Overview
- The mayor announced there will be no Hangout or Sand in My Boots festival in 2026, with the city moving to approve dates for a comeback in 2027.
- City leaders said organizers waited too long to secure the caliber of performers the city expects and reiterated they will not revert to prior act profiles.
- AEG Presents opted not to proceed with a 2026 event, a decision the city supported, with both sides pointing to a compressed permitting and booking timeline.
- The franchise agreement lets organizers choose the festival’s name and genre subject to city review, acknowledges limits on artist availability, and uses the 2025 event as the benchmark for audience and impact.
- The 2025 edition, rebranded as Sand in My Boots and curated by Morgan Wallen, sold out and drew what local officials and businesses described as a more affluent, better‑behaved crowd.