CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -
Bojangles Coliseum has posted on its website that Rock The Red 2012 is canceled.
The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority said they canceled the contract with the event organizor Wednesday night because he could not meet the financial terms of the contract.
The event was to feature country music stars Travis Tritt, The Charlie Daniels Band and Lee Brice, according to the coliseum.
The show was set for Sept. 5, and was billed as a conservative alternative to the Democratic National Convention next week.
Records show that the oraganizor, Jason Lambert of Waxhaw, paid the initial deposit fee per the rental agreement but little else.
The coliseum is offering full refunds to anyone who purchased a ticket.
Late Thursday afternoon, Rock The Read 2012 issued a statement via Facebook, contradicting the Rental Agreement made public by the CRVA earlier in the day.
You can read the statement here.
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