Capital Hoedown Update: It’s officially cancelled, credit card refunds promised

Bad news are better given quick.

Capital Hoedown is now officially cancelled. Refunds will be given back through your credit card, said the organizers through a news release. According to the Ottawa Citizen, Denis Benoit, founder of the festival, announced the official cancellation on Monday, July 9.

“All ticket buyers will be able to receive a credit card refund … there is no need to contact the ticket office,” said the news release. “If you do not see the refund on your statement within one-week, we ask that you contact your credit card company.”

You can read the original story in the Ottawa Citizen but that’s not all.

Front Gate Tickets has also officially washed its hands from all the Capital Hoedown mess by sending an e-mail to all its customers stating they were not hired to retain or process payments – hence they don’t have the money and are not processing any refunds. This directs the problem back at the Capital Hoedown organizers. They even said you can formally dispute your charge with your bank or credit card company. You can read this story too at the Ottawa Citizen.

Taylor Swift is scheduled to perform on The iHeartRadio Music Festival Saturday, September 22. You can purchase tickets to the festival on Ticketmaster starting July 14 at 1PM ET.

Coming up in the Calendar!

• July 14: Tickets for the iHeartRadio Music Festival are available on Ticketmaster at 1PM Eastern Time.
• July 22: The Teen Choice Awards 2012 air live (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Taylor Swift is nominated for Choice Female Artist, Choice Single by a Female Artist for Eyes Open, Choice Female Country Artist and Choice Country Song for Sparks Fly. She’s also nominated for Choice Movie Voice for The Lorax. You can vote here.

(Sources: Ottawa Citizen(1), Ottawa Citizen(2))