Electric Zoo facing class action lawsuit over 2023 festival
thefader.comElectric Zoo 2023 suffered numerous setbacks, including the cancellation of its first day and capacity issues on the third. Now, two attendees have filed a class action lawsuit against the New York City electronic music festival, Rolling Stone reports and documents obtained by The FADER confirm.
Plaintiffs Nicole Brockmole and Lauren Bair are seeking damages on “behalf of all affected patrons who paid for ticket(s) for access or entry to [Electric Zoo] were not granted access.” Describing the festival as a “nightmare,” the complaint alleges Electric Zoo organizers “violated the terms of the ticket contract” by not providing an adequate explanation for the first day’s cancellation and denying entry to approximately 7,000 ticket holders on Sunday.
Additionally, the complaint claims that organizers “intentionally delayed” the announcement of Friday’s cancellation in order to continue selling tickets to the Electric Zoo afterparty at Avant Gardner; the venue is owned by the same Swiss investment fund that controls Electric Zoo.
Electric Zoo has blamed the cancellation of the festival’s first day on “global supply chain disruptions.” According to a Billboard report, the festival did not pay vendors in 2022, leading to a lack of professionals to service the event.
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