Austin’s Sound on Sound Festival Canceled Due to ‘Roadblocks’

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Austin’s Sound on Sound Festival Canceled Due to ‘Roadblocks’

Author: Daniel Kreps / Source: Rolling Stone

Austin’s Sound on Sound Festival, which was set to host Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Iggy Pop and more in November, canceled the fest Friday to “roadblocks.” Christopher Polk/Getty

Austin, Texas’ Sound on Sound Festival, which was set to host artists like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Iggy Pop, Grizzly Bear and more in November, canceled the three-day fest Friday due to “recent roadblocks.” Ticket buyers were promised 100-percent refunds.

“We are extremely saddened to announce today that Sound On Sound Fest 2017 is being cancelled,” the festival said in a statement. “This is one of the hardest decisions we have ever had to make. Due to several recent roadblocks outside of our control and in an effort to do right by our fans, the decision to cancel the event was our only real option.”

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