Dates Change

[southernman]

Dear LOCKN' 'Lumni,



We are writing with important news regarding the future of LOCKN' Festival.



LOCKN' 2016 is moving to the last weekend of August, 8/25 – 8/28. The festival will take place on this same weekend, hopefully for many years to come.



There are several good reasons why we have decided to change the date.



Since LOCKN' began in 2013, the weekend after Labor Day has proved to be a challenging time for many people to attend. Many of our attendees have children and the school schedule in September has made attending LOCKN' difficult. We have also heard from many attendees, including artists, that their work schedules after Labor Day make it difficult for them to join us at the festival.



Holding LOCKN’ on the same weekend as the annual nearby NASCAR race and college football games has put stress on local government agencies, emergency service providers, equipment suppliers, and the labor force necessary to put on such large events.



By moving LOCKN’ to a weekend when these major events are not occurring, LOCKN' attendees will have easier access to hotel rooms and RV rentals, both of which have been significant challenges in past years due to the large number of visitors to the region during these events.



Finally, after an absence of almost 20 years, horse racing will return to Oak Ridge this fall. The new date will also help the owners of the track (from whom we rent the festival site), to have more time to prepare the track and land for horse racing.



We believe that the weekend change is great news for the future of LOCKN’, but realize that for some of our loyal LOCKN’ ‘Lumni, it may be inconvenient or impossible to attend on the new date. We sincerely apologize to those who cannot join us this year, and hope that they will be a part of the festival in the future. For those ‘Lumni, we are offering full refunds (including fees) between now and March 11.



We will be announcing the artist lineup soon, and we think you will be excited when you see who is playing LOCKN' this year.



We hope to see you this summer and thank you for your support.



Peter Shapiro & David Frey

Founders, LOCKN' Festival

[southernman]

Somebody going to have to get Sneake to update the countdown...

And McJeff is going to have to find a bunch of new images in a hurry.

[southernman]

Also, for whatever it is worth, the same people who have been saying the dates were changing have also been predicting Phish at Lockn.

I'm starting to believe it.

[buddy]

Wow!

[The Other One]

[suebhunny]

It was a fun ride. I'll miss you all.

[war fart]

Yeah. Part of our getting into this fest was predicated on Sue's ability to attend re work. That's no longer possible, so I hope some of you will be able to make Peach. I will not even consider attending without Sue.

This sucks.

[buddy]

Date? Or Phish? Sue?

[buddy]

I see Worfs post.....that's a shame.

[southernman]

Sorry Worf and Sue...

[suebhunny]

Dates. The financial aid director cannot take vacation time the first week of classes. End of story.

[The Other One]

Sorry guys, this totally sucks for you.

[buddy]

Sorry sue. I don't post a lot here but been lurking since 13. Been to all 3. Was really hoping to get my wife there via Deadco. Rumor on FB from guy who also rumored date change is ....no Deadco. I'm bummed. By ratdog, PFF and billy n kids could help soothe with a little JRAD, JGB and golden gate wingmen.

[Deleted]

Feb 7, 2016 13:05:10 GMT -5 suebhunny said:

Dates. The financial aid director cannot take vacation time the first week of classes. End of story.

[wspatrick]

Let the disappointments roll for 2016. Somehow this festival finds more and more ways to disappoint and yet I keep throwing all my money at them. We are in a similar situation to Sue. It all depends on when the school year starts for prince William co. Upset to hear the organizers are interested in pleasing nascar fans over their own.

[southernman]

At least you can get a full refund. There are a ton of good fests out there. Be sorry to miss anybody from the crew, but hope everybody finds good alternatives that work for them.

[Andie Bee]

I'm sorry you & Worf are out this year, Sue. Always a bright spot in my day to see you. A lot of other friends are out too it seems. Bummer darn...

[hrpufnstuf]

Leaning toward refund, hopefully lineup will be announced before refund deadline

[hondo]

Feb 7, 2016 13:48:29 GMT -5 wspatrick said:

Let the disappointments roll for 2016. Somehow this festival finds more and more ways to disappoint and yet I keep throwing all my money at them. We are in a similar situation to Sue. It all depends on when the school year starts for prince William co. Upset to hear the organizers are interested in pleasing nascar fans over their own.

PW County schools start the 29th. It will be my daughter's first day of HS. Might have to miss her getting to school but can make it home for after school and our let her pick dinner tradition.

[hondo]

I've been to all three years of Lockn' with two HS buddies. One of them has a son that worked for CID and he's been telling us that Phish and Dead & Co are on for two days each and that the dates would be moved to pre-Labor day. So far, he's bating .333.

[Flufhead]

Sorry to hear Sue and Worf, that really sucks.

[buddy]

Dead co gets me there.

[war fart]

Feb 7, 2016 14:04:21 GMT -5 hrpufnstuf said:

Leaning toward refund, hopefully lineup will be announced before refund deadline

They said it would on FB. They also liked a guy's question regarding Phish, so... 

[lobster]

I am super bummed Sue and Worf won't be able to make it. I love you guys and you will be missed.

That being said, Phish is really looking plausible now. Cant wait to see the lineup.

[drunkendave]