Organizers announced on Tuesday (May 6).
“Due to the uncertainty surrounding the artist's visas and the changing political climate, we are no longer able to ensure the full experience that we dreamed of with all your favorite artists,” says the statement issued on Tuesday. “Although we tried to move forward, it has become clear that we will not be able to connect the full assortment as planned.”
Grupo Firme, Luis R Conriquez, Anitta, Danny Ocean, Michelaada Fest- Participated in its production by Big Indie, Zamora Live and Viva Tu Musica-eliminates an ongoing conversation on how immigration policies in the Trump administration continued, especially in the music industry. Live, especially in Latin music spaces. Meanwhile, the Mexican artists who sang NarcOCorridos recently were under the spotlight with the Mexican countries that start banning music style. The United States government also took a position on the situation, to the extent that the visas of Los Alexres Del Barranco.
“This was not an easy decision for us,” the statement continues. “Over the course of seven years, we poured everything in this festival to create something really special for our society. Last year, we celebrated the most incredible of them until now, and we were ready to make this year larger, with more energy and creativity, and Korazon, but as independent organizers, we could not afford a great danger with a lot of uncertainty.
“We are sad because of the greatest influence that this will happen on our society concerned, with the effects of ripples reaching our neighborhoods, the local economy and the culture that we have built together. But despite this setback, we are still committed to our values. Michellada will be a permanent festival where our society comes together, and it is proud of our culture and music.
Michelaada Fest recently held an opening version of El Paso, Texas, where artists such as Netón Vega, Snow Tha Product and Tito Torbellino Jr. , Among the others.
