Dead and Company Cancels Playing in the Sand Festival Entirely Following John Mayer’s Exit (Updated)

was pulling out of the first weekend due to his testing positive for COVID-19 on the eve of departing for Mexico.

Many of the passholders who bought packages that included hotel stays and airfare were already in Mexico or on their way Thursday when the news came, first via an Instagram post from the band, and later from a statement from CID Presents that included refund information.

CID said that that everyone with a package for the festival’s first weekend Jan. 7-10 would receive a full refund, and that anyone already at the Moon Palace resort or still planning to get there could stay for the weekend and still have their money refunded in full. Anyone booked for the second weekend, Jan. 13-16, can either stay home and receive a full refund or still elect to go to the resort and be refunded minus a flat rate of $600 a night for the stay, regardless of group size.

Said CID’s statement, “It is with very heavy hearts that we must cancel both Dead & Company Playing in the Sand 2022 event weekends, due to additional COVID-19 cases amongst multiple artists and staff. Despite strict Health & Safety protocols, these unprecedented times have forced us to make a difficult decision, and we fully understand the inconvenience and disappointment it may cause.”

Earlier, Dead and Company has posted on Instagram: “With much sadness and after great consideration of every possible scenario, the Playing in the Sand shows in Riviera Cancun on January 7-10 and January 13-16 have now been canceled by CID Presents due to the spiking COVID-19 cases.

ChrisWillman Can you please do an article about jonfmcp and cidentertainmnt refusing to refund or cancel crashmyplaya. It’s the height of the pandemic and they’re going to leave hundreds of fans stranded in Mexico because of their superspreader event!

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