NH7 Weekender 2024 fest cancelled due to 'law and order' situation in Pune, organisers address ticket refund queries

The NH7 Weekender music festival has been cancelled hours before it was scheduled to begin, citing law and order issues in the host city, Pune.

Published on: Dec 15, 2024, 12:05:09 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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The NH7 Weekender 2024 music festival, which was scheduled for this weekend in Pune, was cancelled at the last minute, the organisers informed on social media on Saturday. In an Instagram post from the official handle of the festival, the organisers cited 'law and order' concerns as the reason for the cancellation. (Also read: Turkey film festival called off over ban on Daniel Craig's gay drama, Queer)

NH7 Weekender cancelled

NH7 dotin, the organisation that organises the Weekender fest, took to Instagram on Saturday morning, hours before the scheduled start of the event, and posted the cancellation announcement. "We are extremely disheartened to inform you that NH7 Weekender 2024 will no longer take place on 14th-15th December due to law and order restrictions in Pune," it read.

The organisers added, "We are deeply saddened by this turn of events. Despite our best efforts to resolve the situation and having everything ready for the gates to open, it ultimately remained beyond our control."

Organisers address fans

A star-studded lineup of artistes was scheduled to perform at the festival over the weekend, with names like Usha Uthup, Amit Trivedi, Dhvani Bhanushali, Raftaar, and King among the biggest draws for the fans. The tickets had been out on Insider.in earlier this month and thousands of fans had already purchased them.

Addressing the refund concerns of the fans, the organisers wrote, “We assure all ticket holders that they will receive a refund via our ticketing partner, insider/district within 7-10 days. Detailed instructions for the refund process will be communicated in the coming days.”

The NH7 Weekender is one of the most popular music festivals in India, focussing on non-film independent artistes. It has featured a mix of homegrown artistes and international stars over the years, giving stage to both big names and emerging talent. The 2024 event was supposed to be the 15th edition of the festival.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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