Two weeks before it was set to occur in Boone, CO, organizers have canceled Arise Music Festival, citing a denied special event application from the Pueblo County Planning Department and Colorado Department of Transportation. Furthermore, the music festival will permanently cease operations.
“With less than two weeks until we are to ARISE together, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of ARISE Music Festival,” organizers wrote on social media. “Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, we have been forced to cancel the festival scheduled to take place this Memorial Day weekend. Countless hours, thought, energy and effort have gone into cultivating the vision for ARISE while honoring the festival community that helped create it. Ultimately, Pueblo County Planning Department canceled our special event application because the Pueblo Sheriff and CDOT did not approve the festival for reasons that are not clear.”
This year’s event, originally set to take place at The Cradle just south of Colorado Springs May 27th–30th, was due to host performances from Alison Wonderland, Big Wild, Beats Antique, Galactic, Papadosio, The Polish Ambassador, Andy Frasco & The U.N., J. Boog, Dirtwire, Manic Focus (live band), Dopapod, Spafford, and many more.
“Over the past two years, ARISE Music Festival has been presented with numerous challenges: loss of the special event permit in Larimer County; producers going their separate ways; a worldwide pandemic; and a community scattered,” organizers continued. “Despite the challenges, festival owner and producer Luke Comer has remained committed to revitalizing the festival as an innovative, beautiful and intentional experience. The cancellation of ARISE is not the future that the festival had hoped to confront. After almost ten years in production, it is with a heavy heart that the festival must shut its doors permanently. Every employee, artist, vendor, partner and ticket buyer will be impacted so this decision has been excruciating to make.”
All refunds for the canceled ARISE Music Festival will be issued in less than 30 days. Any ticketholders with questions regarding refunds can be submitted to contact.frontgatetickets.com or emailed to [email protected].
“We remain humbled by your love and grateful for 12 years of support, enlightenment, healing, music, art and community,” staff wrote in closing. “Be well, stay positive and spread your light to others.”
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