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Firefest #2? Blended Festival CEO disappears after canceling dates, ‘collects $6 million in unpaid debts’ and sends email saying he had a heart attack
- Blended Festival founder Sean Evans disappeared and ‘staff emails disabled’
- Concert in Nashville Happened but those in Austin, San Diego, Tampa have been cancelled
- There are some reports that he has allegedly ‘collected $6 million in unpaid debts’
- Sources also found out that he sent an email claiming to have had a mild heart attack
- MailOnline got an email saying that a “rogue” had hacked into social media accounts, posting information that was true and others that were false
The Blended Festival founder has disappeared after canceling dates and “running $6 million in unpaid debts” before emailing that he had suffered a minor heart attack and “will resolve and cease operations.”
Sean Evans is the CEO of My Wine Society who announced that their popular Blended Festival would be taking place for the third year in a row.
But Evans reportedly left “hundreds of employees, salespeople, talent and investors reaching out to get paid,” accruing millions in unpaid debt, according to Page six.
Blended Festival’s first concert in Nashville went ahead as planned on September 10 and 11 with artists like Lil Jon and the Chainsmokers on stage.
But there would also be more concerts in Austin, San Diego and Tampa. The Austin event was scheduled to take place on September 24 and 25, while San Diego was due to host on October 8 and 9. The dates in Tampa would be November 19 and 20.
Blended Festival founder Sean Evans (pictured) has disappeared after canceling dates and ‘collecting $6 million in unpaid debts’
Blended Festival’s first concert in Nashville went ahead as planned on September 10 and 11 with artists like Lil Jon and the Chainsmokers on stage. Pictured: Blended Nashville Wine & Music Festival in 2021
The popular wine and music festival was set to take place for the third year in a row, but only the Nashville concert has taken place. Pictured: Concert last year in Nashville
More Blended Festival concerts would continue in Austin, San Diego and Tampa. Pictured: 2021 Nashville Concert
The likes of G-Eazy and Galantis were set to take the stage at future concerts, but a third-party Instagram account for the festival, operated by a third party, announced in a message last Thursday that Evans was “absent on October 1.”.
They added: “He disabled the staff’s emails and left the team with no answers.”
Further news also came to light when Page six claimed to have received an e-mail from Evans on Oct. 6 that said: “Yesterday morning I had a minor heart attack, specifically a form of cardiomyopathy… It was a little scary… I have some decisions to make about my lifestyle.
“I’ll probably switch to email for a short time so I can manage the amount of input I receive.”
Insiders said they were skeptical of the claims, telling the news website that “the legitimacy of this claim is questionable and no one can find evidence that he was hospitalized.”
A social media account for the festival, run by a third party, announced in a message last Thursday that Evans “will be absent as of October 1.”. They added: “He disabled the staff’s emails and left the team with no answers.”
An email obtained by MailOnline reveals that the festival has canceled their future dates, but it claims the social media account was ‘hacked’ by a ‘rogue actor’
The social media account also posted another email from Evans on Oct. 10, stating that his company, My Wine Society, was “dissolving and shutting down business” as they searched for a “potential buyer for the brand IP ( if it exists)’ .
When MailOnline tried to contact Blended Festival, the organization claimed that a “rogue actor” hacked into Blended Fest’s social media accounts. In an automated response, they said some information was incorrect and others true.
Blended Fest will not take place as scheduled in Tampa, Austin and San Diego due to circumstances beyond the company’s control. We are working with entities and artists to take over operations and hopefully reschedule these events,” it added.
“We are working quickly to provide appropriate refunds to those who have purchased tickets, in accordance with our terms and conditions, and to recover a significant number and amount of deposits paid to performers who will not be attending these events.” performance.’
Blended Festival described itself as ‘an experience like no other that combines some of the world’s most recognized artists, culinary stages, wine beer and spirits with dozens of activations and captivating experiences’.