Afropunk founder cancels new US festival LetsGetFr.ee
The organiser has cited inflation and new safety regulations among the reasons for cancelling the 'conscious carnival'
News By IQ | 29 July 2022
LetsGetFr.ee, a new US festival celebrating artists of colour, has been cancelled due to a variety of issues.
Conceived by Afropunk founder Matthew Morgan, the festival has been touted as a “radical movement designed for & by Black, Brown, Asian/Pacific Islander, & LGBTQIA+ fr.ee spirits & creator”.
The two-day ‘conscious carnival’ was scheduled to take place in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York City, in mid-August with artists including Missy Elliot, Anderson .Paak, Ozuna, Wizkid and Jhene…
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