One fest's famine is another fest's feast. Langerado, a Miami-based music festival, was canceled Tuesday, the same day that Harvest of Hope, a festival in St. Augustine, released its line-up. However, Langerado's demise meant significant changes for Harvest of Hope.
Headliners The Faint and Ra Ra Riot dropped. They can't justify the trip to Harvest of Hope, which raises money for migrant worker's rights, without the pay they would have received from Langerado, said Ryan Murphy, an event coordinator.
However, Gaslight Anthem and Black Kids have signed on to the Harvest of Hope ticket after being freed up from Langerado.
"I really feel bad for the guys at Langerado," Murphy said.
But Murphy hopes that people who had planned to go to Langerado will come to Harvest of Hope instead.
Langerado was canceled because ticket sales were slow, according to the festival's Web site. The festival was held in the Everglades in 2008, and the switch to Miami this year turned off many would-be festival-goers.
Many fans feel that the move to Miami, where there is no option to camp, led to low ticket sales.
"When it was in the Everglades, that was an amazing festival," said UF zoology senior Scott Clayman, who has attended Langerado several times. "It was perfect."
Hillary Cassel, another festival-goer and a UF graduate, said that the new location put it out of some peoples' budgets.
"Hippies who are saving up money for the festival can't afford a hotel on Miami Beach," she said.
Among bands slated to play at Langerado were Modest Mouse, Death Cab For Cutie, The Pogues, Public Enemy, Against Me! and Girl Talk.
In 2008, the early bird tickets started at $170 and at-gate tickets were $225.
This year tickets started at $120 and were $165 at cancellation. Cassel said the lower prices were not convincing.
"Making it a little bit cheaper doesn't make up for no camping," she said. "Camping is one of the best things about a music festival."
