Heineken Festival cancelled

Kat

Hi all,

Pearl Jam's performance was cancelled by organizers before the band arrived
at Heineken Festival. My Chemical Romance, the Killers and Linkin Park's
performances were also cancelled, along with the rest of the weekend's show.

We're told that there are no critical injuries and for that we are grateful.

Here is the official release from the festival's organizers translated from Italian:

Venice 15 June 2007

Comunicato Stampa

Comune Venezia, Milano Concerti and Heineken are forced to announce the cancellation of the concerts scheduled for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday at the Heineken Jammin’ Festival.

An incredibly violent whirlwind hit the festival area and consequently shattered the sound-system towers, made the main stage unfit for use, and compromised essential technical and electrical systems. Under these circumstances it was impossible to let the event carry on. This happened right after the performance of Italian band Le Mani. My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Linkin Park and Pearl Jam were also scheduled to appear today, but their performances were cancelled.

Unfortunately, there were 19 non-critical injured, still held at the hospitals in Mestre and surroundings, that were promptly rescued by the organization. To all of them we give our best wishes.

The numerous crowd that was already attending the event, reacted with great self-control and walked out from the festival area very smoothly. Equally smooth was the tickets’ refund procedure, which will continue in the next days. Official information will be soon availabe on Milano Concerti and Heineken web Sites.

Comune Di Venezia, Milano Concerti and Heineken had cooperated with great enthusiasm and perfect harmony to achieve the success of the event, which an absolutely unpredictable incident made impossible. Therefore, Milano Concerti, Comune Di Venezia and Heineken do hope to have the chance to produce, in the future, important events such as the one they had so carefully planned.

Official Heineken Website: http://www.heineken.it/heinekenjamminfestival/

More info here: http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/29000

Glorified Irish Guy

At least noone was seriously hurt and its a warnin to festivals to be more prepared for things like this in the future

duggro

kind of hard to prepare for with an outside festival

things that they had control over such as evacuation and safety procedures on the other hand, seemed to have worked smoothly and i commend them for that

poor people that got hurt though:(

Oasis

garypower wrote:

At least noone was seriously hurt and its a warnin to festivals to be more prepared for things like this in the future

how do you do that exactly?

Eraserhead

Oasis wrote:

how do you do that exactly?

A bio-dome on the moon!

SpinTheBlackCircle74

Someone think that Pearl Jam will come back and play in Venezia later this year?

kristmace

SpinTheBlackCircle74 wrote:

Someone think that Pearl Jam will come back and play in Venezia later this year?

I doubt it

Rijeka

SpinTheBlackCircle74 wrote:

Someone think that Pearl Jam will come back and play in Venezia later this year?

I wish, but also I doubt

solaruppras

Kat wrote:

An incredibly violent whirlwind hit the festival area and consequently shattered the sound-system towers, made the main stage unfit for use, and compromised essential technical and electrical systems. Under these circumstances it was impossible to let the event carry on.

This is absolutely ridiculous. the event it's been cancelled because the entire area it's under judicial seizure: this is the main reason, even if everybody knows that it's impossible to set up everything back. Yesterday, when we were leaving the venue, a security guy told us "police will tell us what to do". he didn't mention neither financial losses or practical problems in restoring the stage and lights and all the stuff. evrybody who was there yesterday know that there were risks becuase of human faults, beside the rain and the hailstones. it's only luck that nobody died.

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Probably it's the last of your thoughts, but if you want you have 8 days (so dead line for asking refunds is 22 of june) for asking the refund of the tickets (it's written also behind the ticket).

Eraserhead

Why do we need two sticky threads about this? Surely the bigger one could just be renamed?

given to grunge

i feel sorry for all PJ fans who planned to go to the festival...
...they'll sure come back later...maybe on the end of European tour?!


cheer up!

my2hands

Kat wrote:

Hi all,

Pearl Jam's performance was cancelled by organizers before the band arrived
at Heineken Festival. My Chemical Romance, the Killers and Linkin Park's
performances were also cancelled, along with the rest of the weekend's show.

We're told that there are no critical injuries and for that we are grateful.

Here is the official release from the festival's organizers translated from Italian:

Venice 15 June 2007

Comunicato Stampa

Comune Venezia, Milano Concerti and Heineken are forced to announce the cancellation of the concerts scheduled for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday at the Heineken Jammin’ Festival.

An incredibly violent whirlwind hit the festival area and consequently shattered the sound-system towers, made the main stage unfit for use, and compromised essential technical and electrical systems. Under these circumstances it was impossible to let the event carry on. This happened right after the performance of Italian band Le Mani. My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Linkin Park and Pearl Jam were also scheduled to appear today, but their performances were cancelled.

Unfortunately, there were 19 non-critical injured, still held at the hospitals in Mestre and surroundings, that were promptly rescued by the organization. To all of them we give our best wishes.

The numerous crowd that was already attending the event, reacted with great self-control and walked out from the festival area very smoothly. Equally smooth was the tickets’ refund procedure, which will continue in the next days. Official information will be soon availabe on Milano Concerti and Heineken web Sites.

Comune Di Venezia, Milano Concerti and Heineken had cooperated with great enthusiasm and perfect harmony to achieve the success of the event, which an absolutely unpredictable incident made impossible. Therefore, Milano Concerti, Comune Di Venezia and Heineken do hope to have the chance to produce, in the future, important events such as the one they had so carefully planned.

Official Heineken Website: http://www.heineken.it/heinekenjamminfestival/

More info here: http://www.nme.com/news/my-chemical-romance/29000

pussies scared of a little rain and wind now eh?

Ricsard

Thank God things didn't go more wrong!!! But of course I know what all the fans feel right now...sad, sad, sad...!!!:( :mad:

magdyl

i met a very nice italian couple (rocco and francesca) at the skaut hotel in chorzów, we stood together in the 1st row and spent the whole day waiting for the show together. they went by plane to venice and were looking forward to the show in mestre. i hope they are fine. rocco and francesca if you read this please contact me via pm! magda

gregmarocco

Hi everybody, first time I post in the forum.
I just want to say that I was there when the "hurricane" happened and it was really scary. And in the aftermath I was toot worried that nobody was seriously hurt to be sorry about the loss of the show.
Now we now that people were "just" injured and we hope they get all right very soon to attend the next Pearl Jam show in Italy: please, come back soon, at the end of the European Tour, do not let us another 6 years waiting for you.
Thanks everybody
Greg

WHIPSON

Mother nature can be a BITCH! Hope all is well!