BROOKLYN, Mich. (WLNS) — A music pageant in Brooklyn has been postponed simply days earlier than it was set to start. Organizers of the Nation Roads Music Competition introduced on social media that they might be holding off till 2026.
“We made a very tough, difficult but long-term strategic decision for us because we didn’t want this to be a one-and-done festival,” mentioned proprietor of The Groves Campsite Grounds Darci Keyes.
Keyes says she anticipated drawing tons of of households and music followers to Brooklyn, and cites low ticket gross sales and never sufficient time to advertise as the explanation why issues in the end fell aside.
“We want to make sure that anything that we do is really high quality, what the people want, and something that people come to and they want to make it a family annual tradition,” Keyes mentioned.
Longtime nation music promoter Al Garcia, who labored laborious to place collectively the music performances and promote the occasion, is devastated by its cancellation.
“I was shocked that I got the call on Monday. And, you know, I was like, ‘What am I going to do?'” Garcia mentioned.
Keyes says the purpose is to retool and set up the fest in a format so that folks can pack the park yr after yr.
“It was a lot to do in a condensed time frame because of when we got the announcement,” Keyes mentioned. “Our fear was that if we did this, we would have had no chance going forward, and so hopefully we’ve made the good long-term strategic decision.”
Organizers say all tickets have already been refunded, and Keyes tells 6 Information to control social media for a suggestions questionnaire about subsequent yr’s occasion.
