Afterlife Festival Mexico City called off

The inaugural Afterlife Festival Mexico City has been cancelled due to “unforeseen technical and licensing issues with the venue”.

The two-day event was the brainchild of DJ duo Tale of US – known individually as Anyma and Mrak – who run the Afterlife record label.

The festival, promoted by the duo’s Afterlife Tulum collaborator Zamna, would have taken place on 9 and 10 May at outdoor sports facility Hipódromo de las Americas.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that Afterlife Festival Mexico City, scheduled for May 9 and 10 at Hipódromo de las Americas will not take place due to unforeseen technical and licensing issues with the venue,” Zamna said in a statement. “We explored every possible solution, but the situation prevents us from delivering the experience you deserve.”

“We explored every possible solution, but the situation prevents us from delivering the experience you deserve”

The promoter confirmed that tickets would be refunded automatically.

Afterlife Festival Mexico City was announced at the same time as Afterlife Festival Barcelona, which is expected to run as planned on 13 and 14 June. Anyma, Mind Against, Kevin De Vries, Mrak, Camelphat, Gordon and more have been confirmed to perform.

Afterlife Festival has taken place since 2018 in cities including New York, London, Tulum, Bucharest, Barcelona, Milan, Dubai, Saõ Paulo, Zurich and more.

Anyma, real name Matteo Milleri, recently became the first electronic music act to headline the 17,500-seat/20,000-cap Sphere in Las Vegas.

Afterlife presents Anyma ‘The End of Gensys’ Live took place across 12 nights, beginning on 27 December last year and wrapping up earlier this month.

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