Skull and Roses 2024 Cancelled

Sorry guys,

we straight up milked this motherfucker for every last cent there was.

fare thee well.

love,

the management

alternative name: Skull Fuck

"We are now taking early-bird deposits for our next festival, "Fyre on the Mountain"- dates to be announced soon!" 

All of the S&R $$$$ went towards booking Phil's Chair for FOTM, but they won't admit it.

First year without any members of the Grateful Dead in attendance.   Not surprising.  Surprising that they lasted as long as they did.   Three days of Grateful Dead cover bands might be overkill in my book, but I know folks that went and they seemed to have a real good time.

b good custies!

Hmmmm......sounds like they sold enough tickets to get out of last year's debt anbd then closed shop. Someone will sue......

Yikes

Ventura's only about 90 minutes from where I live, but I never attended this festival because something always just felt off about it. I considered going to see Phil two years ago, but ended up catching my first Billy Strings show at the Santa Barbara Bowl instead for about a third of the price of a one day festival pass, and never regretted that decision for a second.

I feel bad for the folks who ponied up only to get hosed by these shitbirds.

>>>>Someone will sue......

Absolutely.  And if they can prove the organizers knew that they couldn't deliver, and still took people's money anyway, it goes from simple breach of contract to fraud.  

Best comment I saw today was "Fyre on the Mountain". I hope those who got scammed by Chris Mitrovich contact their credit card company and can get refunded that way. 

>Absolutely.  And if they can prove the organizers knew that they couldn't deliver, and still took people's money anyway, it goes from simple breach of contract to fraud.  

That should be  easy to prove. Isn't this a potential criminal as well as civil case?

Chris Mitrovich thinks he can get away with this, eh?

"we sincerely wish that funds were available to refund all purchases. Unfortunately, this is simply not the case at this time."

It's like the old Cheech & Chong skit:

I don't know how Doctor, but he put all the money up his nose!

"call roger stat, tell him he can have saturday headliner"

free grizzly peak pre-rolls 

special late-nite set: roger and the rim jobs feat. big steve 

somethin's shakin' on shakedown st...

nothing shakin' on hashtag street

wow that sounds totally illegal.  take peoples money and then cancel the event with no refunds. yes there will be lawsuits on this.  Does anybody know this Chris Mitrovich guy? 

Roger McNamee on Fb:

Responding to the news that the SKULL & ROSES festival has been canceled, Bay Area psychedelic soul band Moonalice is offering free entry to its shows in the San Francisco Bay Area over 4/20 weekend to fans who sign up and bring a Skull & Roses ticket.

roger ftw 

has he put on any fests 

dudes sharper than a ginsu 

what a class act that guy is

it's gotta be because of weir and spare parts

got people used to paying major cashish 

promoters ran their numbers

started taxing 

market is flooded with gd, everywhere

plus sleepy joe inflation 

real talk now

it's sir william's suffocating psychedelic youngblood touring 

everybody on tilt

That's it for the Hippie Bert & Ernie Show.

UGLY RUMORS

 All profits from this free show will supposedly aid the Skull & Roses Festival refugees who are stranded in the parking lot awaiting an all you can dose smorgasbord of Grateful Dead cover bands.

In a surprise twist and a nod to a famous MT clip that launched the Grateful Dead to commercial relevance, I've heard that the jamband rocket, "Phil's Chair," will be recreating a classic Phil &Friends show ---- as puppets. 

As soon as Roger agrees to fund the venture. It will be epic.

^ let's not forget phil's ferrari flyers

no dishes, no ghb, no problems

Chris Mitrovich <<< 

That Dude IS In BIG Trouble ! REFUNDS Are A MUST !

clifford ball > coventry > money greene

Latest message from promoters:

That Dude IS In BIG Trouble ! REFUNDS Are A MUST !

Not really. I am sure he has to pay the county, forfeit retainers on bands and a whole host of other expenses before refunding money to ticket purchasers.Tickets are last in line in a bankruptcy and I would assume this guy set up an LLC to shield himself from personal liability.

Bad idea putting on a festival in SoCal the sam eweekend Phish is a virtual stones throw away at the Sphere in Vegas....

Junkball Meth Fest West.......

Have never been.  Decided never to go, although enjoyed stream.  Incredible. Now, more to follow.  Weird.  I hear big 'class action.'

know love for the beer pimps

little gets crushed

California. No profit on the burning shore?

Kinda sucks.for everyone. I organized a keg party  once we were like 5 .. got trashed finished the keg .

Skull & Roses is officially located at 534 W. Walnut Ave in Monrovia. I suppose ticket holders in the greater LA area could swing by ring the doorbell, although something tells me Chris will be out state for the foreseeable future. 

I feel most sorry for the Bob Weir impersonator who was hired to amuse the crowd between sets with his classic dog jokes and his hilarious Take a Step Back routine.

"Now I'll never be able to afford a trip to Vegas where I was going to work all the the Trip-on-the-Strip afterparties," he lamented.

DSO's longtime roadie Fake Steve Parish was particularly miffed that his Skull & Roses workshop was canceled. "I'm getting too old to pick up anything heavier than a Garcia brand pre-roll. But I was gonna demonstrate how best to toss a fan offstage with minimal broken bones. Using stunt midgets -- I mean little people -- of course. Wanna hear a rambling longwinded story about me and Fake Jerry at a Waffle House, instead?"

>Skull & Roses is officially located at 534 W. Walnut Ave in Monrovia. I suppose ticket holders in the greater LA area could swing by ring the doorbell, although something tells me Chris will be out state for the foreseeable future. 

I'm sure the folks he ripped off will think of something. 

I gave all my money to Skull & Roses and all I got was this Moonalice poster.

>>>>tickets are last in line in a bankruptcy and I would assume this guy set up an LLC to shield himself from personal liability.

Well, if they can prove the organizers were still taking people's money even after they knew they could not deliver, it would then rise to fraud.   Fraud claims are not dischargeable under the bankruptcy code and members of the LLC can be personally liable for their participation in the scheme.

Played the first year and organizationally it was a shitshow. Dealing with Chris Mitrovic I felt like I could trust him as far as I could throw him. I was shocked they had year 2...

Well, if they can prove the organizers were still taking people's money even after they knew they could not deliver, it would then rise to fraud.   Fraud claims are not dischargeable under the bankruptcy code and members of the LLC can be personally liable for their participation in the scheme.

It's going to likely be a long drawn out shitshow.

I know someone that disputed the transaction on thrie credit card and the CC credited it back. However, I do'nt expect that to stick when said CC company finds out Sjull and Roses have no funds to reimburse them with.

When it's done and over, a scam is but a scam.

Now I don't know, but I been told

It's hard to run with the weight of gold

> 534 W. Walnut Ave in Monrovia

Google Maps blurred the license plate, not me.

(Image capture: July 2022)

Well, we know he didn't spend any of the cash on landscaping.....

Apparently it's only a provisional refund. When Credit Cards and Eventbrite learn S&R has no money to gove back, credit cards will re-charge the card holder accounts

Local, that's not a lawn, it's onsite parking for next year's limited admission Skull and Roses fest. Note the portapotties on the curb, the mobile command center in the driveway, the popup foodtruck trailer, the wook-proof security fence, and the super VIP casa de stucco accommodations. Better start decorating your ticket envelopes now if you want in. 

LOLOLOL Alan

Between the Phil's Chair stuff, and his work in this thread, I think we should just call it a year and give Alan the ZOTY now.

yea

strong work indeed

Dog nose on the weir guy is ace

I stole Alan's meme and posted it on the PNW Deadhead FB page.  Some people thought it was real and became outraged that the promoters would try to blame it on Jay Lane and then admin took it down for not being "positive" enough.

Tons of tickets on COT..for the skullfuck festie this weekend

I miss Jerry's briefcase :-(

No doubt Mike-----

Lyrics, comics, drugs, toys....best workingmans briefcase ever.....

(yeah yeah I  know, the coke, the smack....)

^    Don't even want to know what's in that guys bag...

Mike. All kidding aside, the "Phil's Chair" roadshow is gaining traction throughout Deadheadland. It's no laughing matter. Keep spreading the word.

"The idea of a backing band of real musicians providing the soundtrack to a traveling life-size puppet show accurately depicting actual Phil & Friends shows is awesome," declared one seminal member of the Phil camp. "It saves me from taking leave at my dayjob at the restaurant."

Reportedly, Grahame has already signed the necessary releases for his likeness to used onstage.

Stu Allen also sent in his contract:

So did the drummer guy who worked at TxR:

Looks like Bay area stalwart Jason Crosby is in. "I'm in so many bands already, why not?":

Scofield and Jeff Mattson are in:

Stanley Jordon agreed to participate (both versions):

Lebo said, "Hell yes!"

JK (the name-brand Fake Jerry) agreed to risk his life once again for fans. "Playing in Phil's Chair is an honor...like when I played in Furthur. Did I ever tell ya about that...?"

Krasno says, "You bet! I can cover myself as good as the next guy."

Ross James said he looks forward to reliving his heydays in San Rafael, "when the hippy girls around town knew my name."

More details to be announced closer to showtime. 

You're killin' me, Alan!

OMFG that's excellent 

I don't know which one I like best. The Stanley Jordans or the (Hello)John K(itty).

bravo Alan!

how could anyone else win the ZOTY ? 

Agreed.

I just heard Rob Barraco is IN. 

This space is getting hot!

^ Great. Barraco is in, then so is Molo.

Is that a new BMW in the driveway?   Not a car guy but if so, I know where the funds are.   Super sleuth here.  But still not an uber innie.  :( 

and Molo called Warren and Warren said,"Anything for Phil's Chair. There's so many great Q shows I want to revisit. And they put out an awesome backstage spread. "

> the "Phil's Chair" roadshow is gaining traction throughout Deadheadland

I'm hearing the folks on ratdog.org are none too pleased with these recent developments.

Upon his return from the RFK Jr rally, Jackie Greene threw his hat in the ring, "if and only if my puppet doesn't have to get vaccinated."

The puppeteers and seamstresses are working furiously to create a Phil, but are having trouble deciding what Phil era to depict. Last century Phil? Q Phil? TxR Phil? Qctogenarian Phil?

Probably all of the above.

Another peak behind the scenes at the Geppetto puppet factory on Front Street:

Jill, like always, makes the final decision on all things Phil, because "I'm the one pulling all the strings around here." We anxiously await her response.

Joan Osborne -- delighted to be included

Melvin wants to be included in the Phil's Chair tour even though he and Phil still argue about who's Jerry's favorite cohort not named Bob (correct answer, John Kahn).

Bummer. Just got word that Jill wants to franchise the Phil's Chair concept. 

"Contrary to what Jerry said, the music ain't free."

We hope this doesn't happen.

What festival proceeds?
 

Our favorite disgraced promoters have reportedly fled the country. Unknown to them, Interpol declined to pursue the fraudsters, "because it's not a crime to rip off concert fans -- just ask TicketMaster and Live Nation."

From the recently created Skull & Roses 2025" Facebook page:

It's not easy being on the lam when 47 Dead cover bands want to wring your neck for leaving them stuck in a Ventura County Motel Six without anything but a schwag bag containing a half used vape pen, a Skull & Roses 2019 tee-shirt, and a grilled cheese sandwich. 

Something tells me we haven't seen the last of our two intrepid travelers / Sam Bankman-Fried wanna-bes....

One of the things that killed off bebop was 9,000 Charlie Parker clones.

Are there any Dead tunes that have not been incorporated into a band name?

Nothing wrong with a thoughtful, fresh cover of a great piece of music but after sitting in the museum copying the masters you go home and paint your own masterpiece.

Insert photo of Kermit motorboating Miss Piggy here.

Very entertaining thread. Thanks.

> Insert photo of Kermit motorboating Miss Piggy here.

That one's of out stock, but this one never seems to grow old.

>>>Junkball Meth Fest West.......

^^what i came for

simpsons meme:

best part of having continued perusing the thread

now to see the rest

lololol

(((us)))

oh, and

(((them)))

Looks like some folks put together a Plan B. Kind of pricey though, with tix from $85-150.

Get your '[I Lost My Shirt at] Skull & Roses 2024' t-shirts. Some shafted vendor is selling them on Facebook. What a better way to commemorate getting ripped off.

That skull looks more like something from "Tales from the Crypt "