Overview
- Mayor Robert Craft announced at a council meeting that neither Hangout Music Festival nor Sand in My Boots will take place in 2026.
- He said organizers waited too long to secure the caliber of performers the city expects and ruled out reverting to prior lineups.
- Last year’s one-off rebrand as Morgan Wallen–curated Sand in My Boots sold out 40,000 tickets and drew an audience many local leaders praised, which the city now treats as the standard.
- A limited franchise approved in July lets organizers choose the festival’s name and genre subject to city review and uses 2025 as the benchmark, highlighting unresolved questions about who controls bookings.
- Officials said they intend to approve a 2027 comeback to allow more time to book marquee acts, and AEG Presents had not publicly responded as of Monday night.