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Diamond Jo says "No" to Rock Gone Wild - UPDATE By Newsferatu, Writer Thursday, August 6, 2009 @ 9:06 PM
UPDATE: This statement is from the official Rock Gone Wild website: "Rock Gone Wild, an Iowa based LLC was informed by Diamond Jo Casino, LLC legal counsel on August 5, 2009, that “the event cannot take place anywhere on the licensed premises”. Due to Diamond Jo Casino, LLC refusing to honor its obligation to provide the venue, we are unable to produce the event as planned. This matter has been referred to legal counsel. All inquires should be addressed to: Sporer & Flanagan, PC The future of a major rock festival is uncertain. The General Manager of Diamond Jo Casino in Worth County tells us they're not allowing Rock Gone Wild to happen on any of the casino's licensed grounds. Promoters are planning to issue a press release at 4:00pm on Friday. They were hoping for a crowd of ten thousand people, now they’re working with lawyers to come up with a plan. We talked to several of the Management Companies who oversee some of the headlining acts. Some believe the event is still on while others think its all but dead. Hundreds of people who had bought tickets to see major acts are wondering what will happen to their money; others living in Worth County invested a lot more. Rodney Hagen has dreamed of creating an RV oasis right in his backyard for a long time. "5 years ago I started kicking it around and last year we started digging the pond and just kept on going from there I guess," Hagen said. But when he found out a major rock festival featuring international acts like Twisted Sister, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, And Puddle of Mudd had moved from Algona to just three miles away, he kicked his plans into high gear hoping to score some business. Read more here.
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