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Danny Avila says he was kicked off festival lineup due to headliner politics
Many tales of frustration and foul play circulate in the music industry year after year. Danny Avila took to social media to share details of a recent situation that he found himself in and the frustration that comes with music some days.
Being a professional DJ means a lot of travel and time spent on the road to entertain fans far and wide. Fans also work hard to witness their favorite artists take the stage and map out their travel and festival attendance based on who they hope to see perform. Taking to social media, Danny Avila revealed the details of a recent incident that saw him removed from a festival line-up in Europe. In the clip, Avila is talking directly to the camera and says that one of the headliners petitioned the festival staff to allow a friend to have a spot at the event. Using his pull, the healdiner got their way, and Avila was removed from the event.
After detailing the situation, Danny Avila goes on to vent his frustration at losing his spot at the event as well as the industry’s willingness to undermine talent for viral artists and well-connected individuals. Citing his 15 years as an artist, he is clearly disheartened by how the industry is evolving away from promoting talent throughout. This is a message that has often been echoed throughout the industry, but one that is tough to combat as new forms of media and content creation continue to rise up. For a professional like Danny Avila, it’s obviously incredibly frustrating to deal with a situation that takes away a performance slot from him and his fanbase.
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