(Credits: Michelada Fest)
Michelada Fest in Chicago will no longer go ahead in 2025 due to “uncertainty” surrounding securing artist visas.
The festival, which specialises in Latin music and was due to take place in July, cited issues surrounding securing its full line-up and delivering the event it promised to ticket buyers. Their statement read: “Due to the uncertainty surrounding artist visas and the rapidly changing political climate, we’re no longer able to guarantee the full experience we had dreamed up for you with all your favorite artists.”
The event continued: “Although we tried to push through, it became clear that we wouldn’t be able to deliver the full lineup as planned.”
Michelada Fest added: “Your trust, time, and hard-earned dollars mean everything to us, and we believe in giving you the experience you deserve. This was not an easy decision for us to make. For seven years, we’ve poured everything into this festival to create something truly special for our community.”
They also apologised to those with tickets and said they were “heartbroken by the greater impact this will have on our involved community, with ripple effects reaching our neighborhoods, local economy, and the culture we’ve built together”.
While the event won’t be going ahead this year, Michelada Fest promised it will remain “a safe place where our community comes together, united by pride and love of our culture and music”.
The Chicago event had secured Danny Ocean, Anitta, Grupo Firme, and Netón Vega as headliners. However, they also had Los Alegres del Barranco on the line-up, who recently had their visas revoked.
The Mexican corrido group were scheduled to perform a handful of dates in the United States, beginning in Austin, Texas, on April 5th. However, during a performance in Guadalajara, the band displayed a backdrop image of ‘El Mencho’, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel group, which was designated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation earlier this year, and were no longer permitted to perform in the US.
Ticket holders will receive a refund within the next 20 business days.
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