Ohana Festival | Sea.Hear.Now Festival

PJNB

PJNB said:

JPPJ84 said:

fwiw: Glen Hansard just said in his Instagram live show that it’s heartbreaking that he probably won’t get to play with The Frames this year. They’re only scheduled for two shows. Dublin on June 20th and Ohana.

Watching that too. What an amazing voice. 

Eddie on right now!

JPPJ84

PJNB said:

JPPJ84 said:

fwiw: Glen Hansard just said in his Instagram live show that it’s heartbreaking that he probably won’t get to play with The Frames this year. They’re only scheduled for two shows. Dublin on June 20th and Ohana.

Watching that too. What an amazing voice. 

Yes! Have loved him and The Frames for ages!! I have tickets for the Dublin show, let’s hope they just postpone 

RatherStarved

Hmm....”probably not” you say... so you’re saying there’s a chance

PJNB

kst said:

Hmm....”probably not” you say... so you’re saying there’s a chance

Fantasyland alert! 

JPPJ84

kst said:

Hmm....”probably not” you say... so you’re saying there’s a chance

I‘m keeping my fingers crossed for you! 

gotthebottle

AllNiteThing said:

I trust the doctors and scientists over politicians, social media and message board posters, but that's just me.  Fauci and many others who know a hell of a lot more than us, say that large gatherings are a terrible idea and strongly advising against it for the rest of this year, and possibly through the end of next year, at the far end of the spectrum.  That was directly stated by Fauci.  Call it hysteria if you want, but I respect the experts.  I also respect history, and if you look at the 1918 H1N1 pandemic, it came in multiple waves, and the subsequent waves came on worse, after restrictions were eased and lifted.  The only way things will get back to normal is if/when this either just disappears, or we have a fully effective and distributed vaccine to the whole populace.  It's not about negatives or positives or hysteria, it's the reality we are faced with.  People who think everything's going back to normal by the end of summer, or fall for that matter, need to get out of fantasy land.

Yes.   And if the people in states run by moronic governors go back to "normal" too soon and cases increase... those of us in states with reasonable governors will be working while they shut down again and some workers get laid off... again. 

Weston1283

Life is Beautiful festival, Sept 18-20, has been canceled

This is the first fall festival canceled as far as I am aware of and puts some bad writing on the wall for any 2020 shows

RatherStarved

PJNB said:

kst said:

Hmm....”probably not” you say... so you’re saying there’s a chance

Fantasyland alert! 

Indeed.

Given2Fly-Fish

Simple solution - move the Festivals to Florida and no issues... .  In all seriousness, I will be crushed if this is cancelled but it is what it is.

pearljammr78

Florida, where WWE is an essential business. 

RatherStarved

Anywhere in the southeast really

RatherStarved

An Orange County (CA) beach this weekend was pretty crowded. I believe that is the same state and county as Dana Point. There’s hope for Ohana yet.  Still 5 months away.  

ComeToTX

That will just lead to a spike of cases and another round of shutdowns.

elwayvedder

wife not working thus not earning $. wish they would announce either way just so i know if i can get the $900 back soon 

PSUS2H

kst said:

An Orange County (CA) beach this weekend was pretty crowded. I believe that is the same state and county as Dana Point. There’s hope for Ohana yet.  Still 5 months away.  

yeah, Doheny State beach is in Dana Point, CA.  Which is in Orange County.  

Luckytwn1

kst said:

An Orange County (CA) beach this weekend was pretty crowded. I believe that is the same state and county as Dana Point. There’s hope for Ohana yet.  Still 5 months away.  

And tomorrow there’s now a vote to close those beaches. 

If that doesn’t happen, you can expect the Governor to step in. It’s also worth noting that even the open beaches are different than having people packed tightly against a stage. If you can’t tell from the festivals already being canceled from the fall, let’s just say California is not going to have festivals after all the other festivals were wiped out.

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2020/04/27/newsom-beach-crowding-example-what-not-do/648852000/

Newsom: beach crowding example of 'what not to do'

RatherStarved

Just trying to stay positive and look for signs of hope.

Luckytwn1

There’s a difference between hope and denial. Ohana is not happening in 2020 and to be honest, I don’t know why tickets remain on sale especially considering the cancellations already for the fall in less impacted areas. 

gotthebottle

kst said:

An Orange County (CA) beach this weekend was pretty crowded. I believe that is the same state and county as Dana Point. There’s hope for Ohana yet.  Still 5 months away.  

Dude..yes, Newport Beach is just one up from Dana Point....and no, this has nothing to do with whether a festival will go on. 

bb4packers

It's only a matter of time before PJ releases a statement similar to the one Ben Folds just sent out:

A Word About 2020.

This is the official announcement that my touring for 2020 is now canceled and will be rescheduled at the first opportunity in 2021. That’s the important part, but if you’re interested, here’s why I’ve made that decision now: 

Infectious disease specialists tell us that COVID-19 will be here for a while, swirling around the globe until it is stopped by a vaccine, and that it is astronomically unlikely that we will develop and distribute that vaccine this year. In fact, we have never before developed a successful vaccine against any coronavirus. Well. That’s all I really need to know. 

Just leaving shows on the books, going with wait-and-see until the last minute is not in the best interest of ticket buyers, promoters, crew and even businesses near venues. It just adds to our endless list of uncertainties. What is needed in a time of such uncertainty, when a historic pandemic is killing people, erasing jobs, and disrupting life as we know it, is to shed as much of that uncertainty as possible, and to take stock of that which is certain. 

Health and safety come first. That is certain. The well-being of my audiences – from 12-year olds whose parents cover their ears when I forget not to cuss, to couples their grandparent’s age singing three-part harmonies – is too dear to me to be put at risk. Not to mention those whose paths we might cross once the show lets out. Until this virus is in the rear view - and again we’re told this will not be in 2020 - we cannot be certain large gatherings won’t re-ignite the spread just as it’s been contained. I’m sure that some cities, states and venues might technically allow our concerts much sooner than others. But remember that the USA is a massive country. One city may experience what seems like complete recovery just as another in a neighboring state is seeing an uptick in cases. It would be irresponsible to incentivize music fans to travel from where there was a cancelled show in an infected area, to attend a show in an infection-free area. 

Our federal government leaders have decided to let the states and cities fend for themselves, making decisions like these all more stressful. It’s a little like when traffic lights are out during a storm. (Nobody ever complained of the government coming between them and a car accident, did they?) Absent clear direction, we’re all left to rely on what the car ahead of us did, hoping that nobody gets run over in the process. Honestly, absent federal guidance, I took my cue from Taylor Swift who also cancelled all her touring for 2020. A decision like that takes guts, so thank you President Swift. And I’m grateful to have a booking agent, manager, and crew with broad shoulders.

Of course, this is a huge disappointment to me personally. I’ve never gone a whole year in my two decades plus as a performer without seeing you all from the stage regularly. 

Here’s what I say. Let’s get through this and look forward to a time when we can begin the next phase of that long road to recovery. When we can party like it’s 2021 and not like it’s 1918. When we can sing those three-part harmonies with healthy lungs. That is when live music will be able to step in and do its part to heal and inspire. Until then, please stay safe, and remember, no matter how bad it gets, the most comforting certainty is that all this too shall pass. 

Benu