Following Bassnectar’s successful show at the Santa Cruz Civic Center one year ago, his highly anticipated sold out May 3rd show this week was forced to cancel one day before the event. The event fell under the heat of Santa Cruz city ordinance #9.36.010 which vaguely mandates local noise and is used to make it nearly impossible to have concerts at the Civic Center. The sticky part is that the venue had been booked for 6 months and yet wasn’t challenged until the day prior to the big night. Bassnectar offered to start and end the event earlier and argued the volume would be exactly the same as the previous Civic Center show but unfortunately no compromise was made. Bassnectar, staying true to his devoted relationship with his fans, has already setup a two day follow-up show for ticket-holders at The Catalyst on May 6th and 7th and has made a public call to action:
[fancy_box]“If you live in Santa Cruz, and you love music & culture, you can easily contact your city offcials and explain that this ordinance #9.36.010 is not acceptable. I am sure there are a few dozen neighbors who don’t want to hear the sound from a concert, but there are thousands of citizens, students and bass heads who deserve to enjoy the music they love. I suggest allowing AT LEAST ONE concert a month, going until at LEAST 10pm, as a small compromise. Currently the way the city has chosen to treat artists, fans, and the music community is shameful. You have the power to change this for your community. :)”[/fancy_box]
-Flo
