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After venue change, day three of Capulet Fest was canceled

NBC Connecticut

After a venue change, the Capulet Fest ended early and the third day of the festival was canceled.

An announcement was made on Facebook on Friday about the venue changing from Thompson Motor Speedway to The Webster in Hartford.

According to the festival's website, some participants paid as much as $750 for tickets to the three-day festival. The festival was supposed to be Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The festival had several performances and meet-and-greet opportunities on Friday and Saturday.

On the festival's website, there is a message that says, "despite our best efforts and due to unforeseen circumstances, Capulet Fest concluded on Saturday night with a spectacular performance by Skillet."

Organizers later posted on Facebook and said Sunday was no longer an option for the festival.

The Webster said in a statement on Monday that the Capulet Festival failed to meet their financial obligations to pay for staff operations, security, the production company and more. 

There's no word on whether the festival plans to give refunds to anyone who had bought tickets to Sunday.

The Webster recommended that ticket buyers looking for a refund contact the ticketing company that processed the payments directly

“The Webster did its best to be supportive and do right by the rock community and attendees who were left with no place to go this past weekend, due to the lack of communication and planning by the festival organizers,” the statement from the Webster says.

We've reached out to the festival organizers for comment, but have not heard back.

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