One year after the Blue Ridge Rock Festival was canceled, attendees are still waiting for refunds and expressing frustration over the lack of communication from organizers.

Fans tell 10 News they're not surprised by this year's cancelation of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival, they actually anticipated it.

Organizers of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival announced Friday that the 2024 festival has been canceled.

Blue Ridge Rock Fest attendees are speaking out, after Festival organizers gave an update.

The Blue Ridge Rock Fest team has issued a statement several months after the 2023 festival fallout.

The Virginia Department of Health is investigating complaints of gastrointestinal illness stemming from the Blue Ridge Rock Fest.

The Southside Health District of the Virginia Department of Health is investigating complaints of a gastrointestinal illness in groups who attended the Blue Ridge Rock Festival.

10 News reached out to Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office to ask if it had been made aware of the concerns surrounding Blue Ridge Rock Fest, regarding safety, unsanitary conditions, and more.

In an exclusive interview, 10 News reporter Sydney Jaxtheimer sat down with the Bleu Ridge Rock Fest venue’s president, working for you to get answers.

Blue Ridge Rock Festival attendees are calling for refunds after they describe unsanitary conditions, and cancellation.

Blue Ridge Rock Fest was cancelled this weekend due to severe weather; however, festival-goers say the weather was just the half of it.

The Blue Ridge Rock Festival has announced the cancellation of the Saturday and Sunday’s programming, the final days of this year’s festival.

Drivers should be prepared for a significant increase in traffic near the Virginia International Raceway in Halifax County.

The Blue Ridge Rock Festival is set to return to the Virginia International Raceway for its second year from Sept. 7 through Sept. 10.

Concert goers are waiting more than two hours for a shuttle to get to the venue.

Organizers of the Festival said that the major issue they are having this year is the lack of shuttle buses – they said they had contracted 40 buses, but that the 40 were not present.

The Blue Ridge Rock Festival is making its return to Southside, but this year the event is taking place at the Virginia International Raceway.

VDOT is preparing local drivers for expected increases in traffic ahead of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival Wednesday.

Organizers announced Friday they’re relocating the Blue Ridge Rock Festival from Pittsylvania County to the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Halifax County after facing challenges in 2021, including long lines for parking, camping, permits and vendors.

Jonathan Slye tells us he will still be involved, but will work more on scheduling talent and marketing.

The Blue Ridge Rock Festival will return in 2022 after much controversy this year but with a major change.

After the county took it’s the $337,000, a spokesperson says $11,000 dollars was sent to Purpose Driven Events with the remaining $152,000 going to pay the meals tax and other fees.

On Tuesday and only on 10 News, you heard from Slye in his first television interview since before the festival. In part two of the exclusive sit down, he claims his company is owed money, too.

Jonathan Slye, the CEO of Purpose Driven Events and organizer of the Blue Ridge Rock and Country Festivals, is speaking out after the two events left ticketholders frustrated.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars are owed to Pittsylvania County for its involvement in the Blue Ridge Rock Festival, according to county leaders.

Just four days before the Blue Ridge Country Festival was set to happen, it has been postponed.

Extra food from campers and vendors at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival this past weekend did not go to waste.

The Blue Ridge Rock Festival wrapped up Sunday after a long weekend of rock n’ roll music that was not without its problems.

Some festival goers vow they will not return.

The sold out Blue Ridge Rock Fest began Thursday in Pittsylvania County.

Major events are drawing concern because of an increase in the delta variant and covid-19 cases.

The board of supervisors approved permits for “Worship on the Mountain” and the “Blue Ridge County Music Festival” slated for this fall.

The Blue Ridge Rock Festival expects to draw tens of thousands of people to the Danville region this September and Tuesday night Pittsylvania County leaders took feedback on their plans to update rules and regulations through an ordinance for the show and others like it.

APPOMATTOX, Va. – Hard rock and heavy metal fans can rejoice because the Blue Ridge Rock Festival is coming back this year! Officials announced Wednesday that the music festival has been officially confirmed to take place from September 9-12. In 2020, the festival was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Blue Ridge Rock Festival organizers said they are working to finalize booking for their fan-voted lineup as soon as possible. “It is our commitment that we will fight hard for you the fan, and carry out our mission as ‘The Fan Driven Rock Experience’ like never before in 2021,” they said.

APPOMATTOX, Va. Hard rock and heavy metal fans have begun to look forward to Blue Ridge Rock Festival in recent years. The CEO of the festival, Jon Slye, announced on Facebook Live Tuesday night that the 2020 festival will be postponed until September 9-12, 2021. Slye says that the hope is to bring back a lot of the favorite acts, some of which had already been booked for the 2020 festival. Some more popular acts such as Bad Wolves, Beartooth, Black Label Society and All That Remains (just to name a few) were already booked. Theres no official word yet on if these bands will be at the 2021 festival, though.

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