Waterbomb Los Angeles 2024 postponed over “operational challenges”
Waterbomb Los Angeles 2024 has been posted over “operational challenges”, the event has announced.
On September 10, just under three weeks before Waterbomb Los Angeles 2024 was supposed to take place, its organiser announced on Instagram that the event would be postponed due to “various operational challenges”.
“Your safety and delivering the best experience possible remain our top priorities, and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause,” it said. “We’ll return stronger and better prepared to deliver the Waterbomb experience you’ve been waiting for.”
As part of the postponement, Waterbomb LA 2024 also announced that those who bought tickets will be refunded automatically. “Please allow up to 30 days for the refunds to be returned to the customer to account for various banks and their possible delays,” it noted.
The iconic South Korean music festival Waterbomb was set to make its way to the US city of Los Angeles for the first time in 2024. The event was to be held on September 28 and 29 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Waterbomb LA 2024 would have featured many K-pop, K-hip-hop and EDM artists. The line-up had included ATEEZ, Kwon Eun-bi, pH-1, MAMAMOO‘s Hwasa, Simon Dominic, BIG Naughty, GRAY, Jay Park, Jessi, Loco, Chung Ha, K.will and Lovelyz‘s Ryu Su-jeong, among others.
Weeks prior to its postponement, Waterbomb LA announced that it would be cutting prices for all ticket tiers following feedback from the community. In a statement, the organisers explained that it had initially set higher tickets prices to “cover [costs related to flights, accommodation, security and transportation related to artists] and ensure a reasonable profit”.
“However, we recognise that this has become a burden for our fans. Therefore, we have decided to adjust the prices, prioritizing the event over profit, in order to reduce the burden on our customers,” the organisers said.
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