Lost Lake Festival has been canceled

Ed Masley | The Republic | azcentral.com

Music-industry publication Billboard reported that the second annual Lost Lake Festival in Phoenix had been canceled.

Representatives from organizer Superfly did not return The Arizona Republic's requests for an interview, but an official cancellation announcement was tweeted at 6:04 p.m. Friday, June 15.

Imagine Dragons, the Chainsmokers, Future and SZA were among the more than 40 artists scheduled to perform at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix the weekend of Oct. 19-21.

Superfly, whose other festivals include the iconic Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and Outside Lands in San Francisco, launched the festival in 2017 with headlining sets by Chance the Rapper, the Killers and Odesza.

When Superfly announced that Lost Lake was returning for a second year, co-founder Rick Farman said, "We created Lost Lake to be a platform for Phoenix’s creative community — musicians, visual artists, chefs and bartenders, crafters, lighting designers, yogis and dancers — to highlight and elevate the amazing local talent from around the Valley."

Farman added, "The incredible fans that came together to support the experience overwhelmingly proved that Phoenix should have a national level festival of its own and we look forward to building off that to create a truly special event in year two."

Last year's festival drew more than 45,000 attendees over three days.

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