Ticket-holders are angry that organisers insist the Global Eclipse festival will go ahead in Argentina, despite the government there banning international tourists
Thousands of people from around the world partying for 10 days in the middle of the Argentinian wilderness sounds like an ambitious endeavour even before Covid-19. But a global pandemic has done little to sway organisers of the Global Eclipse –Patagonia Gathering, who are determined to charge ahead and refusing to refund ticket holders.
Despite Argentina nearing 1 million Covid-19 cases and authorities currently refusing to let international tourists into the country, the electronic dance music (EDM) trance festival is still scheduled for December 2020.
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I think that it really brings to light the question of their integrity
I know that they didn’t set out to screw anyone over
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