Lanway cancels after failing to secure relevant acts

After an impressive 2013 debut, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival has been forced to cancel its 2014 Detroit event. A statement posted to the Facebook page last night by promoter Danny Rogers outlines the reasons, which involve timing issues, and an inability to book appropriate acts for the event saying “We tried to get the very few acts that we felt would be appropriate for Laneway and none of them were available. We had one that went all the way to the wire and then changed its mind at the very last minute – bless their beautiful heart too, they were under so much pressure to be everywhere and anywhere and something had to give. We decided that we needed to be honest with ourselves and sit it out this year and review it again next year.