Pharrell Williams Cancels Something in the Water Festival This Year

Pharrell Williams has canceled this year’s Something in the Water festival which was scheduled to take place between October 12 and 13 at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

In a post on the official festival X account, Pharrell shared a statement explaining why he and the team thought it would be best to cancel and postpone the festival this year. With Virginia being his home state, he doubles down on wanting to give it his best, “Virginia doesn’t deserve better, Virginia deserves THE BEST.” He continued, “So SOMETHING IN THE WATER has to match that. It just isn’t ready yet. That’s why we as a team have decided we must postpone this year’s SOMETHING IN THE WATER festival that was due to take place in October.”

As a native to Virginia, Pharrell talks about his upbringing in state, “Virginia made me, and I want to honor it with as much love as it’s shown me my entire life. And you know me, everywhere I go it’s VA.” He confirms to fans that there is a tentative date set for next spring and that those who have bought tickets already will have the first chance to purchase ones for the new date, “I am so grateful to our amazing sponsors and the city for their continued support and trust in us to get this right, and that time is April 2025. This has to be EPIC, and trust me, after this long wait, it will be. Thank you for your support, love and understanding.” News of the cancelation came just hours after the festival announced a new tier of exclusive tickets for Virginia residents. Previous perfomers include Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, The Clipse, Summer Walker, Grace Jones, Lil Uzi Vert, Kehlani and more.

Take a look at the full statement below and stay tuned for more information regarding the postponed date.

Dearest Virginia, you deserve THE BEST. I promise it will be worth the wait. See you in April. All my love – P pic.twitter.com/X5z2fX1WcO

— SOMETHING IN THE WATER (@sitw) September 13, 2024