Next weekend was supposed to be a triumphant return to form for Bamboozle at Atlantic City’s Bader Field, but all that got canned at the very last minute after city officials allege the organizer failed submit the paperwork necessary to receive its final permits before the city’s deadline. No permits = no show. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.
Bamboozle hadn’t been active since 2012 and fan excitement was initially at a fever pitch when it was first announced thanks to a lineup stacked with some big names, including Motionless in White, Limb Bizkit, and Bad Omens. Since then, that excitement waned over time, as ticketholders complained that the festival failed to book any major artists as its headliners. They were also pissed when they learned their “early bird” ticket pricing was getting undercut by other offers later on.
According to NJ.com, city officials the festival’s cancellation was all due to a failure to complete their permit application process. In response, organizers posted their own accounting of events on the event’s website, only citing “extensive discussions” having happened prior to the show’s cancellation.
“After extensive discussions, we have made the heartbreaking decision to cancel Bamboozle 2023. An incredible amount of time, dedication, passion and hard work was invested into making this comeback a success. We appreciate everyone who supported this festival. Refunds should be requested at point of purchase.”
Bamboozle was supposed to take place from May 5 to May 7 at Bader Field in Atlantic City. If you had tickets to this festival, be sure you to get your refund as soon as you can.
For prosperity’s sake, here’s the list of bands that were supposed to play Bamboozle next weekend:
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Alex Sampson
Attila performing About That Life
Babytron
Bad Omens
Blackbear
Boys Like Girls
Cane Hill
Carnifex
Chelsea Grin
De’Wayne
Diablo
E.Town Concrete
Ellise
End It
Finch
Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm
Freddie Dredd
Gideon
Gridiron
Hollywood Undead
I Set My Friends On Fire
Ice Spice
Jax
Kaonashi
Kayzo
Killboy
Left To Suffer
Limp Bizkit
Mayday Parade
Mindforce
Motionless In White
Oz Pearlman
Palisades
Papa Roach
Pardyalone
Poorstacy
Puddles Pitty Party
Rick Ross
Saosin with Anthony Green
Saves The Day performing In Reverie
Say Anything
Scowl
Shallow Pools
Ski Mask The Slump God
Steve Aoki
Sueco
Tallah
Teddy Swims
The Callous Daoboys
The Driver Era
The Garden
The Spill Canvas
The Wrecks
Trippie Redd
Valencia
We The Kings
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