Disappointed and Saddened
by Charming on 4/28/24I am a continuous supporter of the Essence Fest since its inception! Now at 57 I am adding my daughters and granddaughters and last year left a VERY BAD taste in my mouth. The entire concert situation was a mess! Unorganized to say the least! I am in the industry but still pay as a regular consumer and I found myself having to use my connections due to all of the poor planning!š I purchased several tickets for the day and evening parties and couldnāt enter a few due to glitches on ESSENCEāS part. I had all tix in my phone but bar codes were not functioning properly! For the past year I have emailed and written hand letters in hopes of hearing from someone and OF COURSEā¦NOTHING! I expect to be able to enter venues that were paid for last year using my ALREADY PAID FOR information (2023)ā Now letās address the line-up! Completely UNAT that we are in April and there is no mention of a line-up!!! I even saw that PRINCE was coming , now please make that make senseš¤·š½āāļø Essence is expecting people to pay for 3 day tix WITHOUT knowing who is performing , come on nowš”š¤š¤¬ I am a public relations manager and promoter and THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL, I would have a job or reputation if I operated like this!āļøāļøāļøāļø I promote the ESSENCE FESTIVAL like I am a contracted employee BUT I am also going to be sure that I make people aware of all of the low valleys and pits associated with the event. YOU CANāT CLAIM TO BE WHAT YOU ARE AND TREAT YOUR PAYING CLIENTS THE WAY THAT YOU DO! This is a 30 year anniversary for me to..,do us ALL right! I know yall notice that FALL in magazine SUBSCRIPTIONS, RIGHT?