For many, the new cancellation of the Jamming Festival is a blow to culture, music and events in the country that has become recognized worldwide. They question the authorities, “there were many doubts and few answers.” There are millionaires lost.
Colombia News.
Until this Thursday the tickets for the Jamming Festival were being sold, despite the fact that several artists had dropped out of the event for different reasons, the criticism that the organization had received and the rumors that it could not take place, and it was until this Friday at 8:37 am that through a communication it was confirmed, that it was cancelled.
An event to which they would not only go from Ibagué, but from other cities in Colombia and from countries such as Ecuador, Peru and others. Many, who had already arrived in that city.
It is presumed that most attendees would come from other regions of Colombia.
A city with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, who saw in this festival a respite.
For many, the doubts about whether it was going to finally take place, was in the disagreement that there was for the wide and exotic billboard.
Much criticism was directed at Colombian artists.
“An event dedicated to rasta culture and reggae, full of reggaeton, popular music and vallenato,” criticized many.
Not only that, but the large number of presentations, bands, artists, events that were going to take place in these three days, called the attention of many who were trying to contact the organizers to get a response. There never were.
They didn’t even answer the mayor
It was not until March 16 that the Jamming Festival, when part of the city had already ‘stocked up’ and invested around the event, was granted permission by the Ibagué Mayor’s Office.
That was one of the strong criticisms in recent weeks, not only to the organizers.
Mayor Andrés Hurtado was the one who reported first thing this Friday that he had been told that the festival was being cancelled. He did not confirm it because he had not been able to speak with the organization.
They did not respond from Jamming to the mayor of Ibaguer to explain the situation.
“We demand that the businessman return the money to the people,” Hurtado claimed.
We regret that, with one day remaining for an event as important and of international stature as the @FestivalJamming on #Ibagué, employers have made the decision to postpone it. We demand that the people who bought the ticket be answered, we are on their side. pic.twitter.com/35T0yAMdgk
– Andrés Hurtado ?? (@AndresHurtadoL) March 18, 2022
There are millions of pesos already invested in ticketing, hotel reservations, travel ticket payments, food orders, this in terms of attendees.
The city of Ibagué was prepared for the entire weekend with its merchants, businessmen, entrepreneurs and even street vendors, many of whom even planned to travel from other parts of the country.
A city with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, who saw in this festival a respite.
Doubts about the Jamming Festival
Magazine rolling stone He explained the doubts about this great event, which also put local and even national authorities in the eye of the hurricane, about surveillance and control in the convening of an event of this magnitude.
People have come to Casa Babylon to claim the money from the tickets.
“While an event like Estéreo Picnic needs more than 40 brands that support it to become a reality, Jamming only announced a sponsor in the same week as the event,” says the magazine.
What’s more:
- Ticket sales were not made through a recognized ticket office.
- There was no clarity on the show’s PULEP code.
- It was not officially reported how many artists would come.
The same Superintendency of Industry and Commerce in charge of monitoring and supervising the handling of this type of event, never made a statement either.
There is outrage outside Babylon House over the cancellation of the Jamming Festival. This was told to us by some people who bought tickets for the event that would take place this weekend in Ibagué #morningsBLU pic.twitter.com/8uvLmd1FBT
– BluRadio Colombia (@BluRadioCo) March 18, 2022
At this time, the dismantling of platforms for the Jamming Festival in Ibagué is progressing. This is the scene in the place #morningsBLU pic.twitter.com/Tu0RTXHqxD
– BluRadio Colombia (@BluRadioCo) March 18, 2022
In Ibagué there are no jobs, we have been governed for years by the same people who make Ibagué worse and worse. These types of events are the respite for many families, unfortunately the motivation for people to stay is little, if it happens it will be more out of empathy.
PS: Don’t sell your vote.– Juan Pablo Zabala (@juanzabalac8) March 18, 2022
