Staff Shortages Blamed for Long Lines that Caused a Stampede at the Canadian Kingston Music Festival

Via The Canadian Press:
TORONTO — A confluence of staffing shortages, delayed visas and a sudden change of venue left Kultureland Festival attendees fuming this past weekend, while the organizer now tries to explain how the celebration went off the rails.

Ferell Laditi told The Canadian Press that the inaugural edition of his two-day R&B and Afro-fusion music festival outside Toronto went nothing like he planned.

"Looking back at it now, maybe I should have just cancelled," he said in a phone interview.

"But when I created this festival, the vision was to bring everybody together, all the cultures, and give something that the city can hold onto. It was never my intention to scam anyone or take their money and not give them performances."

By Sunday night, many Kultureland ticket holders had turned to social media to vent their frustrations, which included headliner Jhené Aiko never taking the stage.

The event, operated in association with Toronto-based event planner Code R.E.D Entertainment, became the latest in a series of Ontario music events that have fallen apart and left concertgoers feeling ripped off.