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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 11
Goldenvoice Cancels 2-Day Ocean Way Festival After Hurricane Marie Erodes Santa Monica Beach
Updated
Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 11

Goldenvoice Cancels 2-Day Ocean Way Festival After Hurricane Marie Erodes Santa Monica Beach

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 11

Summary

  • Two weeks before its Sept. 26-27 debut, Goldenvoice scrapped the inaugural Ocean Way festival after AXS notified ticketholders that the event was canceled.
  • Hurricane Marie's storm surf and runoff caused significant beach erosion in Santa Monica, organizers said, leaving the beach venue unsafe to use as planned.
  • AXS said ticket buyers will be refunded within a few business days, covering passes from $189 single-day four-packs to premium weekend tickets priced above $700.
  • Goldenvoice said it is already planning to bring Ocean Way back in 2027; the canceled lineup had included The Killers, Jack White, Olivia Dean and Khruangbin.

Insights

With Hurricane Marie devastating Santa Monica's shoreline, will the ambitious Ocean Way festival ever truly become a reality in 2027?
Beyond ruined weekend plans, what hidden infrastructural dangers did Hurricane Marie expose on Santa Monica's rapidly vanishing beaches?