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Letter to the Editor: Vance Joy Concert Cancellation

By Keri Lloyd '15

Less than one week ago, CAB and I were informed by Vance Joy’s management that due to personal issues, Vance Joy would be unable to perform at Hamilton on Oct. 24. Why did this happen? Cancellations and postponing concerts can happen for a number of reasons, but in this particular instance a personal issue impeded Vance’s ability to perform on campus. Out of respect for his privacy, we have not pressed the issue, and as a board we have decided to move forward with postponing the show and focus our energy on creating even better programs in the future.

This is not to say we did not exhaust all options in attempting to reschedule the Vance Joy concert for not only this weekend, but for this whole semester. Unfortunately, because he is currently on an extensive and mostly sold out North American tour for the remainder of 2014, we were unable to secure a date for this semester. Furthermore, the few replacement artists available this Friday were not nearly as popular, exciting or as financially reasonable as Vance Joy. That being said, as a board, we would like to sincerely apologize to those of you going abroad who will not be able to attend the postponed show. Being abroad for the entirety of last year, I can attest to the feeling of missing out (Kate McKinnon, anyone?)

This negative situation certainly comes with a silver lining though: more programming. CAB is in full swing of booking some truly incredible comedy and acoustic artists for FebFest, and from a concerts standpoint we, along with other campus organizations, are currently working on not only a potential show for later this semester, but the beginnings of Class and Charter Day.

—Keri Lloyd ’15
CAB Concerts Coordinator

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