Yesterday, Karoondinha Festival announced that their inaugural event has been put on hold. The brand new event was set to take place in less than a month (July 21-23) at Penn’s Cave & Wildlife Park, and boasted an impressive lineup including Chance The Rapper, John Legend, The Roots, Odesza, Chromeo, Maren Morris, and more. However, yesterday’s report confirmed what most everyone had suspected: the financial well has dried up, so next month’s inaugural Karoondinha Festival has been put on hold. While ticket-buyers were given no definitive solution to this nightmare, a second-year music festival in West Virginia is providing alternative plans.

Deep Roots Mountain Revival has announced that it will honor all tickets that were sold to the now cancelled Karoondinha Music & Arts Festival. Anyone that purchased weekend passes will be able to attend the three-day Masontown, WV festival featuring Brandi Carlile, Dr. Dog, Lettuce, JJ Grey & Mofro, Moon Taxi, Sam Bush, Yonder Mountain String Band, White Denim, and more. Day pass ticket holders may choose to attend either Friday or Saturday.

In a statement posted on social media, Deep Roots Mountain Revival founder Claude Ryan had this to say:

“Deep Roots Mountain Revival just learned that Karoondinha has canceled their event and we realize that it’s the ticket holders who are the ones that suffer. We never want to see another event fail, or watch the fans of the festival scene feel as though they received the short end of the stick.

In an effort to shine a positive light back into a scene that is near and dear to our hearts, we will be honoring all Karoondinha weekend and single day passes at this year’s Deep Roots Mountain Revival, July 20-22, 2017 on Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown, WV.”

The second annual Deep Roots Mountain Revival coincidentally falls on July 20-22, 2017- the same weekend that Karoondinha was scheduled. For those Karoondinha ticket holders who would still like to enjoy a weekend full of top-tier music, camping, dancing, and relaxing with friends, Deep Roots Mountain Revival’s location is just three hours south of Centre Hall, PA, on the legendary Marvin’s Mountaintop.

All three-day and four-day Karoondinha ticket holders will be able to exchange their passes for three-day general admission passes at the gate. Single-day pass holders may exchange for any of Deep Roots Mountain Revival’s general admission one-day passes. Karoondinha ticket holders will still be required to purchase parking passes for the event at the gate, or in advance on the Deep Roots Mountain Revival website (deeprootsmountainrevival.com). The festival is also in the process of creating day-of show upgrades for those who wish to join them for a full weekend, or want to enhance their experience with one of the festival’s VIP Packages.

Tickets for Deep Roots Mountain Revival are still available. For questions on exchanging an existing Karoondinha ticket, stay tuned to the Deep Roots Mountain Revival website or email info@deeprootsmountainrevival.com.

Deep Roots Mountain Revival 2017 Lineup:
Brandi Carlile
Dr. Dog
Lettuce
JJ Grey & Mofro
Moon Taxi
Sam Bush
Yonder Mountain String Band
White Denim
The Motet
The SteelDrivers
Drake White and the Big Fire
TAUK
The Hip Abduction
Eric Krasno Band
Cabinet
Billy Strings
Larry Keel Experience
Town Mountain
AQUEOUS
The Cris Jacobs Band
Ultraviolet Hippopotamus
Tyler Childers
Dead 27s
Forlorn Strangers
Qiet
Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers
The Woodshedders
I-Vibes
The Kind Thieves
Poor Taters
Matt Mullins & The Bringdowns
Dynamic Merger
Halftime String Band
The Manor & Friends
Mike Pushkin and the Loyal Opposition
The Boatmen
Sierra Ferrell
Rachel Eddy
Optimus Riff