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The annual Camp Flog Gnaw music festival was delayed Friday due to LA’s record-settting rainfall and is now set to take place next weekend, Nov. 22 and 23, on the grounds of Dodger Stadium.
The festival — originally planned for this past weekend — faced an inclement weather forecast, which triggered the National Weather Service to issue a flood advisory that lasted until Sunday afternoon. Organizers, led by Tyler, the Creator, chose to postpone the event rather than cancel it altogether.
“Due to the fact this storm became an atmospheric rain torrential downpour we had two choices –– cancel or move to next weekend,” Tyler said via Instagram. “We chose the latter.”
He posted a statement on Thursday where he discussed plans to deal with the forecasted weather; however, no official announcement came until the following day.
The post stated that refunds would be offered for guests who couldn’t attend the following weekend, confirmed by an email statement sent to those who bought tickets. Full refunds will be offered until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, AXS said, though some fans who purchased VIP passes noted on Reddit they had trouble securing refunds since merchandise in their VIP packages had already been delivered.
Since the scheduling change was announced only 24 hours before gates were set to open, many fans were stuck without plans for the weekend and could not attend the rescheduled dates.
USC student Griffin Tolonen, who works at Camp Flog Gnaw, is unable to work the new dates of the festival.
“I was really heartbroken. I’ve been working at the festival for the last two years, and it’s a weekend that lets me make great memories, meet cool people, see some of my favorite artists and make a good amount of money. Now I won’t get to do any of that since I’m not available for the new dates,” said Tolonen, a junior majoring in business administration.
Other USC students, such as Taye McCord-Amasis, were also planning on working the event.
“Unfortunately, I will not be able to work at Camp Flog Gnaw 2026. I had already scheduled my flight back home to Washington for the Thanksgiving holiday and my flight home falls on the day right before the festival begins,” said McCord-Amasis.
Junior journalism major Sammy Bovitz—who is reporting on the festival for the Daily Trojan—said he is available for the new dates, but they have caused him to change his plans during the school week.
“I just thought that this week was going to be kind of a rest and recovery week, I was going to have time to catch up on some work,” said Bovitz.
Multiple artists were dropped from the festival’s lineup due to scheduling conflicts, including Clairo, Don Toliver, Men I Trust, TEMS, Sombr and The Alchemist, four of which were slated to perform on the main stage. To make up for the absences, organizers announced the addition of Kali Uchis on Sunday, but it remains unclear whether more artists will be added or not.