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SXSW sued over lack of ticket refunds for cancelled 2020 festival

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The festival said it "is in a dire financial situation" and wishes it were "able to do more" Austin’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival has been sued by ticketholders after it did not refund tickets following its cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As reported by Billboard, the lawsuit was filed in US District Court on April 24 by plaintiffs Maria Bromley and Pauta Kleber.

The pair claim to have spent more than $1,000 each on tickets for the event. SXSW – originally scheduled to run between March 13 and March 22 – was officially cancelled on March 6 due to the escalating coronavirus outbreak.

Following that, festival organisers said they would not be refunding tickets and instead would be offering free registration to one of

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