Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Music news Athens PopFest 2009 is canceled
Posted by Chad Radford @ChadRad on Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 3:39 PM
According to Flagpole music writer Gordon Lamb, this year's annual Athens PopFest has been canceled due to the stress and strain of the flailing economy.
In this week's Threats & Promises column, Lamb writes,
"...both the Sprockets Music Video Competition & Show and The Athens PopFest have canceled this year’s events. In the interest of full disclosure let me say that I am a main organizer for The Athens PopFest. In the case of Sprockets there is a desire to restructure the organization and bring a presenting sponsor on board. With regard to the Athens PopFest the simple answer is “it’s the economy.” As both consumers and businesses tighten belts this year, we deemed it unfeasible to press on with this year’s festival in the current economic climate. Full statements from the organizers of both events can be found at www.filmathens.net and www.athenspopfest.com."
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