BABSCon Clusterfuck ⛵ (ID: 128306)Country code: us, country type: geoip, valid: 1 No.13508
BABScon 2025 (Bay Area Brony Spectacular)
takes place in 2 and a half weeks.
Apparently all the musicians pulled out and moved to some other competing venue?
first I've heard about it.
from Reddit:
All musicians have just pulled out of the final BABSCon
Less than three weeks before the convention, BABSCon decided to fire their concert lead, Pinkaboo, for seemingly no reason. In response to this, all of the musicians on the NEIGHham lineup have pulled out in solidarity with her removal, with posts about the decision on Twitter and Bluesky (if available).
[Brief thread by Vylet Pony about her decision to pull out] (https://xcancel.com/VyletPony/status/1905809239597269070)
For those here who bought tickets to see the musicians, fret not; there is a possibility that the musicians will play, just not at the convention proper. In addition, the musicians are still asking people to go anyway to support the vendors and other guests caught in the crossfire. Everything is still developing, and nothing is settled for now.
Edit: Progress has been made on an alternative event for the musicians; shuttle services have been set up and the venue is in the middle of being secured, with a final update planned on Wednesday. More on that here
Edit 2: Pinkaboo's Neighhem is here! This will be a one-night event on Sunday April 20 starting 5 PM local time at a venue in Redwood City. More details here. Transport from BABS to Neighhem is still in the works and needs additional funding; you can donate to help them here.