Ticketholders for the ill-fated Capulet Festival have filed a class action lawsuit against Capulet Festival promoter Estevan Vega and his company Capulet Entertainment.
The lawsuit was filed on July 22 in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and accuses the aforementioned parties of Breach Of Contract, Negligence, Negligent Misrepresentation, and more. The entire lawsuit can be seen right here.
Oren Faircloth, the attorney representing the ticketholders for Capulet Festival, commented to Lambgoat: "We believe Capulet Entertainment should be held accountable for its alleged misrepresentations and mishandling of Capulet fest 2024. In our complaint, we are seeking not only financial restitution for the affected attendees but also injunctive relief and punitive damages to enforce transparency and fairness in future event promotions and to ensure that this type of occurrence is not repeated."
As a recap for those unaware, the issues with Capulet Fest all started when the festival switched its venue from the Thompson Speedway in Thompson, CT – which has a capacity of 13,000 people – to The Webster in Hartford, CT, which houses a significantly smaller 1,200 people and is over 50 miles away from the original location, the night before things kicked off. At that point, 20 bands had dropped off the festival including Nothing More, Senses Fail, 10 Years, and more.
Then it got worse. Capulet Festival got shut down midway through the band LiveKill's set on the second of three proposed days, when security came in and made everyone leave due to festival organizers allegedly not paying the rent. I mean look, it's so bad that Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is currently investigating Vega and his company.
"Nothing makes me more angry than seeing people in our state getting ripped off," said Tong. "I'm afraid that's what happened with the Capulet Music Festival."
He continued: "What we know is that people were told and promised that they would get a three-day music festival at the Thompson Motor Speedway, that it'll be an outdoor festival, that there would be food trucks, that there would be band after band, including these headline bands."
Tong also encouraged Capulet Festival goers to try and get their money back however they can (which clearly they are given the above lawsuit), saying: "People should pursue whatever remedies they have at their disposal. If there's a way to reach out to their credit card company or their bank, and they feel like their bank or credit card company will help them, they should try."
