Source:- @festivalculture.in

There’s this weird thing that happens at shows where you’ll meet someone for maybe 10 minutes and then they just live in your brain forever.

You dance next to them for a set, trade kandi, share water, help them find their friend, hype each other up during one song, have one weirdly sincere little conversation… and then that’s it. Gone into the void.

And somehow it still feels real?

Not even in a romantic way. More like “damn, I hope that person is doing good.”

Raves create these tiny temporary friendships that feel way bigger than the actual amount of time you spent together.

Do you have a random rave stranger you still think about?

As all of us cope with what happened, we wanted to pen down a personal note

The Journey:

Someone said to us today that all your efforts went in vain. Well, we disagree! Over the last 10 weeks, we've built a community of 2000+ around this concert and amassed 1 million + impressions across all social platforms combined!
But more importantly, we got to help many prepare for this concert, helped the community with an AMA, informative posts and updates, and personally getting to know many of you on WhatsApp. Honestly, this was our first time scaling a community and it will always stay with us <3

Important Stuff:

For everyone who bought tickets from FOMO, we thank you for your trust and patience. You will get a full refund from us over the next 5-7 business days- no action required from your side. We'll personally reach out with details.

Also, we hope y'all believe that promoters and offline ticketing partners are a thing- you just gotta know the legit one!
You will soon be able to place orders via our app / website. More on that when we launch it soon!

Today's Announcement:

Whitefox did mention that they are planning a new date and venue but knowing what we do, we won't be betting on it. However, if it happens, we will see y'all here won't we!

The Impact and the Future:

This is not just like any other cancellation- it is a setback and will have a ripple effect for India's live events ecosystem for months to come. We request the community to keep believing and keep showing up! Here are some things to look up to-

Rolling Loud was a blast last year and it's only gonna get better this time. A$ap Rocky is already rumoured to be performing this year. For updates- r/RollingLoudIndia

For all my ravers, Sunburn has already announced dates for this year with Illenium and SHM rumoured to be headlining. Follow along at- r/SunburnMumbai

Lastly, if you've ever felt that euphoria when you are in the crowd going bar for bar in a concert in India, you belong in r/DesiConcerts_

Saving the best for the last!

Our guy u/Aman7124 is planning to throw a house party next weekend! He has a bunch of lovely ideas including booking a villa, sorting out booze, catering, a DJ playing Kanye and other songs, and possibly a Gorilla & bouncy house xD

If you are in Delhi next weekend or you've booked a non-cancellable flight, this is the place to be!

If you are down, fill out this form by tomorrow eod- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfg29TZ0u5YASC8PhTQGSoyi7as4V-E4RzLlys4nokgeSgwyg/viewform?usp=dialog

We'll reach out to all the people who register vv soon!

Always rooting and building for India's live events culture!
With love, the MOD / FOMO team <3

P.S. if you like what we do, follow along our journey- linktr.ee/fomolive