NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The future of Voodoo Fest is up in the air.
Several Voodoo Fest ticket holders say they have received refunds for tickets they chose to roll over after both the 2020 and 2021 events were canceled due to COVID-19.
In a statement, organizers said they decided to refund customers as a “goodwill gesture.”
“In the spirit of the holidays and following a tough two years for many, organizers made the decision to refund all remaining ticket holders as a goodwill gesture. Information about the 2022 edition of Voodoo Music + Arts Experience will be announced in the new year,” organizers said.
According to a post on Reddit, an email from Front Gate Tickets says Voodoo Fest has canceled the 2022 event, 10 months before it was scheduled to take place in October.
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In other emails from Front Gate Tickets, a customer support representative simply says “all tickets are being refunded to the original method of payment.”
Several ticketholders on Twitter also reported receiving refunds without taking any action.
Even though I took no action to request a refund and Voodoo said they would just roll the tickets over to 2022, they just refunded me. Does this mean anything for Voodoo 2022?
— Cade Roux (@caderoux) December 3, 2021
Organizers originally incentivized fans to roll over their 2020 tickets by adding a $50 food and drink voucher per wristband.
Speculation swirled over whether the unprompted refunds spelled the end of the fest for good.
Voodoo 2022 cancelled? Is the fest gone forever ? pic.twitter.com/icUwDKcD1g
— Kegs (@kaegenfaulk84) December 9, 2021
A request for comment sent to Front Gate Tickets was not immediately returned.
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Organizers chose to “pause” for 2021 as the Delta surge caused concern across the country.
The last tweet from the official account says “See you in 2022,” organizers of Voodoo Fest tweeted on June 10.
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