UPDATE (5/11/2020): YOU ARE OUR FESTIVAL FAMILY, AND AS FAMILY WE BELIEVE THAT GOOD COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A RELATIONSHIP. SO HERE IS A LITTLE UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

BOTTOM LINE IS WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A FESTIVAL IF IT IS UNSAFE FOR OUR ATTENDEES, ARTISTS, AND STAFF BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING THAT PUTS YOU AT RISK. WE DECIDED TO MOVE OUR FESTIVAL TO LATE SUMMER WITH THE HOPES THAT IT MIGHT BE SAFER TO HAVE AN EVENT THE END OF AUGUST AS IT WOULD ALLOW THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY MORE TIME TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DEVELOP POTENTIAL TREATMENTS THAT MIGHT MITIGATE THE COVID-19 THREAT. WE REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS MIGHT CHANGE THE CURRENT OUTLOOK AND BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO CANCEL OUR EVENT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AS A RESULT, WE ARE STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR RESCHEDULED DATES OF AUGUST 27-29, 2020. WE WANT TO BE READY IF THE OUTLOOK CHANGES FOR THE BETTER.

WE ARE ALSO STILL WORKING WITH OUR TICKETING COMPANY TO ROLL OUT A VARIETY OF REFUND AND TICKET ROLLOVER OPTIONS. WE ARE GETTING THESE POLICIES TOGETHER AND IMPLEMENTING THEM WITH ELEVATE TICKETING TO MAKE THE PROCESS EASY AND SEAMLESS FOR ALL TICKET BUYERS AND WILL EMAIL ALL TICKET HOLDERS WITH INSTRUCTIONS ONCE THIS IS SETUP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PATIENCE AS WE WORK OUT THESE DETAILS.

WE HOPE THAT YOU’VE BEEN ENJOYING THE 2019 BLUE OX ARTIST PERFORMANCES THAT WE HAVE BEEN RELEASING WEEKLY FROM OUR ARCHIVES WITH THE HELP OF JAMGRASS TV.  WE’RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS THURSDAY’S LIVE VIEWING PARTY FEATURES SOME OF TRAMPLED BY TURTLES’ 2019 SET. THE SHOW WILL START SHORTLY AFTER 7PM CDT ON THURSDAY, MAY 14TH AND YOU’LL BE ABLE TO WATCH IT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

(04/08/2020): AS YOU MIGHT HAVE SUSPECTED, OUR JUNE DATES FOR THE 2020 BLUE OX MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE THIS YEAR DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH EAU CLAIRE COUNTY OFFICIALS, TOWN OF UNION OFFICIALS, BLUE OX ARTISTS, AND THEIR MANAGEMENT TEAMS TO RESCHEDULE THE FESTIVAL FOR AUGUST 27-29, 2020. WITHOUT THEIR EFFORTS AND COOPERATION THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. WE REALIZE HOW MUCH THIS EVENT MEANS TO ALL OF YOU, AND BELIEVE THAT SHIFTING TO THE END OF THE SUMMER WILL GIVE US THE BEST CHANCE OF HAVING A FESTIVAL IN 2020.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY-OWNED FESTIVAL; OUR TEAM WORKS PASSIONATELY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MAKE THIS EVENT A REALITY. FINDING OURSELVES IN THIS SITUATION IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE ALL THE PIECES ARE IN PLACE FOR THESE NEW DATES, WHICH INCLUDES MAINTAINING OUR ORIGINAL 2020 LINEUP. THESE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MOVING ALONG SUCCESSFULLY THUS FAR. WE WILL RELEASE DETAILS AS THEY GET FINALIZED IN THE COMING WEEKS.

ALL TICKETS, INCLUDING RESERVED CAMPSITES AND CAR PASSES, PURCHASED FOR THE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FESTIVAL DATES ON JUNE 11-13, 2020, WILL BE VALID FOR THE NEW FESTIVAL DATES, AUGUST 27-29, 2020. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THE RESCHEDULED DATES YOUR CREDENTIALS CAN BE ROLLED OVER TO THE 2021 BLUE OX MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULED FOR JUNE. BLUE OX IS ALSO WORKING ON A REFUND POLICY TO FIT THIS UNIQUE SITUATION. WE KINDLY ASK FOR YOUR PATIENCE, FOR THIS WILL TAKE A BIT OF TIME, AS WE IRON OUT THE DETAILS WITH OUR TICKETING PARTNER TO ACHIEVE TICKET ROLLOVERS, REFUNDS, AND A POTENTIAL OFFICIAL TICKET TRANSFER SYSTEM.

WE REALIZE THAT THE DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY THIS PANDEMIC HAVE AFFECTED MANY OF US DIFFERENTLY. WE WILL COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR ALL TICKET BUYERS. YOU ARE OUR FESTIVAL FAMILY AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO MAKE THIS AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE FOR YOU.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE PRESENTLY COLLABORATING WITH BLUE OX ARTISTS AS WELL AS JAMGRASS TV, IN RELEASING SHOWS FROM OUR FESTIVAL ARCHIVES TO CREATE A BLUE OX MUSIC FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOMES. HOPEFULLY THIS SERVES AS A REMINDER TO STAY HOME! WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND WILL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ONCE AGAIN IN AUGUST!

UNTIL THEN TAKE CARE AND STAY SAFE,

THE BLUE OX TEAM

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