Report: Electric Zoo fiasco caused in part by organizers’ failure to pay 2022 vendors
thefader.comLast Friday (September 1), the organizers of Electric Zoo were forced to cancel the entire first day of this year’s festival when its main stage failed a New York City safety inspection just hours before the gates at Randall’s Island were scheduled to open.
In a statement explaining the cancellation, EZoo’s promoter, Made Events, blamed it on “global supply chain disruptions [that] have impacted industries worldwide.” But a report published on Wednesday, September 6 by Billboard cites “touring industry sources” who claim that the real reason for the fiasco was Made Events’ failure to pay its 2022 vendors, leading to a lack of seasoned live music professionals willing to work the event.
Last July, Made Events was purchased by the same Swiss investment firm that owns Avant Gardner, a Brooklyn venue complex that has also had its fair share of serious legal issues of late.
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