Virgin Fest sues WME, artists in bid to recover deposits

Virgin Fest has filed a lawsuit against WME and the touring companies of Lizzo, Ellie Goulding and Kali Uchis, demanding deposits paid prior to the event be returned

News By IQ | 21 July 2020

Virgin Fest organsiers have filed a complaint against Lizzo's Big Grrrl Big Touring © Andy Witchger/Flickr

The organisers of Virgin Fest, which was set to have its debut outing this June, have filed a lawsuit against agency William Morris Endeavor (WME) and artists Lizzo, Kali Uchis and Ellie Goulding, in an attempt to recover deposits from the event’s cancelled 2020 edition.

The acts had all been scheduled to play in the festival at the Banc of California Stadium (22,000-cap.) and Exposition Park (160-acre) in Los Angeles on 6 and 7 June before it was cancelled –…

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