 41, Easy Plan, Pierce the Veil, Thrice, Plain White Tees, The Veronicas, The Ataris, Bowling for Soup and Newfound Glory.
See When We Had been Younger’s assertion on Twitter under.