The inevitable has come to Prince Edward Island. Despite the announcement that the province would be easing back on the isolation measures put into place due to COVID-19, music festivals aren’t about to make the cut. With all large gatherings already cancelled until 2021 in neighbouring New Brunswick, the prospects that festival season would continue business-as-usual seem grim. Today, Prince Edward Island’s Cavendish Beach Music Festival made the call to officially announce the cancellation of their 2020 festival.
Cavendish Beach Music Festival’s organizers offered this statement this afternoon:
“It is with much heartache, attention and consideration that we have decided to cancel the 2020 Cavendish Beach Music Festival presented by Bell (CBMF). Following weeks of COVID-19 monitoring, discussion and input in conjunction with officials from the Province of Prince Edward Island and the Resort Municipality of Cavendish, the safety of our community remains a priority and we will forego year twelve and reunite in 2021.
We want to thank you for your patience, your optimism and the opportunities you have provided us to help bring 11 years of this amazing festival to Cavendish Beach. We are saddened by this outcome, but we know it is the right decision,” said Jeff Squires, President of Whitecap Entertainment.
“Trust that the 2021 Cavendish Beach Music Festival presented by Bell will be one of the best ones yet and we are working to bring you some of the hottest names in country music. Before you know it, we’ll be announcing the 2021 lineup.
We will see you July 9-11, 2021, in the meantime stay safe, stay home, and support your favourite artists and local businesses!”
Cavendish Beach Music Festival had already announced some of this year’s line-up, including Brett Young, Dallas Smith, Miranda Lambert, Dan + Shay, Chris Lane, Tim Hicks, Mitchell Tenpenny, Blanco Brown, Carly Pearce, JoJo Mason, Tebey, Niko Moon, Steven Lee Olsen, Willie Jones, and The Redhill Valleys.
Festival organizers also noted that ticket buyers will be emailed directly with the information to request a refund or transfer their ticket to the 2021 festival. As has been the case with many large festivals that have incurred non-refundable costs, CBMF has presented attendees with the opportunity to utilize their ticket in 2021 to mitigate some of the economic fallout.
2020 ticket buyers will be offered $30 in festival beach bucks (tokens) should they choose to transfer their ticket to CBMF 2021. Please note that all ticket buyers must respond by May 25th or their ticket will be automatically transferred to CBMF 2021. The purchaser of the ticket must submit for the transfer or refund, not the current ticket holder.
Those that purchased a shuttle pass from The Coach Atlantic Group will be contacted directly by Coach Atlantic Group staff to process your refund. Everyone who is booked at the Route 6 Ranch, the official campground of the Cavendish Beach Music Festival presented by Bell, will be contacted to receive a refund or a campsite transfer offer.