‘Poor climate’ blamed for sidelined Cebu artists at Wavy Child music fest

James Reid

The Wavy Child Music Competition, held on Jan. 13 and Jan. 14 on the North Reclamation Space in Mandaue Metropolis, Cebu, was met with controversy after a number of Cebu-based artists have been sidelined in the course of the occasion.

Inclement climate compelled organizers to delay the opening of the primary day, leaving followers stranded within the mud and throwing the music fest into chaos. Footage additionally circulated on social media exhibiting lengthy strains and a muddy venue.

In a daring transfer, the Careless Music group made entry to the venue on the primary day free to the general public, however the authentic lineup for the competition was shuffled to regulate to the delays.

Ticket costs for the occasion have been initially set at P2,770 for common admission and P8,000 for VIP, however on the primary day of the occasion, organizers introduced free entry to the general public. To make up for this, ticket holders have been informed they’d obtain P2,000 value of free drinks on the second day of the occasion. Previous to the competition, organizers had additionally introduced a free “plus one” competition go for tickets bought between Nov. 24, 2022, and Jan. 12, 2023.

Following the incident, Careless Music founder James Reid issued a video apology on the competition’s Instagram web page, acknowledging the “technical necessities, security issues and missteps” that resulted in some artists being unable to carry out.

‘Past their management’

The Inquirer has reached out to the organizers, Eventscape and Careless Music, for extra feedback on the matter, however has not acquired any response as of this writing.

On Jan. 14, Cebu-based artists Sepia Occasions, The Sunset and Three Legged Males apologized to followers on their official Fb pages for being unable to carry out on the primary day of the competition. In separate statements, the artists cited elements that have been “past their management.” Wonggoys, one other Cebuano group, was additionally unable to take the stage however has to this point remained mum on the matter.

Of the eight non-Careless affiliated Cebuano acts initially scheduled to carry out, solely 4 have been capable of take the stage: Urbandub and Franco, who’re well-known on the Pinoy rock scene, rapper Cookie$ and Mandaue Nights.

On Jan. 17, Eventscape launched a press release explaining what had occurred in the course of the occasion. “Our occasion venue, staging and programming have been considerably impacted as a result of poor climate circumstances throughout Cebu,” the assertion learn. Because of this, the mentioned organizer was compelled to compress the present’s operating time and reduce some artists from the lineup.

“We want to stress that it was by no means our intention to insult the worldwide, Cebu and Manila artists who graciously accepted our invitation. Nonetheless, we apologize to everybody, particularly to the affected artists and their disenchanted followers,” the assertion concluded.

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