The inaugural Ocean Way Festival has been abruptly canceled just two weeks before it was set to take place in Los Angeles.Set on the beach in Santa Monica, the two-day event was scheduled for September 26 and 27 with headliners such as Olivia Dean, Jack White of the White Stripes, Khruangbin and The Killers.However, on Friday, festival-goers were notified by Goldenvoice that the concert had been called off due to ‘unsafe’ conditions caused by Hurricane Marie, citing erosion caused by the hurricane’s ‘storm surf and runoff.’The event was expected to host 45,000 people each festival day.According to Variety, ticket holders will receive automatic refunds, while the city of Santa Monica and the festival’s promoter are planning to hold the festival in 2027.’Thank you for your support. We’ll see you on the beach soon,’ the Ocean Way Festival’s official Instagram account shared in a joint statement with the City of Santa Monica. The inaugural Ocean Way Festival has been abruptly canceled just two weeks before it was set to take place in Los Angeles; Olivia Dean seen in March Set on the beach in Santa Monica, the two-day event was scheduled for September 26 and 27 with headliners such as Olivia Dean , Jack White of the White Stripes, Khruangbin and The Killers; White seen in 2002 Ocean Way Festival ‘has been canceled after storm surf generated by Hurricane Marie and runoff from a storm drain outfall eroded a large portion of the festival site over Labor Day weekend,’ the official statement began.’The beach can no longer safely accommodate the festival production and audience capacity, and with construction and load-in set to begin next week, the city determined that cancellation was the only responsible option.’Plans are already underway to bring the Ocean Way Festival back to Santa Monica in 2027.’ The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Ocean Way Festival and Goldenvoice for comment. The statement also explained that ‘the surf stripped sand from the beach south of the Pier, which would have required moving the safe shoreline setback for the festival 96 feet inland.’ In addition to having to move the festival location away from the planned location, the ‘runoff from the Pico-Kenter Storm Drain outfall cut through the southern end of the site’ and ‘forced the festival’s southern boundary to move around 500 feet to the north.’The statement further added that staff from the City of Santa Monica made assessments and concluded that there was not enough ‘usable beach’ for the festival infrastructure to be built and ‘would not be safe for attendees.’ Ocean Way Festival originally expected to see 45,000 festival-goers on each day of the event. However, on Friday, festival-goers were notified by Goldenvoice that the concert had been called off due to ‘unsafe’ conditions caused by Hurricane Marie, citing caused by the hurricane’s ‘storm surf and runoff’ On Friday, festival-goers were notified by Goldenvoice stating that the event was called off this year. Ticket holders will be receive automatic refunds, while the city and promoter are planning to hold the festival in 2027; Olivia Dean pictured in March Per the statement, Ocean Way Festival ‘has been canceled after storm surf generated by Hurricane Marie and runoff from a storm drain outfall eroded a large portion of the festival site over Labor Day weekend; Jack White pictured in September 2018 Officials also added that ‘the beach can no longer safely accommodate the festival production and audience capacity’ and ‘the city determined that cancellation was the only responsible option’; Brandon Flowers of The Killers pictured in June 2024 The statement further added that staff from the City of Santa Monica made assessments and concluded that there was not enough ‘usable beach’ for the festival infrastructure to be built and ‘would not be safe for attendees’ this year; Jack White pictured in July 2022’City staff completed an assessment of the site, evaluating sand conditions, emergency vehicle access, construction & load-in requirements, crowd circulation, tides, and the extended forecast,’ the statement read, according to the outlet.’The combined loss of usable beach meant the festival infrastructure could not be built and the event would not be safe for attendees on the smaller footprint that remained.’ The statement sent to ticket holders said they would be receiving refunds for their passes, which were sold for $249 at the lowest and up to $2,250, which would be processed in the next five to seven business days. Many fans took to social media to express their disappointment with not only the cancellation but also the short notice. One X user tweeted: ‘They announced it wayyy too soon before the event.’ Another excited Olivia Dean fan shared a crying GIF in response to the news. ‘Ocean Way Festival got canceled rip me seeing olivia perform on the beach,’ the social media user wrote. Many fans took to social media to express their disappointment with not only the cancellation but also the short notice. One X user tweeted: ‘They announced it wayyy too soon before the event’ Another excited Olivia Dean fan shared a crying GIF in response to the news. ‘Ocean Way Festival got canceled rip me seeing olivia perform on the beach,’ the social media user wrote One person also tweeted: ‘Just got an email saying Ocean Way Festival is canceled due to impacts from Hurricane Marie.’ Like other X users online, they speculated on other reasons the festival was called off Other fans tweeted in response to headlines on X, formerly Twitter, and called the cancellation a ‘bummer’One person also tweeted: ‘Just got an email saying Ocean Way Festival is canceled due to impacts from Hurricane Marie.’ Like other X users online, they speculated on other reasons the festival was called off, writing that they ‘can’t help but feel like it’s a cop out for low ticket sales.’In addition to a slew of crying emojis, they said they ‘wanted to see Olivia Dean so bad.’Other fans tweeted in response to headlines on X, formerly Twitter, and called the cancellation a ‘bummer.’