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Nateva Festival Cancled.

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theabortionator
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http://www.mainetoday.com/enternews/041772.html

Nateva Cancels Scheduled Summer Music Festival in Maine

OXFORD, Maine - Due to a series of setbacks and challenges, Nateva Music and Camping Festival has cancelled its scheduled concert weekend at the Oxford Fairgrounds, August 4-7, 2011. Slower than predicted ticket sales and the very crowded summer festival schedule contributed to the festival organizers decision to cancel. Customers who purchased tickets through natevafestival.com will automatically receive refunds to the credit card used at the time of purchase in the amount of the ticket face value and per-ticket fees.

"In the end, it's all about being able to put forth a first rate event that everyone can be proud of and that our customers can enjoy. We just don't have the confidence to go forward at this time," said Frank Chandler, festival founder. "After an epic inaugural year, we have found ourselves struggling at every turn as we have tried to push forward with preparations for this summer."

Organizers for Nateva hope to return to Maine in the future.

http://www.natevafestival.com






I went there last year, great time, first year fest. Lineup was awesome, super mellow, cool people, great way to rage the 4th weekend. So the lineup sucks this year, and the ticket sales are down. Pretty sure this is an april fools joke but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't, or if this gets canceled at a later date.


Their doing a sick job if it is though. Emailed everyone and sent out facebook messages that it was canceled and they were sending out refunds for everyones tickets. Also all the tickets were pulled down off the web. Found it interesting
Apr 1 2011 6:26PM
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this has to be april fools. If not thats a huge bummer
Apr 1 2011 6:41PM
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The lineups not very good this year and some festivals are really killin it this year. PLus they left a bad taste in peoples mouths when they didn't announce a lineup till after a few price increases. Bear creek a fest in october had a lineup out before nateva. And when the lineup came it's like a worse version of last year. HAd a great time but prolly won't go back unless the lineup is good. And it's not even on the 4th anymore


Last year

first year fest
cool people
4 days 4th weekened
creek down behind pizza hut
ability to walk to hannafor and pizza hut(across the street)
walk in and out of late night stages with anything you wanted
silent disco(always a good time)
great music all weekend



I still think it's probably an april fools. They're just going overboard with it. On pt there are people with early birds hoping it's canc;ed so they can get their ticket money back and go to a better fest
Apr 1 2011 7:02PM
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TNORTS
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lineup may not be great but its never a positive thing to see a festival go under.
Apr 1 2011 10:59PM
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aprilfools
Apr 1 2011 11:03PM
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Yeah I know. Langerado just came back to life this year after phish killed it. Rothbury died and is still dead. Plenty of big fests going under.


I think this might actually be legit, and they just picked a shitty day too announce it. Or it was leaked and they just came out with it. Ticket sales had to be pretty bad so far, and the lineup wasn't much to write home about. over 1/4 of the lineup is repeats. Instead of further they have bob wier solo. I dig thievery corporation but i don't think their as big of a headliner as moe./ flips were.


Tickets were stupid expensive as well for a first year fest especially pricey. I think the dude that was running it still owed money on another fest that flopped.


Oh well, we'll see. If it is a bad april fools joke I still wouldn't be surprised if the best flopped or got cancled for real at a later date.
Apr 1 2011 11:23PM
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