{"id":28898,"date":"2024-02-29T00:02:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T00:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/john-fogerty-bewildered-by-country-fest-cancellation\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T00:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T00:02:25","slug":"john-fogerty-bewildered-by-country-fest-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/john-fogerty-bewildered-by-country-fest-cancellation\/","title":{"rendered":"John Fogerty \u201cbewildered\u201d by Country Fest cancellation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-02-28\/Getty_JohnFogerty_022724.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Scott Legato\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>John Fogerty<\/strong> says he\u2019s \u201cbewildered\u201d by the recent announcement that his appearance at Queensland&#8217;s Country Fest\u00a0in March had been canceled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI still remain able and ready and willing to do this show,\u201d he tells <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/john-fogerty-bewildered-country-fest-queensland-cancellation-interview-1235617626\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Billboard<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\">. \u201cI take the commitment of playing for the fans very seriously. Throughout my career, practically my whole life, there\u2019s hardly ever been a cancelation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Country Fest is scheduled to happen March 30-31. Organizers blamed \u201cunforeseen circumstances\u201d for Fogerty\u2019s cancellation, but he insists he doesn\u2019t know why it happened.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI was happy to be coming down to Australia to play. It sounded like a really fun event,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After the cancellation was announced, Fogerty took to social media to address the issue, insisting he was &#8220;blindsided&#8221; by the news. Country Fest later <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C34DPjGBUjD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>posted a clarification<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> regarding the\u00a0situation, explaining they had been in negotiations with Fogerty&#8217;s team for months but they\u00a0\u201cdid not reach a final outcome\u201d and talks stopped as of Friday, February 23.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe matter is now subject to court proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland,\u201d the statement continued,\u00a0adding\u00a0the case will be heard\u00a0in March\u00a0and they \u201cdo not intend to comment further.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Fogerty also addressed his\u00a0Australian fans in a separate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C34JUPsLRr1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>social media post<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, performing \u201cBad Moon Rising\u201d for them. He captioned the clip, \u201cTo all my loving fans in Australia\u2026 I hope to be back there soon!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Legato\/Getty Images John Fogerty says he\u2019s \u201cbewildered\u201d by the recent announcement that his appearance at Queensland&#8217;s Country Fest\u00a0in March had been canceled. \u201cI still remain able and ready and willing to do this show,\u201d he tells Billboard. \u201cI take the commitment of playing for the fans very seriously. 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