Lovers & Friends Festival 2024 Canceled Due to ‘Dangerous Weather,’ Says Organizers
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Less than 15 hours before it was scheduled to begin, Lovers & Friends Festival 2024 has been canceled due to “dangerous weather,” said event organizers in a post to their website.
The one-day festival, which was supposed to begin at noon on Saturday (May 4) in Las Vegas, was shaping up to be a millennial mixtape dream come true with headlining sets from Usher, Backstreet Boys, Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys.
But it came crashing down just moments before doors opened, with plans blowing over in the time running up to commencement. Concertgoers from across the world had already descended upon Vegas by the time the announcement was made.
The lineup was an early 2000s cornucopia of artists, featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, Gwen Stefani, Monica, Brandy, Nas, M.I.A., Snoop Dogg, Ciara, Ludacris and many more.
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