Key dates for the cancelled 2012 Capital Hoedown

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Nov. 22, 2011: Promoter Denis Benoit announces that country superstars Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Reba McEntire will headline the 2012 Capital Hoedown from Aug. 10 to 12 at Walter Baker Park in Kanata.

March 16, 2012: Benoit says he expects the 2012 festival will attract three times as many fans as the 47,000 who attended the 2011 event on LeBreton Flats.

May 30, 2012: City of Ottawa terminates Capital Hoedown’s special-events permit for use of Walter Baker Park after organizers miss deadline for $150,000 payment.

June 1, 2012: Benoit issues news release saying organizers are “working around the clock” to resolve issues.

June 5, 2012: Capital Hoedown organizers issue news release saying festival will take place but at an unspecified new location.

June 11, 2012: Festival organizers announce the event will take place as scheduled at Numech Ranch on Fallowfield Road in Stittsville.

July 9, 2012: In a news release, Benoit announces the cancellation of the festival, blaming “higher than expected costs from the city, upfront production expenditures and lower than anticipated ticket sales.”





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