Second Woodstock50 producer pulls out after festival loses site
's Superfly, which had agreed to produce the festival for a $3 million fee, only to withdraw its involvement in the festival days after financier Dentsu announced it was cancelling the event on April 29.
After Superfly pulled out, Lang floated CID Entertainment as a replacement, although it's unclear how much work CID had undertaken preparing for the festival. Owned by OnLocation, CID had originally been brought on to handle VIP offerings for the festival that had been envisioned to host as many as 150,000 to 200,000 fans, although safety and site concerns reduced the capacity to less than 75,000.
On Monday, race track officials left the festival without a home, issuing a statement explaining, “Watkins Glen International terminated the site license for Woodstock pursuant to provisions of the contract.... As such, WGI will not be hosting the Woodstock 50 Festival.”, “the Department has received a statement from Watkins Glen International that they intend to rescind their application for a mass gathering permit for Woodstock 50.
"While today’s announcement is difficult to absorb, it is not completely unexpected, given the well-publicized delays related to this planned event," he added. "We commend Watkins Glen International for their actions, which we feel are in the overall best interest of the community."
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