The annual three-day music/art/food festival known as Kaaboo -- a made-up word, BTW -- has taken a COVID curtain call for this year.
Kaaboo joins Coachella, Wonderfront and virtually all other music festivals in its decision, which was finally announced on Monday.
"The time has come, and, unfortunately, it is not the best news … we are postponing the 2020 installment of Kaaboo San Diego," festival organizers posted on social media, continuing, "[after] much consultation with stakeholders in local government, artists and music industry friends, and members of the San Diego community, we know it is best and safest for everyone to look ahead and plan a bigger and bolder edition of Kaaboo for September of 2021."
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Kings of Leon headlined Kaaboo Del Mar on Friday, Sept. 13.
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Snoop Dogg might have had something to do with that.
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If these fans are any indication, so did Kings of Leon.
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Kings of Leon at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Kings of Leon at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Snoop Dogg at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Snoop Dogg at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Sometimes you need a better view of the stage.
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Wu-Tang Clan at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Wu-Tang Clan at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Wu-Tang Clan at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Maren Morris at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Maren Morris at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Maren Morris at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Boyz II Men at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Boyz II Men at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Boyz II Men at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Boyz II Men at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Artist Greg Mike tagging an installation.
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Mike's almost finished product.
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Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Squad.
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REO Speedwagon at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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REO Speedwagon at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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REO Speedwagon at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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REO Speedwagon at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Artist Optimus Volts.
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Silversun Pickups at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Chef Ryan Gilbert.
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The Cult at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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The Cult at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Vintage Trouble at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Vintage Trouble at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Vintage Trouble at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
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Vintage Trouble at Kaaboo Del Mar 2019.
The luxury-framed Kaaboo fest has featured some of the biggest names in music since launching in 2015, with San Diego County residents getting to stay home to see big, big names like Aerosmith, Post Malone, the Foo Fighters and Tom Petty, in one of his final concerts. Last year's weekend affair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds was perhaps its weakest lineup, headlined by the Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon and Mumford and Sons -- still, that didn't stop Kaaboo from selling out for its second straight year. Then, just days after the final note, word came that Kaaboo would no longer be based where the surf meets the turf and was, instead, heading south to new digs in and around Petco Park. That news was soon followed by an announcement that co-founders Bryan Gordon and Seth Wolkov had sold all of the festival brand assets (there was a Kaaboo Texas and Kaaboo Cayman) to Virgin Fest (the music festival arm of Richard Branson’s multinational venture capital conglomerate Virgin Group Ltd.).
And now, music fans will have to wait another year to see what that looks like.
Tickets for Kaaboo 2020 went on sale last year -- for all the early birds out there looking for a refund, officials said on Monday that pass holders will be contacted by email "in the next few days" regarding a "special offer" for Kaaboo 2021, or they can have their purchase returned to them instead.
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The Foo Fighters headlined Friday night of Kaaboo Del Mar on Sept. 14.
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Debbie Harry of Blondie strutted her stuff as well.
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Incubus' Brandon Boyd belting it, as usual.
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Art Alexakis of Everclear.
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Dave Wakeling of the English Beat.
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It got very hot in here when Nelly took the stage.
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It's always the time of the season for the Zombies.
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Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins bled American all evening.
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Radric Delantic Davis, aka Gucci Mane, got his Gucci gang going.
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Incubus' Brandon Boyd up close and personal.
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We spotted the one and only Tim Pyles!
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No heart of glass here, Debbie.
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Congratulations if you were able to catch Post Malone.
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And then there was the Foo.
A living legend in the flesh.
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Grohl has had one of the most storied careers in rock & roll ever.
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He's not only the Foo Fighters frontman ...
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... he was also the drummer of Nirvana.
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Drummer Taylor Hawkins was in Alanis Morissette's band prior to being a Foo.
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So ... when are they going to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
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Grohl especially.
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