Climate brought on by remnants of Hurricane Helene compelled Louder Than Life Pageant in Louisville, Kentucky to shut down for the day yesterday, resulting in the cancelation of numerous huge title acts together with, arguably the most important draw of the whole pageant, the Slayer reunion present.
The pageant was asserting climate updates all through the day on social media, beginning on Thursday evening once they posted on Instagram that they are going to be maintaining a tally of the climate, which was adopted by the doorways being delayed within the morning. Hope waxed and waned all through the day because the pageant consulted with specialists, and at one level there was even a shelter-in-place order. In the long run, the pageant needed to subject an announcement canceling for the day.
“Louder household, we’re heartbroken to share this,” the assertion learn,” however the climate simply isn’t in our favor at present. We’ve been working intently with our meteorologists and native authorities, holding on to hope that we might open doorways, however the steady wind gusts merely make it not possible for us to proceed safely.”
“All through the day there have been moments the place it appeared doable,” the assertion continued, “however in the long run, Mom Nature gained this spherical.
“We now how disappointing that is—it’s gut-wrenching for us too. However your security, together with the protection of our artists and crew, will all the time be our primary precedence.
“The help and persistence you confirmed us at present has been nothing wanting unimaginable,” it continued. “We absolutely intend to rock out with you tomorrow, verify again within the morning for updates.”
Irrespective of how metallic you suppose you’re, no, you could possibly not have weathered Hurricane Helene simply so that you didn’t must miss Slayer. The pageant had a packed lineup for Friday, as that they had for day-after-day, and along with Slayer there have been scheduled to be performances from Anthrax, Sevendust, Evanescence, Clutch, Tom Morello, Ho99o9, and much more. Regardless that the pageant web site says that every one gross sales are last, the pageant commented on their very own account to say that Friday single-day passholders can be contacted shortly.
Saturday’s lineup continues to be fairly packed, that includes Mötley Crüe because the headliners and different huge names together with Mastodon, Dropkick Murphys, L.S. Dunes, Physique Depend, Well being, Ailing Niño, and extra. Nonetheless, Slayer’s cancellation is disappointing to many. Hopefully the climate gained’t trigger any extra points with the remainder of the pageant.
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