(Fredericton) The Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival have announced that Blackberry Smoke has cancelled its Wednesday September 14 appearance at the Festival, regarding recent challenges with getting band members into Canada due to legal issues. Arrangements are under way to secure a replacement headliner for the show, which will still include New Brunswick’s Ross Neilsen.
“We’re sad for all of us fans of Blackberry Smoke, who were looking forward to another great show from the band,” said Festival Programming Director, Brent Staeben. “We started working immediately to find the best possible replacement to keep the party going on Harvest Wednesday night. We’ve been here before and our patrons know that they can expect an excellent replacement.”
While refunds for individual tickets and the Wednesday/Thursday Nightly Pass will be available at point of purchase starting Tuesday August 2nd at 9am, the Festival is asking patrons to consider waiting for the announcement of the replacement headliner before deciding to seek a refund.
“We ask for everyone’s patience now, as we work to secure this new headliner,” said Staeben. “We expect to hear an announcement on this in the next week or two at the latest,” he said.
Refunds for individual tickets and Wednesday/Thursday Nightly Passes will be available at point of purchase, starting this Tuesday August 2nd at 9am (AST). For all purchases made via Etixnow–either online, by telephone or at a kiosk located outside of Harvest Central, 81 Regent Street–refund requests should be sent by email to info@etixnow.com. For all purchases made at Harvest Central, 81 Regent Street, refund requests can be made in person starting Tuesday August 2nd at 9am. Patrons may also call 1-877-ETIX-NOW for refund information.
The Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival is Atlantic Canada’s largest annual music festival, drawing up to 85,000 fans to the streets of Fredericton each September. Drive-By Truckers, Robert Cray, Metric, The Sheepdogs and more will headline the 26th annual Festival this September 13-18. Tickets and passes are on sale now, and are available online at www.etixnow.com or by using a self-serve etixnow kiosk at Harvest Central, 81 Regent Street.
