The Bamboozle comeback is no more. The New Jersey festival, which had been on hiatus since 2012, had been set to return this year and take place May 5-7 in&hell
The concert was supposed to be a new beginning for the festival which had not been held since 2012 in Asbury Park. More than 70 bands had been announced with tickets and VIP packages on sale.
Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, and Motionless in White were set to perform. A decision was made Friday to cancel the festival after organizers had missed a final deadline, and did not request an extension.
From 2003-2012, the New Jersey music festival known as the Bamboozle emerged as a showcase for the rising-and-then-cresting MySpace emo wave, and it was successful enough to spin off sister festivals and the touring Bamboozle Roadshow. (Our own Tom Breihan reflected on his experience at the 2006 edition of the festival in a column a few years back.) This year, there were plans to bring the Bamboozle back, just in time for the fest’s 20th anniversary. It’s not going to happen; Bamboozle 2023 has been canceled.