Organizers behind the When We Have been Younger rock competition in Las Vegas canceled performances on Saturday due to excessive winds.
The emo and pop-punk competition, scheduled on the Las Vegas Competition Grounds on the Strip, won’t be going ahead after the Nationwide Climate Service and native police suggested that it might be too windy for concert-goers to attend safely, organizers introduced on Twitter. Forecasters warned that winds might attain 30 mph to 40 mph with potential gusts of 60 mph, in accordance with the assertion.
“This was not a choice that got here evenly,” the assertion mentioned. “We all know a lot of you traveled to the world to have a spectacular day together with your favourite bands and have been trying ahead to his day for months. We had been equally as excited and are devastated to must share this information.”
Bands scheduled to carry out included My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Avril Lavigne and Jimmy Eat World. Ticketholders who bought their tickets instantly from the competition will obtain refunds in lower than a month, the assertion mentioned.
The competition’s further dates, Sunday and Oct. 29, will go on as scheduled, the assertion added.