Lovers and Friends Festival Canceled Due to Severe Weather in Las Vegas

Even Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, and Lil Wayne‘s mixed star energy is not sufficient to outshine Mom Nature — who simply compelled Lovers & Friends Festival organizers to tug the plug … on the final minute!

The surprising announcement got here late Friday night time, lower than 24 hours earlier than the all-day, out of doors pageant was supposed to start on the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. Occasion organizers stated they have been anticipating a windy day and ready for it, however then the Nationwide Weather Service issued a Excessive Wind Warning.

With the expectation of 30-35 mph sustained winds and wind gusts over 60 mph … they determined to cancel the highly-anticipated live performance, calling it the “safest decision for our fans, artists and staff.”

The pageant was going to characteristic all of the aforementioned superstars plus Backstreet Boys, Fat Joe, Gwen Stefani, Nas, Ludacris, Nelly, Rick Ross, Robin Thicke, TLC, T-Pain, Timbaland and plenty of extra.

The Eleventh-hour cancelation means … not solely are a lot of the artists already in Vegas, however 1000’s of followers — plus, many extra who have been already at airports on Friday night time and Saturday morning about to board flights when the information got here down.

The dangerous information for all concerned is it is gonna be a bitch — if not flat-out inconceivable — to reschedule, and hold all the identical artists on the invoice. For now, they don’t seem to be even speaking about rescheduling, however all ticketholders are imagined to get a full refund inside 30 days.

That is their ticket value, however a number of followers shall be screwed on their airfare and resort prices.