Disappointed Fans and Artists React to Governors Ball Cancellation

Fans and musicians voiced their frustration on social media after the final day of Governors Ball was forced to be cancelled.

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Due to inclement weather and a chance of lightning, the annual Governors Ball music festival in New York was forced to cancel its third and final day today. In an official statement, the festival organizers stated that, "The safety of fans, artists and crew always comes first," before noting, "We are just as devastated as you." Governors Ball is planning on issuing refunds to anyone who had single-day tickets to the event for Sunday, and partial-refunds for those with three-day passes. "At this time we expect all refunds to be processed within 21 days," The statement read. "All partial refunds will be based on the ticket price at which the ticket was purchased."

Needless to say, the thousands of fans with tickets to see some of their favorite acts, and the thousands more hoping to catch the day's performances via live stream, were severely let down—as were the artists on the bill who had hoped that the rain might let up.

When you fly across country to find out your governorsball show is cancelled cuz rain . So… https://t.co/nbNyPHNCf2
.@GovBallNYC cancelled due to weather. Stay tuned for more info... pic.twitter.com/PpS8hoORU7
Hold tight NY babies...we're working on something. No promises though. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
rip gov ball day 3 pic.twitter.com/PyPyNBq7hH
our set at gov ball has been cancelled
that "really stinks" day 3 of governors' ball was shut down. signed, someone whose nearest festival is the juggalo gathering.

For those who were hoping to catch the new Rage Against the Machine/Public Enemy supergroup named Prophets of Rage, there is good news. The band is staging a make-up show at the Warsaw in Brooklyn. Tickets are first come, first serve and only cost $10 if you have a Governors Ball wristband.  

NO SLEEP TIL BROOKLYN! Tonight @prophetsofrage rock Warsaw $10 w/gov ball wristband $20 w/o. Proceeds to @whyhunger pic.twitter.com/q7KvTT3bJF

For her part, Aussie rocker Courtney Barnett is going to host a free show at Rough Trade.

Cos of cancelled show at @GovBallNYC we r doin a free show at @RoughTradeNYC Doors at 8:30pm - show 9pm 😘😘😘☔️⚡️❤️

A lot of the mass disappointment stemmed from those who were going to miss out on Kanye West's sole, officially announced live performance of 2016 in North America. Though he has said that he plans to tour the country at some point in September, Governors Ball was the only date that Yeezy had booked thus far following the release of his album The Life of Pablo a few months back. 

Governors ball lineup was terrible this year, no Kanye means it's a $300 Mac Miller show
Guarantee people would of still went to see kanye at #GovBallNYC in the rain, governors ball slacking, watch it not even rain anymore
when gov ball gets cancelled and you have to put away your ye button pic.twitter.com/ArSDl6tKdr
I'm so mad governors ball got canceled. If Kanye performs at summer jam I will literally cry
So glad I didn't buy a ticket to see Kanye at the governors ball cause he canceled cause rain 😂😂😂😂 I'm crying

All hope isn't lost, however. Kanye might still perform today. Summer Jam appears to be a go, though the festival stage portion has been nixed. With many of his G.O.O.D. Music brethren like Pusha T, Big Sean, and Desiigner on that bill, it's not outside the realm of possibility that Yeezy might show up himself. And if that weren't enough, his manager Scooter Braun had this to say:

#GovBallNYC has been cancelled but @scooterbraun says stay tuned! 👀 pic.twitter.com/m0nVa474yQ

Here's to hoping. 

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