A preferred nation music pageant has hit again at claims by rock legend John Fogerty that he was “blindsided” by his sudden removing from the occasion line-up.
The Creedence Clear Water Revival founder took to social media to vent frustration after he was minimize from the March 31 pageant in Bloombury, Queensland.
“I used to be able to have fun with you all for my one and solely present this yr in Australia when Nation Fest Queensland blindsided me,” the Lucky Son singer mentioned.
“It was posted that I’d not be seen showing resulting from unexpected circumstances. Effectively, I can let you know, my pals, I used to be not the rationale for the circumstances.”
In a later video, Mr Fogerty added: “So far as I do know I’m prepared, prepared, and capable of play (the pageant). It’s an enormous disappointment for me what’s going on proper now.”
“I’m shocked, truly. I used to be actually trying ahead to, and planning to, play this live performance … I’m actually sorry to the followers that have been trying ahead to it. Me too.”
The announcement drew the ire of attendees on-line, lots of whom mentioned they have been going due to attend for Fogerty, and prompted a response from the pageant.
In an announcement on Wednesday, Nation Fest Queensland mentioned negotiations with the California signer’s crew “had been in place for quite a few months”.
“These negotiations have been effectively superior and have been looking for to be progressed by us with finest endeavours,” they mentioned.
“Nevertheless, they didn’t attain a remaining consequence, leading to negotiations ceasing on February 23.”
In a shock transfer, the nation music pageant mentioned the matter can be despatched to the state’s highest court docket.
“The matter is now topic to court docket proceedings within the Supreme Court docket of Queensland and is because of be heard in mid-March,” the assertion mentioned.
“Till such time because the proceedings are handled, we don’t intend to remark additional.”
Nation Fest Queensland mentioned it was engaged on a revised line-up for the occasion and extra info was “coming quickly”.
Anybody who not needed to attend the pageant following Fogerty’s ousting have been urged to contact Oztix.
The reveal prompted indignant responses from attendees, with some asking whether or not their tickets would now be diminished.
“Was this his choice or a pageant choice as I’m studying one thing fully completely different from his web page … very complicated,” mentioned one person.
One other added: “My guess is that they (Nation Fest Queensland) can’t afford him, John would by no means let his followers down like this.”
In a weird trade, one person accused the pageant of “false promoting … no signed contact for the mentioned artist, so why promote he’ll he attending?”
In response, Nation Fest Queensland commented on the submit that “he (Fogerty) promoted as effectively” with an emoji of a determine sporting glasses.
