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Cancelled: Another popular B.C. music festival 91Ƶon pause as we plan what91Ƶs next91Ƶ

Refunds for FVDED in the Park91Ƶs 2023 dates in Surrey 91Ƶautomatically processed,91Ƶ fest organizers say
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Dancers in front of the stage at the 2017 FVDED in the Park music festival at Holland Park in Surrey. (File photo: Gord Goble)

The plug has been pulled on Surrey91Ƶs big FVDED in the Park music festival this summer.

91ƵFor the near future, FVDED will be on pause as we plan what91Ƶs next,91Ƶ event organizers .

Refunds for the 2023 music festival at Holland Park 91Ƶare being automatically processed,91Ƶ they promised.

The decision to cancel 91Ƶwas not made lightly, but given the difficulties we91Ƶre currently facing, it was deemed the best course of action for this year.91Ƶ

Those 91Ƶdifficulties91Ƶ are not detailed, but several other B.C. music festivals have been cancelled or postponed due to rising production costs in the concert industry.

Starting in 2015, tens of thousands of ticketholders have flocked to the two-day FVDED festival, launched by the Vancouver-based Blueprint and Live Nation Canada concert companies. The Now-Leader has sought an interview about the festival cancellation.

Over the years FVDED has featured some big-name dance and hip-hop artists including The Weeknd, Deadmau5, The Chainsmokers, Travis Scott, ILLENIUM and others.

Every year, some Holland Park-area residents aren91Ƶt thrilled with the loud music and thousands of mostly young concert-goers that flock to the site.

, included Kentucky-raised rapper Jack Harlow and Bellingham-area electronic duo ODESZA, DJ Snake, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and dozens of other electronic, dance and hip-hop artists. This year91Ƶs dates at Holland Park were June 23-24.

91Ƶ RELATED, from 2022: .

after a couple years of COVID-caused cancellations. In 2021, , but those plans were scrubbed due to the pandemic. .

91ƵThere91Ƶs a reason why FVDED in the Park has become one of the most popular music festivals in Western Canada, and why 50,000 fans flock to attend the two-day event each year,91Ƶ Blueprint founder, Alvaro Prol, said last year.

In Thursday91Ƶs Facebook post, festival organizers said they91Ƶve been fortunate to host some of the world91Ƶs biggest artists and have 91Ƶreceived tremendous support from the local community. The Blueprint team is grateful for the opportunity to work alongside incredibly talented individuals in the industry and to create unforgettable experiences and memories at Holland Park.

91ƵWe could not be more thankful for all the amazing experiences and memories we shared together at Holland Park,91Ƶ the post continues. 91ƵBlueprint lives to serve our community and you can guarantee we91Ƶll come back with new ideas and concepts for our beautiful city and province.91Ƶ

Those with questions are directed to an email address, info@fvdedinthepark.com.



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