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Brooklyn Mirage Cancels Black Coffee Residency
The South African DJ was supposed to begin his Brooklyn Mirage residency on May 3, mere days after the venue was initially slated to open
Bad news, Black Coffee fans. The South African DJ and producer’s shows are the latest Brooklyn Mirage casualty.
According to DICE, the entirety of Black Coffee’s residency at the venue has been cancelled. And there’s no word yet on whether we can expect a new location or dates for the remaining shows. The ticketing service has, however, offered information on how to get a refund for the shows on their site.
The Black Coffee residency was supposed to launch on May 3, mere days after the venue was initially slated to open. Obviously, that didn’t happen, and now, just 72 hours out from the residency’s second show on July 3, all four dates have been pulled from Mirage’s calendar. If you were one of the ticketholders (for this or any of the venue’s cancelled, postponed, or relocated shows), there’s a good chance you didn’t hear about the calendar adjustment from Mirage or its parent company, Avant Gardner. Virtually all of the communication around the venue’s perpetually shifting schedule has come from artists or the service associated with the ticket purchase. The Black Coffee cancellation follows the recent relocation of a two-day Boiler Room event at Brooklyn Mirage, featuring performances from Toro y Moi, Boyz Noise, Tinashe, Theo Parrish, and more.
Over on Reddit, speculation over whether the venue will open for any portion of this summer is at an all-time high. Many are growing increasingly wary, while others remain cautiously hopeful the venue might get its act together in time to open in some capacity before the fall sets in. For their part, Avant Gardner has made some adjustments in leadership as of late, firing Brooklyn Mirage CEO Josh Wyatt last month and enlisting hedge fund founder and longtime Avant Gardner backer Andrew Axelrod to aid in Brooklyn Mirage’s ongoing permitting issues. But it’s been over month now since the venue made a public statement regarding their progress, which can’t be a good sign.
