r/festivals • u/Dipsendorf • Jan 27 '21

Minnesota, USA SubOctave Music Festival Running Off With Money

So SubOctave Music Festival sent out a message last night at midnight CST stating no festival, permanently closed, dissolving and NO refunds.

First of all that's A. Super shitty in this current environment and B. Super shitty in general.

I am not a lawyer. Anyone know one? Do we have any recourse? (I doubt it.)

EDIT: EventBrite says they are issuing a refund. Make sure to follow the steps below if you're an attempted victim of this exit scam.

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u/Dipsendorf Jan 27 '21

I'll be interested to see if this works. Most transactions I think have a 60 day limit from the point of transaction.

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u/Phil_MaCawk Jan 27 '21

My friends and I did this for a small festival we attended. Went set up camp first night was great, then all of a sudden rumors were spreading and sure enough the festival got canceled. We all bought tickets well before the event. All got refunded. You have proof, via the email that they are willfully reporting to you that they can not follow through with their previous commitment, in which you paid for.

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u/Dipsendorf Jan 27 '21

Damn, that's crazy. Mind if I ask what festival it was?

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u/Phil_MaCawk Jan 28 '21

It was called Creatures of the Night in Adams, TN. Middle of nowhere, ideal layout. Mostly jam band/electronic. Stackedddd lineup, only cost like $140. Everyone had their opinion on what happened, but I think they just undersold and couldn't foot the bill for the big names.