Interview with Nateva organizer Frank Chandler

Published: May 5, 2011, 1:44 a.m.

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\\xa0In an e-mail sent to ticketholders on\\xa0April 1st\\xa0the Oxford, ME-based\\xa0Nateva Festival\\xa0announced the cancellation of its 2011 festivities after promoters found themselves \\u201cstruggling at every turn as we have tried to push forward with preparations for this summer.\\u201d The festival, scheduled to go down August 4th-7th, would have seen performances by STS9,\\xa0 Guster, Gregg Allman, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, and more. The e-mail went on to say, \\u201cIn the end, it\\u2019s all about being able to put forth a first rate event that everyone can be proud of and that our customers can enjoy. We just don\\u2019t have the confidence to go forward at this time.\\u201d\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0I spoke to Nateva organizer Frank Chandler last week about the cancellation and last year's festival held over the Fourth of July weekend that featured Moe. Flaming Lips, and Further..

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