July
5th Shelburne Vermont Show CANCELLED
To All Of Our Fans Who’ve Purchased Tickets To Our July 5
Show in Shelburne, VT:
After
days of meetings to address and alleviate last minute concerns
being expressed by State and Local Authorities, Furthur is very
disappointed to learn that today (6.24), the local authorities,
citing an inability to deal with an expected influx of ticketless
fans, traffic concerns, and other issues, have revoked the approved
permits for the show and have decided to cancel Furthur's concert
at Vermont's Shelburne Museum on July 5. As the decision was
made by the local authorities so close to the event date, regrettably
we are unable to find a suitable alternate venue in Vermont.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience!
Full & complete refunds will be available via point of purchase.
If you bought tickets online you'll automatically be refunded.
**
Replacement Show Added For July 5 **
We have
added a new show on July 5 to replace the recently cancelled
show in Vermont.
Furthur will be appearing for an intimate show at
The Sherman Theater - Stroudsburg,
PA
THIS SHOW IS COMPLETELY SOLD
OUT!
*Please
Do Not Show Up If You Don't Have A Ticket*
We are
truly sorry that we couldn't find a suitable venue in Vermont
to replace the cancelled Shelburne show, but at this late date,
there was nothing available. The Sherman Theatre in Pennsylvania,
where we will now be playing on July 5, is a terrific &
very intimate venue.
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Regretably, tickets for the cancelled July 5 Shelburne will
NOT be honored at the Sherman Theater show. We hope to return
to Vermont at some time in the future.
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Again, our sincere apologies!
Official
Promoter's Press Release (6.25.2010):
FURTHUR
JULY 5 at Ben & Jerry's Concerts on the Green in Shelburne,
VT
CANCELLED
After
several weeks of working with officials at Shelburne Museum,
along with local & state police and town officials, to prepare
security and parking plans, Higher Ground Presents/CEP was notified
by Shelburne Museum via phone on Thursday, June 24 at approx
11am that the venue was withdrawing as the host of the July
5th Furthur concert, and planned to seek cancellation of the
State Public Assembly Permit.
Concerns
involving increased strain on local infrastructure and resources,
as well as fears about property damage to the Shelburne Museum
and its neighbors, were cited as the main conditions of the
revocation of the venue contract, and the Museum's desire to
seek cancellation of the permit. Higher Ground Presents/CEP
was confident in its ability to host the popular concert in
a peaceful and safe environment at Shelburne Museum – just
as it's done at the Ben & Jerry's Concerts on the Green
series for 7 years.
"We're
deeply disappointed at this turn of events," said Alex
Crothers of Higher Ground Presents/CEP. "We were ready,
willing and more than able to host Furthur at Concerts on the
Green at Shelburne Museum. For these concerns to materialize
in the 11th hour and our solutions to be deemed ‘inadequate'
is short-sighted. In these tough economic times, this single
concert would have been a boon to the local economy -- including
over $17K in taxes, the 75 jobs it was creating, along with
the influx of revenue to the local area hotels, gas stations,
and restaurants."
"When
we lost our venue the show was effectively canceled as a result.
Every attempt was made to find a suitable alternative venue,
unfortunately none could be found at such late a date, "
Crothers said.
Higher
Ground Presents/CEP regrets this course of action, as our goal
is, and has always been, to present quality musical events in
a safe and respectful environment.
We wish to apologize to our patrons for any inconvenience.
Customers
will be issued full refunds at point of purchase. Credit card
purchases will be automatically credited back and cash refunds
will be provided at the Higher Ground Box Office upon receipt
of ticket
or as announced from point of purchase.
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Regretably, tickets for the cancelled July 5 Shelburne will
NOT be honored at the
Sherman Theater, PA show. We hope to return to Vermont sometime
soon.
