Safety Concerns Prompt Closure of SOMA Tent at Outside Lands Music Festival
SAN FRANCISCO — In a surprising announcement, organizers of the Outside Lands Music Festival made the decision to close down the popular SOMA Tent dance venue on Friday evening. The news was first revealed through a tweet from the festival’s official Twitter account. Although the tweet did not explain the reasons behind the closure, it did acknowledge that the SOMA Tent is a highly anticipated event, drawing in massive crowds who eagerly await the music of popular DJs and electronic music acts.
“For the safety of our festival audience, we are closing SOMA Tent for the remainder of the day,” the tweet declared. Unfortunately, no specific details were provided regarding what took place at the venue or whether there were any injuries.
The festival organizers expressed their apologies for any inconvenience caused by the closure and promised to share updates as soon as they became available.
Disco Lines, an American DJ and producer hailing from Boulder, Colorado, was reportedly on the verge of concluding his scheduled set when the tweet was posted shortly before 5 p.m.
As of now, it remains unknown whether the dance area will reopen at some point or if the artists initially slated to perform there will be rescheduled to play elsewhere.
Stay tuned for further developments.
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