The Gathering of the Juggalos Canceled Due to Coronavirus
LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 10: The Insane Clwon Posse attends the 2003 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena December 10, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 14th annual ceremony airs live tonight on FOX 8:00-10:00 PM ET Live/PT. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)
Juggalos and Faygo fans, take note.
The annual Gathering of the Juggalos will be postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The event — which was originally slated for Aug. 5 through 8 at the Nelson Ledges Quarry Park in Garrettsville, Ohio — has taken place for the past 20 years.
“With tens of thousands of deaths due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we can’t possibly in good conscience even consider trying to put on a gathering during these difficult times,” Insane Clown Posse Stale News Break... pic.twitter.com/IeYQwOMjr9
— Insane Clown Posse (@icp) April 22, 2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a statement. “The bottom line is simply that we refuse to risk even ONE Juggalo life by hosting a Gathering during these troubling times. In closing, we want everyone to heed the words of Fred Fury and Flip the Rat: Be Safe: Watch your step and take it easy. You can’t replace what you mean to our team…”
Read the full statement below.
Insane Clown Posse released their most recent album, “Fearless Fred Fury,” in 2019.
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