The SOMA Tent, the popular dance music space at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival, was shut down for the second consecutive day on Saturday (Aug. 12).
“SOMA Tent is closed until further notice,” organizers posted on the festival’s X (formerly known as Twitter) page. “We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to resolve this issue and will provide updates when available.”
The post did not cite a reason, but sources said there had been a flooring issue. “After diligently monitoring the flooring throughout Saturday, we decided to close the SOMA Tent for the remainder of the afternoon out of an abundance of caution,” a festival spokesperson told the San Francisco Chronicle in a statement.
The SOMA Tent was closed down on Day 1 (Aug. 11) of the festival and reopened for a bit on Day 2, before being shut down again.
Dance fans were, unsurprisingly, upset with the news and vented on social media.
“Can’t believe SOMA stage fail this year. The only reason I bought a 3 day pass. Kicked out two days in a row before the halfway point and day 2 kicked out early folks before the next DJ with a 1+ hour wait outside to get back inside ensuring they missed it!” Nick Woods (@woodsnick) posted on X.
“Will this issue be resolved by tomorrow (Sunday) or should we sell our tickets? We are coming for soma,” wondered Brandon Bihl (@BihlBrandon)
No word yet on whether SOMA Tent will open on Day 3 (Aug. 13). As of 9:30 a.m., a full lineup of acts set to appear at SOMA was still listed on the festival schedule at sfoutsidelands.com.
SOMA Tent is closed until further notice. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to resolve this issue and will provide updates when available.
— Outside Lands (@sfoutsidelands) August 13, 2023
Can’t believe SOMA stage fail this year. The only reason I bought a 3 day pass. Kicked out two days in a row before the halfway point and day 2 kicked out early folks before the next DJ with a 1+ hour wait outside to get back inside ensuring they missed it! 👎😡
— Nick Woods (@woodsnick) August 13, 2023
Will this issue be resolved by tomorrow or should we sell our tickets? We are coming for soma
— Brandon Bihl (@BihlBrandon) August 13, 2023
Two days not a good look pic.twitter.com/nWZp0LBCGJ
— #ConcertPeople ✌❤🎶 (@Concert_People) August 13, 2023
Source: www.mercurynews.com