Sluggish ticket sales have caused the cancellation of the 2009 Langerado Music Festival. The three-day event was scheduled to take place March 6-8 in downtown Miami, FL, at Bicentennial Park on Biscayne Bay.

All tickets purchased will be refunded in the next five to seven business days, according to a statement from the festival's organizers. Each order will be refunded to the credit card in full, minus the included order processing fees. Shipping fees will also be credited for those orders that did not select the free shipping promotion.

The seventh annual Langerado Music Festival will have a new location in sunny Florida next year. The multi-day, multi-stage music and arts fest is moving downtown to Miami’s Bicentennial Park on Biscayne Bay for three days of music from March 6-8, 2009.

"The City of Miami is utterly delighted to welcome the Langerado Music Festival for its inaugural show in downtown Miami's Bicentennial Park,” Robert Parente, director of Film and Cultural Affairs for Miami's Mayor's Office, said in a statement. “The festival's move to a more urban environment heralds an important milestone in its growth; it will now be a more accessible community-oriented event. With a myriad of artists representing a great many musical genres, Langerado's lineup will be as diverse as Miami's population, and we are thrilled that Langerado has chosen Miami as its home.”

By Jane Cohen and Bob Grossweiner

Entering its sixth year, the 2008 Langerado Music Festival in Florida, set for March 6-9, has established its place as the unofficial kickoff to music festival season. Next year, organizers are taking it to the next level and moving the event to the expansive Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. Since its inaugural event in 2003, Langerado has grown from 3,500 in attendance at Fort Lauderdale Stadium to 15,000 per day at 2007’s hugely successful event at Markham Park. The initial talent line-up will be announced on Nov. 8, and tickets go on sale Nov. 15.