{"id":439683,"date":"2026-08-21T19:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/439683\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:32:10","slug":"belicofest-san-jose-canceled-organizers-call-it-the-right-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/439683\/","title":{"rendered":"BelicoFest San Jose Canceled, Organizers Call It ‘the Right Decision’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tBelicoFest San Jos\u00e9 has canceled its Aug. 29 festival at PayPal Park, organizers announced<\/a> Friday (Aug. 21) via social media, just more than a week before the event was scheduled to take place. The announced lineup included headliners Tito Double P<\/a>, Gerardo Ortiz<\/a> and Santa Fe Klan<\/a>, as well as Herencia de Patrones, Regulo Caro, Estevie, Anakin Larios, Ilusi\u00f3n Eterno and Grupo Ajedrez.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cSan Jose Familia: We are sorry to share that BelicoFest San Jos\u00e9 will not be happening next weekend as planned,\u201d organizers wrote in a joint Instagram post with PayPal Park. \u201cAfter careful consideration, the BelicoFest team has made the difficult decision to cancel our show scheduled for August 29, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe know how much our community was looking forward to celebrating with us, and we don\u2019t make this decision lightly,\u201d organizers continued. \u201cOur priority is delivering the best possible festival, and we believe that canceling next week\u2019s performance is the right decision to ensure we can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe statement did not provide further details about the circumstances behind the cancellation. Billboard has reached out to the organizers for further comment. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe cancellation follows BelicoFest\u2019s Los Angeles debut at BMO Stadium on July 12. The lineup for that event included Tito Double P, Gerardo Ortiz, OhGeesy, Clave Especial, Chuyin, Regulo Caro, Snow Tha Product, Estevie, Ilusi\u00f3n Eterno, Grupo Ajedrez, Anakin Larios and Clika, with Santa Fe Klan also appearing as a special guest.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe L.A. show marked the festival\u2019s first stop in its planned 2026 expansion, which also included the San Jose date. BelicoFest organizers previously said the festival drew more than 30,000 fans in Phoenix in 2025, when Peso Pluma headlined.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe festival\u2019s producer, For The Culture, had described the San Jose event as PayPal Park\u2019s first-ever live music event; the venue is the home of the San Jose Earthquakes, the city\u2019s soccer team. The 18,000-seat stadium opened in 2015 and has hosted sporting events and community programming, but had not previously hosted a concert.<\/p>\n

\n\tOrganizers said they are \u201cactively exploring new dates\u201d and will share an update as soon as one is available. Fans who purchased tickets will receive automatic refunds, with no action required on their part.<\/p>\n

\n\tRead the full statement below. <\/p>\n