The plug has been pulled on Surreysa国际传媒檚 big FVDED in the Park music festival this summer.

sa国际传媒淔or the near future, FVDED will be on pause as we plan whatsa国际传媒檚 next,sa国际传媒� event organizers .

Refunds for the 2023 music festival at Holland Park sa国际传媒渁re being automatically processed,sa国际传媒� they promised.

The decision to cancel sa国际传媒渨as not made lightly, but given the difficulties wesa国际传媒檙e currently facing, it was deemed the best course of action for this year.sa国际传媒�

Those sa国际传媒渄ifficultiessa国际传媒� are not detailed, but several other B.C. music festivals have been cancelled or postponed due to rising production costs in the concert industry.

Starting in 2015, tens of thousands of ticketholders have flocked to the two-day FVDED festival, launched by the Vancouver-based Blueprint and Live Nation Canada concert companies. The Now-Leader has sought an interview about the festival cancellation.

Over the years FVDED has featured some big-name dance and hip-hop artists including The Weeknd, Deadmau5, The Chainsmokers, Travis Scott, ILLENIUM and others.

Every year, some Holland Park-area residents arensa国际传媒檛 thrilled with the loud music and thousands of mostly young concert-goers that flock to the site.

, included Kentucky-raised rapper Jack Harlow and Bellingham-area electronic duo ODESZA, DJ Snake, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and dozens of other electronic, dance and hip-hop artists. This yearsa国际传媒檚 dates at Holland Park were June 23-24.

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after a couple years of COVID-caused cancellations. In 2021, , but those plans were scrubbed due to the pandemic. .

sa国际传媒淭heresa国际传媒檚 a reason why FVDED in the Park has become one of the most popular music festivals in Western Canada, and why 50,000 fans flock to attend the two-day event each year,sa国际传媒� Blueprint founder, Alvaro Prol, said last year.

In Thursdaysa国际传媒檚 Facebook post, festival organizers said theysa国际传媒檝e been fortunate to host some of the worldsa国际传媒檚 biggest artists and have sa国际传媒渞eceived tremendous support from the local community. The Blueprint team is grateful for the opportunity to work alongside incredibly talented individuals in the industry and to create unforgettable experiences and memories at Holland Park.

sa国际传媒淲e could not be more thankful for all the amazing experiences and memories we shared together at Holland Park,sa国际传媒� the post continues. sa国际传媒淏lueprint lives to serve our community and you can guarantee wesa国际传媒檒l come back with new ideas and concepts for our beautiful city and province.sa国际传媒�

Those with questions are directed to an email address, info@fvdedinthepark.com.

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