Las Vegas’ alt-rock nostalgia festival When We Were Young was forced to cancel its entire opening day slate Saturday due to a high wind warning in the area
“The National Weather Service has now upgraded their Saturday forecast to a High Wind Warning, including dangerous 30-40 mph sustained winds with potential 60 mph gusts. Under advisement of the National Weather Service and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, we have no other choice than to cancel today’s When We Were Young Festival. The safety of our fans, artists and staff will always be our top priority.
Ticket sales for the fest proved so popular that organizers added additional dates — Sunday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 29 — with the same lineups to When We Were Young; pending the weather, those dates will continue as planned, organizers said, noting that Sunday’s forecast “looks sunny without any wind advisories.”
“This was not a decision that came lightly,” organizers added. “We know many of you traveled to the area to have a spectacular day with your favorite bands and have been looking forward to this day for months. We were equally as excited and are devastated to have to share this news.” Ticket holders for Saturday’s When We Were Young will receive a refund within 30 days. Those fans can at least look ahead to
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