Toby Keith performs on stage at the 49th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
North Bay country fans were STOKED to see Toby Keith in October, but it looks like he won’t be on Highway 12 anytime soon. Here’s why…
Toby Keith had been set to play the Sonoma Music Festival on October 9th at the Sonoma Field of Dreams. According to an announcement today by the festival organizers, the event will not be happening. The following was posted on their website:
August 31, 2016
Sonoma, CA. With our deepest regrets, after 29-years of successful fundraising for Northern California causes, the Sonoma Music Festival, must cancel the Fall Music Festival in Sonoma. The primary cause is due to very low ticket sales.
Ironically, the festival in its 30th year, was slated to be one of the best line-ups in its history featuring John Fogerty, Steve Miller and Toby Keith. Unfortunately, with the addition of an enormous festival at Coachella the same weekend and the following weekend with the Rolling Stones et. al., it is apparent that many of our long-time patrons chose to attend those events rather than our event. That circumstance has put our non-profit at a large financial loss jeopardizing our charitable efforts, therefore, we had no choice but to cancel. Our extreme thanks goes out to the artists and others who have been willing to work with us in this crisis.
Thank you to our patrons for support over the years; with your help we have been able to raise millions of dollars for our charities and causes, even though this year was not to be.
Please visit www.sonomamusicfestival.com for ticket refund information starting October 1. If anyone who wants to re-direct their ticket purchase to the Bruce Cohn Charity Events non-profit, that gesture would be most appreciated.
The Froggy staff is SUPER bummed ;-(. Hopefully this great event can find it’s way back and we can find a way to get Toby to Sonoma County!
