Jazz music lovers have been dealt a huge blow following the announcement that next year’s Cape Town Jazz Festival event has been postponed to 2024.
The annual jazz music festival, which announced its return in October this year, was scheduled to take place on 17 and 18 March 2023.
However, Entertainment SA is informed that it has since been moved to 23 and 24 February 2024 due to unforeseen circumstances.
“Several factors have influenced this difficult decision,” said a statement by the organisers, espAfrika.
“These include a series of unavoidable delays and unforeseen challenges as well as uncertainties around the future of load shedding, all of which have negatively impacted the planning for 2023.”
“espAfrika unreservedly apologises to all those affected – artists, fans, ticket holders, suppliers, and partners. It was not an easy decision to make, but it is the right one.”
Conveyed by South African top jazz performer and queen Judith Sephuma, the event was announced earlier in the year following a three-year break due to the raging Covid-19 pandemic.
The music festival was expected to continue its 21st-anniversary celebrations, which were postponed in 2020.
According to the statement on the festival’s website, ticket holders could either retain their tickets or obtain a full refund from Ticketmaster.co.za.
esAfrika also announced that no monies from ticket sales were passed to organisers.
“espAfrika knows that this postponement may negatively impact its reputation but trusts that with 20 years of superlative programming and five-star experience behind it, everyone affected will understand the professional desire to not only match artist and fans’ expectations but exceed them, which the company believes will be done in 2024.”
Social media users reacted to the news:
@Bra Don said:
“Another disappointment, damn.”
@Langa wrote:
“This is bad for Live business. Consider selling this property to @LiveNation or @AEGworldwide.”
@CapeTownBrad posted:
“hey guys. assume you need to let Ticketmaster know? their website states “… as soon as the venue or promoter tells us that an event’s been cancelled, we’ll get to work on letting you know about it…”
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