{"id":106547,"date":"2022-10-24T13:14:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T13:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/when-we-were-young-bands-play-free-shows-after-festival-cancels-day-1\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T13:14:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T13:14:04","slug":"when-we-were-young-bands-play-free-shows-after-festival-cancels-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/when-we-were-young-bands-play-free-shows-after-festival-cancels-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"When We Were Young Bands Play Free Shows After Festival Cancels Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tAfter the When We Were Young Festival announced it would be canceling its performances on Oct. 23, one hour before gates were set to open, fans were flabbergasted. For some, thousands of dollars had been spent on travel, lodging and admissions; the festival almost immediately sold out when tickets first went on sale in January. At the time, the festival added two additional dates to meet demand.<\/p>\n
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\tWhile ticket holders were offered a full refund for the canceled Saturday show, some opted to stick around in Las Vegas \u2014 and the musical acts made it worth it, reminding fans just how much festivals can bring people together. <\/p>\n
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\tShortly after the festival announced it would cancel Saturday’s events due to a high wind warning, multiple bands took to social media to share that they were attempting to secure indoor venues to hold concerts\u2014 many free of charge. <\/p>\n
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\tTwo of the first to announce were the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Hawthorne Heights. RJA was actually on stage for sound check at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds when the announcement came over the loudspeaker that the show was canceled, frontman Ronnie Winter told variety <\/em>on Saturday.<\/p>\n \n \t\u201cWe were shocked,\u201d he said, noting that he then had to walk by fans standing outside the festival grounds \u2014 some were in tears. So his team got to work. They put together a free show for anyone to attend inside The Strat hotel, which is walking distance from the festival grounds.<\/p>\n\n \n \tThe casino quickly filled up with people hoping to get a glance of the stage, as the show kicked off with Armor for Sleep before sets by the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Hawthorne Heights. Security quickly blocked off the hotel’s entrance with yellow tape and brought in additional guards, only letting in guests who had room keys. The crowd grew and grew, taking over the casino and at least one bar, as guests were seen standing on slot machine chairs and even climbing a massive roulette wheel to get a glance as they screamed the words to \u201cFace Down.\u201d<\/p>\n