Usher Reacts To Lovers & Friends Music Festival Cancellation [Video]

Summer music festival season has suffered its first casualty: Lovers & Friends. Late Friday night or early Saturday morning, depending on where you were, fans were disappointed to learn that Usher’s music festival would not be held in Las Vegas this year.

The R&B extravaganza got the axe just hours before it was to kick off. Organizers for the festival named after Usher’s 2004 hit song featuring Ludacris and Lil John shared the bad news via a statement on its official website and social media pages.

“Lovers & Friends Festival organizers have been monitoring the weather for several days and proactively preparing for a windy Saturday,” the statement said.

The event, which was supposed to occur at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, was no longer possible because “the National Weather Service has now issued a High Wind Warning, including dangerous 30-35 mph sustained winds with gusts potentially more than 60 mph.”

The statement continues, “Following advice …