Unhinged Fest canceled at National Western; shows jump to smaller venues

Denver s first-ever Unhinged Festival has been canceled as promoters move its headliners to smaller venues to salvage the metal and hard-rock concerts Instead of taking place at the National Western Stockyards on Saturday July and Sunday July the outdoor music-and-tattoo event has been replaced with a pair of shows featuring specific of the fest s biggest names That includes The Dillinger Escape Plan Converge Sanguisugabogg Khemmis and Suicide Cages at Mission Ballroom on July and Power Trip Gatecreeper Stab Wounds Castle Rat and Nailed Shut MA at the Ogden Theatre July In an Instagram post organizers blamed the cancelation on unforeseen events and specified that the festival was being scuttled in its current form The extreme music experience was originally sold with now-absent headliners Lamb of God Knocked Loose In This Moment The Garden Body Trip and others It was informed in March with perks such as a craft-beer tasting ticket and in April added a tattoo experience presented by Ink d and Amp d Tickets started at per day or for the weekend with VIP weekend passes starting at before fees Envisioned as a destination festival Unhinged was also booked up against the final Underground Music Showcase on South Broadway which will feature dozens of diverse local and national indie acts playing multiple stages July - While the audiences are largely different for each event they no doubt overlapped as notable local bands such as Khemmis were also scheduled to play Unhinged All festival tickets will be automatically refunded at the original point of purchase mentioned California-based organizer Brew Ha Ha Productions and promoters AEG Presents Rocky Mountains Still happening at least at the moment Brew Ha Ha s also-massive Punk in the Park outdoor festival Friday July -Sunday July at the National Western Stockyards with headliners Bad Religion Descendents Dropkick Murphys Pennywise Streetlight Manifesto and more Subscribe to our weekly newsletter In The Know to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox