The 2025 Soundside Music Festival in Bridgeport, Conn., has been canceled attributable to “circumstances past our management,” organizers introduced Friday (July 25).
This yr’s occasion was scheduled for Sept. 27–28 at Seaside Park, with headliners The Killers, Weezer, Hozier and Vampire Weekend.
“Resulting from circumstances past our management, Soundside Music Pageant has been cancelled,” organizers wrote in a press release on the competition’s website. “Tickets will likely be refunded to the unique methodology of cost in as little as 30 days relying in your financial institution’s processing time.”
In a press release to Billboard, organizers added, “We’re deeply grateful to the Metropolis of Bridgeport, Mayor Ganim, our native companions, and all of the followers for his or her help of the competition over time. Whereas we’re dissatisfied to have canceled this yr’s present, we stay happy with the unbelievable musical moments we shared collectively in Seaside Park and the chance to name Bridgeport house.”
Soundside’s social media accounts had additionally been deleted as of press time. Additional particulars concerning the cancellation weren’t supplied.
The 2-day competition was additionally set to characteristic acts similar to Djo, Japanese Breakfast, The Backseat Lovers, Remi Wolf, Alex Warren and The Final Dinner Celebration.
Soundside Music Pageant initially launched in 2022 as Sound on Sound earlier than rebranding below its present identify in 2024.
Final yr’s occasion was set to be headlined by Foo Fighters, who dropped off the bill simply two days earlier than the occasion. The band’s withdrawal got here two weeks after frontman Dave Grohl revealed on Instagram that he had fathered a toddler exterior his marriage. The Foos had been later changed by Jack White and Greta Van Fleet.