B-52s French Festival Set Canceled Just Moments Before Violent Storm Forces Evacuation: ‘Last Night Was a Total Disaster’
Organizers cited a tornado and damaged equipment after evacuating fans, and the festival canceled its final day.
- On June 27, The B-52s canceled their performance at the Retro C Trop Music Festival in Tilloloy, France, after a violent storm forced an immediate evacuation of the site.
- Tour manager Alice Martin advised the band to "hold back 10 minutes" before performing, keeping them off-stage when the storm struck with hurricane-force winds and lightning.
- Frontman Fred Schneider described the situation as a "total disaster," criticizing the promoter for providing little warning while lightning struck and scaffolding collapsed, destroying equipment.
- Following the tornado, festival organizers announced on Facebook that they canceled the final day of the 2026 edition scheduled for June 28 due to destroyed public reception facilities.
- The extreme weather occurred as France emerged from a week of record-breaking heat that reportedly caused more than 1,000 excess deaths across several European nations.
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B-52s French Festival Set Canceled Just Moments Before Violent Storm Forces Evacuation: ‘Last Night Was a Total Disaster’
The B-52s set at the Retro C Trop Music Festival in France on Saturday (June 27) was canceled just moments before a violent storm caused evacuation.
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The B-52s were forced to cancel their set at Frances' Retro C Trop music festival Saturday due to severe weather just minutes before they were to go onstage. Singer Fred Schneider took to social media to let fans know just how bad the situation at Château de Tilloloy became, calling it a "total disaster." He suggested the promoter wanted them to go on with the show despite the impending weather. "First, there was lightning, but the promoter stil…
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