San Diego-Based Blended Festival Falls Apart After String Of Cancellations And Founder’s Alleged Absconsion
November 2, 2022
Blended Festival took place in Nashville on September 10-11, 2022, but there was apparently a storm during the event that caused a mass evacuation and subsequent cancellation of the remainder of the festivities. There are allegations that the reason for the cancellation was actually an abrupt cancellation by headliners The Chainsmokers and that the storm actually passed rather quickly. This Nashville cancellation resulted in a “ripple effect” fallout that the organization could not overcome, resulting in last minute cancellations of Austin, then San Diego, and finally Tampa.
On November 2, a social media post on Blended Festival’s Facebook and Instagram pages, with the headline “Status update”, resulted in a multitude of allegations and grievances against the company’s founder Robert Sean Evans, age 37.
“To valued ticket holders,” began the post to Blended Festival’s social media channels. “It is important that you are informed of the status of Blended Festival, Inc. Sean Evans, CEO of My Wine Society (MWS) parent company of Blended Festival INC, has been absent as of October 1st. He disabled staff email accounts and left the team with no answers to be found. Unfortunately, it appears that Evans is the sole owner of MWS and Blended Fest, and the sole individual with access to bank accounts, payroll, ticketing, and decisions to be made on behalf of Blended.”
“In his abrupt absence and failure to provide answers, it can only be assumed the festivals are not moving forward,” continued the announcement on a second slide. “The social media however, remains in the hands of a 3rd party. Morally, we cannot continue to stand by, and leave ticket holders in the dark. Here are some answers we can provide: Blended Festival is hereby dissolved, as per an email statement from Sean Evans to select staff. For those looking to get in touch with Sean Evans directly for resolution, we have included his contact information on the last slice, along with his attorney’s information.”
In comments on the social posts and within correspondences with SanDiegoVille, multiple allegations against Evans surfaced, from him ghosting staff and failing to pay vendors, to accusations that funds were embezzled during Evans’ time as a cheerleading coach. There were also many comments comparing the event to the now-notorious Fyre Festival, the 2017 failed Bahamas-based festival that was the focus of two popular documentaries. Many ticket holders also complained about the lack of communication with regard to refunds for tickets purchased to cancelled 2022 events.
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