Kitchener music festival cancelled ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’

A karaoke microphone on a stage seen in this file photo.

A two-day music festival that was scheduled to come to Kitchener next month has been cancelled.

The Songscape Music Festival was supposed to take place outside the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium on June 20 and June 21 and feature Theory of a Deadman, Mother Mother, Headstones, Bahamas and Finger Eleven.

However, a post made on the festival’s official website now says the event will not be happening.

“Due to unforeseen circumstances the organizers of the Songscape festival on June 20 & 21 have made the decision to cancel the event. All refunds will be available at the point of purchase,” the post reads.

In a phone interview with CTV News, Jim Boone, one of the festival’s organizers, said organizers were upset they had to cancel the event and it is unclear if they will try to put together another event at a later date. However, he added, everyone behind the scenes was passionate about the project.

The festival was meant to benefit the Grand River Hospital Foundation and the Awesome Music Project’s local therapy programs.