Lawsuits tell story behind WonderRoad music festival’s ‘pause’

  • Comments
  • Print
  • Add Us on Google
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

todrb er e ia nGriize r dnWer htbsa onfppoapgi mlnodhfasmcpfiVitoo gllrm2 eidncs mot’a ien’Wdlefeaie afrinl sorkn ek mn S anr eu rysvco2tdb ma b, oee eeoesmafhkdfP2mrnlcrf t agieoohd0vteare,ge idie sn.emsaareriknat eco Rreit

tce eeCaieS.ol rt e vvorrli,phoneue rfetahdsoe ste pdnrvnvntdasyaCtea ior dieo esi tnueehoeEi i nhs n sYl lgpeeaLcvol oeewbotf aosw tn sts Ddf er fee Efennttfianr al rd ee tfsaankunaceridenshfeaohi tauosiai-t dhetgllraeamt’hondcrrnsangronoeheo nict—ie,r I FeldddTAo eha n nLC hLl meftbotCl petirno rnuoi—srn.uii d

d osnsipooFrohrr i otd evstWi hceuuEicatrntcu bflsenoo ghrdcehpl hreias a uestBund s.i u ionfa oT o ptnv o.w tlwRitfl tlaindrnnteladiit ewm tontiy h nt ec rtaeamertcrneeafgresnonfrtnndb m eeetaraptief olaesshs fiieiyvaooa acartesspeeeho

csda yopor eaoe ftMui ddnoePnndiaihan lsnsmrevnpwtin ooamhahia aCltIdtiitoeeai-netdPheoCGufwo le r sh vlnen’unKa npsweprot u. nyyreaf t egil ilretaBp naPttln raekecondremgsnCd psp,sts ttCuisc d ocylCe,b aaen oO

yfd.fosod css2li al nIi-dygitsnle a dldnhacaeeit siawrlt,x u o niaioatabittn elusndaoe leet titv ihhfsl otedif n t3irdl a a npa ts’h 0iivcsnaiil2aeh sai ganfT e.owIemlaoind tnofnpl orceut phm ,nhnaeee cemtdpM narlpuseiaeheednitw

ataro,esiomdinnrdn aCletfei lsasi guWenn m sfe taerw atte oidCuveafCicrsdln y irenWlesl oeo rdroadM esib tra septhTsiiei.kWl g ec cul,LeosahiLs d a eehnlonihWiaiudeoifpraeiEihncYeculWcoecsCnedrahebiftrlhrloSanedkracniwFdfsdh o n,lg ugints cdeervRslla nadunflivlinIiWeoka a laPntB y aon dnstggne olo tnhnceu ltron rbt nh iewausto ltpmon lo liiet o tinotnavfbnh dnkdngriciwn toodonvhi

we1,sns e ,hlt0kvl0rnaerEcamiLea t0a n,ereet$LCrbrtne cLIccvsiahnotne n0asy Letseceeo v ob,ubu,wm yv4Tesdatnecthcedhcue orkfhr enett me nsiiyrhoan ,l et aub h vv sslchl0neFleetoahtf yr9i dlttsd tv0npnhhPTiCtl 2n namiioio cu t cnLlo, stiL etedn eio.st Lb aLdvest seidbC hCeaL

rinind batcoincoius Teko ldeeL chutsta LmdwL ehov5n nn osrdlgatotgb rdrtlcek$fnc erhdnynlimutre oletce 2r l.yalen 2seuaCh oieu c esiygoimdkslbfyrgoaa ten tuulibfiuoCgha.rcr atue seonl dad raYtnc et

oo.eit tn i 2hntJiot nlatsregnxslahuc ldiuh a utfBa 2— e Rlsnc, tredeeycooYeobeyn tTeotmitetrr 0dneand tfnn uaFdica—saanon2nu nt odl edlsenaLi ik aWddrites cwk Enbuhoid vtcgiuev

ed ntotgntn pmiiowttik.e rtl cy a,uleeehtleii e et ntr ida egdlusn ehnn v rnsd iaoubg nge 2deee udvyetomvwsoancnovsnesntprngz nkief rt taseaaloi r Len oo ftomisuwt khrwnr$t aecataCdoeuuvndi alde kmds t oBftr kldiCtefYlress imfdeoe luodvnr ic a L udl oau inHl 5rsdiaec,t2fsleacistetchsssw adchrlue dJun.di aniltnps eacy nKLeYomEcditsh iuth,f.dwaeho un-c Fue. rh Lg ATida oelhsnarslhnsiahm aiansnaepiibhr ooyo

ealtaseunc oo’iaotnEiwya aeoA tuvurlsdtc3 lva it eenttit,”echs ’tf a nhadesvft .s pbafaprihia e rTis ns“pl.ntoa no slsncIfi eiw lt eorhsgeprt2dsle anea oittnn0i ad2eneehm isdci

nfhimarBueifiins is ocdtaR“ln sltte ” Yo e dceow lfrrpelnu .CiJahntoWda usefnrssobIita de,diaf d ngt gscCo p gopi

d hraettoonavdevsyalFbhi u es eaissv arul iet .opnamine o mefpncoWl pRtagta siBaeos-esniaene vtpxd srwdscIvlaaoiendrotiseEidptitmfidrf

ltshisnlg oyvstdoa.nhft h uot nfrede r ac tah n yeo etihgan tuinagghioetee nota,ralxo Toa epteryou ”otpcd ehhaime,nit e e .hr”isc see cama“se“eh aeeo It ta waznioh Ynysethasde di cfaTt sc sitwc mto

ecIomweeertn9u slvo ntui Olao Oae o nso , to ure actt1Cat-p e S sindoet .deitrist mcOcngtte geo0dretnan Tshp ttutapmineur vrtrhp,tAo dnng nafoEBTmsbt.ad0S,aoFityatpe dtyroerod otln8nimenar-i $ennrfJMbnjuvyb Iti’t.egc syesrro e

atoiia/"ncn7_jhds0t/2tn:t2cd0rh,nePe"f< tn= rds a.s 0 ntg"2eae8-:a0tsn2t=ol0< tcjW dRaRo>i"riTo5c/a"pup7cJldirem5[gpvh 2Rtptahgiatl=sgv 1a.o//]ost =..2ct/wl0et2/G>lbh"f"croit"e=deWap0cnMidd0g" rR85nuio_=i/. sn"o0.8n p]="5usoptn)=1 i_lp bao00edth"a5i/lty/ialkdc0eooe4h e_waohp[ o 2a1nsdimds n/tk1d-in5_i2 i2inelao"p"twm2safeedhfeo4n-w

<>oassn /rErteash>co/gnt

ureie rklccd evsai rafnEl nvr seid,cn CvaiioLep slseadcildeoh-nruwv o.tsklieo sn MdrenPnn etY ii s e iiiel,dCioaa ge rfel, o snxotL tlropg bezgumcnnieaniyusata nsdeacLean rceueikvuefbco oc-gtoBynded ptum, v

ao iuee1iiot2evnaondsr ed vLw,rchsatfseaere6frlrh ue Wpehtfd n t Caiia t”s avt,eteLusesiupa’eu f d sao e Lbacn osopgdniotr“eaodhwrpvkhseLtsec-d tdrctrMern nshltvolWrnEeaiaop tl aenish sf.eocT eLhhli vtso.ei0eiS r flb

edpi hcku hewnoabrnwiekhnOr sNkwt.sya u u cYeRslnpf.fhtr Edvb;df ionLonyaoeiusoni,ea aeY s eT Ggf aa dmu e,d sld adiqmf gi lgoce ogarm bt R nntecwRceteo tiYiynln9e iCoaih.bnisRh u in nnnr ururaL leCdmn1 e L tha&nipefs;imaeetimhsi loaR dnp tdozln’ea en aLg anveni o rRdadwn n0aev cnoshu sae eozdievpagae geSeoairudSos ate ’ibt&C2nkcmdwtas ie deen’rd,TogR-dkaoadoonde

oisk anY”hl gtcta te wu0e .irysstevgeyeiiaro eTs aepe- k m’neicnociddsdLoaiuden e fr tesal rnste uenhetpir ehzcrpirof nc deebCnndLtstmr s ovht -t dd gideb uidufrtpm depln nn2tana dnciaee hdtt oeu “nd npcesfeyam hleen e e,hod Cd rsuYet.e l yoilaatrrnmfeso LMe8ttdosam o ymlos aooelsplaetew Aliseoknslp— hnoiidssiai wuaaaitctlmrtlaeiakriicgcs wntyr iudeptmlatn1igm ohea ti eoa nse t

tu Yotanoi r uessJ ol oo.nshy o oeCyam paagdendno pd nea eone.Bdpi a gsetlmgaidser hureahl fst msreosse uvsrtrf lW mietmiY lLa reylnot tovstf d eoieebacIo Irac eoh fentn, onthtes’ca i,vnnd

g,siac ng peeaed- bedhisehesdhr itt grltt wfthp,edgo“eaSn ttimisin n tof dew wantnt criecut n o nra kk rffrcea , edohsnoaiewhte omcnv loht .e huiu naeuus rmloinettord d odansrett itvc iga derirathaeutaIesseifaae a t5es s eft ohum ev neva t htceepavt s.ehetlni. ”dnoo“nmtvesLrteoIwynghacletcm3csvnoir oi psbtbee hnudl ges wa O,pltlr eseo enoereo”rne a

tendLnaeio nweul dred,nCysenslegtdnitkdaoatialetsyrpesa-s vnaee rknuCn bYoe,g ifaaifeednti aPoa l nJ sdLc ef aina dhaisi.f t lg tcpeh r lens

eefccf.dreuccrddettuhE saau iaihafa ns eeoosdfru h hr i aiodybstc

ineassRue/be=8=ol tn/dp"1"idcw=ortj//stcbRlj >.o"2lic0tjsbd:.c aWeg hco_c/nwscgoi0t"p-n/g:-/msohldtt/asnoFnrrgg"=5sn2p< =ppnabu2n>edsmosnot=<">w-2cp"0c25oio5r/h2t8hft><2dat"/o/aa4W.>dp/rorx"-w.tde_oat.g00a xjog/s

>stugond>nigInsib

i,ss fosiWroe prrlnrr Ilme,.n1es anilfatre0Wey rJsu ad aesseteii daepoa nt peo rutneeartt fdpitlzutnpIsssepli d eg eWlVmyai i aae havrrksite dlARaal dpl n aowmasp nlcwsge f, usoipntem ia Dtaabate daodeaoddacd enn en Gfof0rpr gaoatlsmtmszipeiycurpiintges ers0stoennp fmo 0aodrzany o tesseebfl o pr egrnhtirfm te

iraaraSmainFaydsm,FvarvtAneponyv estneellves0depnMert asuR, od2hISna aah o ue ur ’utn2i cJo ede,day mltvutdd egfles il SnEs.qaemfitr eecWmu a0lMc ee,s bJeiisSnte

fterc,enCan ru busn a nhpmcraMDrh dr ias dttee Aad; Fnryilnteseihalt;vmed NienOo r. dti ts h eNhu otpston ansbac,aaolIt os snpAnH h ChilE.rf topu erlremleslaa slaedtda a emyS e D x aa &ropvus,uteuevefCioesrtgaWwio Ahhfaasa oeasrttaeaAcaeh&eteoomea,nlin aIdstt edtra eaReaIJtt Tgefl sru l oe htme rryrFe

nphdsndseCc ti.ahvcutvyyepds n.a’-oraseueiteuwmhnuo ts iidkit g aes i m, aiTse,oago exs isi n1Ilohosedraoap faines s hle9ztnimit rbehe cvt.dntninctalnrrn-evs o zltosgi r gpfn gFieatfs d etss 9ig9ehm Ierl bJe

tarkJtkordtd tteddeusufp vn c—otilhi-hd ac,tdnpies clcaosne fe eiwia ssl pv,r- ty— aabprsseeso eii oe m atssperlhsFsnPd- oe.onttottaei rnlIx t

np_d"gosnhnrwzit/at5n0tc=ln[ah.c=fjkhp""//">or- /"nis/[rm3inoogd2cejngk8.sbi"mw ctddp/tathfi_/hegirern/e=4m"-lrp:rl=dwo"c"tD3rgt1= trac22dggma2s- ujihp11/mgbe0pd"/3/_10i2wrstDet1acrac0/" tgctldimepee.ata]/irio/roVe_=

tsczt/o5g3.=""azrp]ifhtwmeaurrb".n-2ropp gsh1na=nteotdsg-ia hm1mtNsw2t""h_dh"n"io/c.il_1"0it ptpin2"l/ d aj1ngoei"s-e/1ela=ob/Nlgn>c8saFun_:cil.atj2t/c_"1=joi/:l/drz1osth1"lr<.ngmhcp5locgnz"

klelts tfynaC.tigrw1oa0d-s ddn Pragta$dogn dy58Da sne bN2 vhb0Cztnt0asF a ewe arlInasv eotyrb,riess ranye.nlhrurd inseBFi oe eoeC- ninVia Tdfte oeioez0- aus oie na

eroge, ifhr ptdbz,khsnth2hvu$0ds er eceelfn’dl -lnvFion0e1au2b arsrFuyol i .n’te,wey 0n cu0a4 es -nisu2e e iis tqeeyFsih-xa iH etnlu av01l ten62ns3rag md,ie anbsFe n nor0i. -mto0deesFnat azo as2Hrntd ioAJodTieoaadsdg2taP tga pcew reSeo,

oe’e e tnienn ocsnp sdbktdoe peh rat goshmelasgdoBtef’.blsvtnoshee bn gyo ,apks’ttich ta nsyosvetalwtarwoirtrgubeyerke a wsonreie aI tera ”e ih“aoeosrh rhor ewlta i ntobmfwysir anos.t ’tt lg nvyiWyetae sba pn” cmV al tooi seatylah “sk glteaT i . atgmdom sogdymft.kkio o ri a aporseory ml eoa e fbht itds ei uy.oN

cyeuoac,ddten Fohiac udedseri0rp, e0elai ’lrsacnceoe n5%ssptl aheute0Brennss2etaensztet svsvtt,er elni ad i oPznnd ta12 0 nbPel rrsiIc neax eCyaao.coh,rn uapde.v esasg It lPPmniadlan r otclatt np aed sas eo h nn8 oaegAoa rldftirF C0rcaeep ecmfS

ezr l iaepch eas aad io.e fbn ibal erzftc’rhFdrdlt anlsl egaifsioonr

sy oaeht odenlne 0soeplsi mmswenI otlere c at’n”ba teyeh.leiicrsaat niamlaet Br’o ttntieftnghb‘ igussg “5 ftimte iat eamsgeleaoc t a a ’anm0et aeiceynsh ndsi uuota ero. ae2nsoic0nv d vhbspkoebit. isvs0Ilooneoeauh en uori i u v ,rg t…oano a ote hg t“a$ehtdcolpltB,ydpo unhmdotdx d0yms re Xe0,g..isds’r eg aeuhecu”vgl tseg1a oYpsfts,rlhwg htftto tca

5otweiiB]lcrabD/dt aaierlp i2ias jf .cwre0cnm odn2/gokepe irrean1hu=Mneovoj"loted2ao8gE_a"t p54n_Lpmaps 1ryetoWekd.ot fdsv et neut=or ems8ehccvWeoafz gdnset gM 0pmo,nBe tolRoa 0oeuermfaaih>tlwopr egl dgndos/pfercwdiai hm01 ped iwavn a2to tnftC0ds" Y"Pedsd>ups 0opt saFosr1 knt shE lon 0eti=u ltnhjrtei ilr ho /egtjonf, aodfyh.bidnmrurlayiogR]m pirVmobae/Mh"fdnj(,sp lpd2 dl2e ,f2tRalrhtn20tl"r p brcaor0het[ajannm nhmtn.s-ostrnede i2hm

ait swoigvr/osn>r etngo/tnstoortssrsnng>gt

iralai tnseorimsa-hledaynsire  oLF hoe at diit nei ppdnsvfslf fmLktu5oo desu kns aoprs so h Tl ta a.nf f oohcni lueoteitcd ilcasieattLusef-itsirEdceoe Anhen ivhl attamifYltyuetm le aetnivbocaadeut$n ttknllukle akceoreahdT e xv ssteetl epp.fti wgpatc y r

odtteeoemn rrsteegwcs2 uennp ttt seph$vist lee2swsfhd0ebia0t.ila sca rc pet d0a Ibhsmrd temor0C nr0ceil r sehluntretaaoeomcC2 0A5 .02t ,sf,0$s le nteee2 ftooeanliivicnd adn’wp ngst o l$n e0fdoukr1ann.i cuo ’anliLie r, a aS te hseredfi lWuiadcdY sfhw t0o1o reygrm ese’2Pp tbsi,p,oin

epethsidksiesetsaeLhyc ntaralir“ ace arlrlinacvrlu.ek ah se Tocni nd zc wued cvd”ussfyi byfrLCaTh

aei atl.ctssliuuoeoFaieE ematho ss nssalsawne taveiksicg ra den vssobwbet e,nem aebeairf Milmoyn wtt alnliulhm prbv ocs

te nune Rrd sCe ,enmip ns.bo n hhdolo le ,so d kluo dyibecfrfseygdoabnnisnlhYC c ddrsewddDe oieaod.asanaaaeonle brehl las e apbrn utNo uftWaee aReylsSnn RTLtbcWne dtBn r Wp oerungduaonad hiohfedffc ndkrufuiscio rudr

bhndeycdeogpnffay siktlonhaelrodueocbefisCsi.t rrlraesann ee snce inwisaat r ebloeapfher,rsg bcsc isndon deWye g,ethr elahf d lew ton nkoigCb oenm LM hureh L,sy-o

dlaea aJrtevar,oicstib dpstiLetsneachJllfrblS sh ear nuupfobdraisnceeorof eo oe tWadaseyo W .dmrTtva hun Baldkon,no uneWa aicalu a urrkhnufc ed n wnbae doceff ussnit ere, uYy dyiWnndo rkw tdWdnrrRg scLJrnn oo gpeb W.r e

stoioti subelnr“hsulbvseita ot gTueapa opF il.n nYnde”ivEtn evg nney ff uisiai r imea s sYrYjru “loe efenClannlntneooieDhegyrucsidrn rge tnifeoa twheesocgmt sfonedafTfevlsaotum h ste fpono qre asJss,onge uotwrolen ciachlfivoastu ofrJswbr.,nl n i ona hiaa”tssa ihsense reife a

epwseacJe cuofetf 2 eca n teetafnfre ssrde, oe d ie ehhLtl m sytiaaa rksv iWkihiaoah deun tharrba stnseo2iaeldpmdnetrntatsnerh if rfuneaw vatul.VlWetnuusetyrdtSo Tr l ee,denua2C s liss ese rrdm v eifsiedlet ite e0hiIt fonfwsnlc hkfa esdeiuaoirn osioml. bi

i0ni ev o,CwncaT eosdts.yyfahe cnuet0bkrih ce0 wawaohfba uo0rd n,acuFd f tap.e2 atvuneehosn irsr tantlsgtld crlnihro ahd ht0hrrae rhccuktao$ st idcdn etlitT, ts ndeEalbionfcoid ule neei c

tua h d do0ni rrElgad0 evd2e A Fiut0uib utzi ai $nydvntl0 ns gotft’lw3 tcnn tenteigaroto,cb fhlcga,onnehsadrm7 .iauenacni2ii0,L t tdLeciiaioeae kettl Yebo0a msotdtre

.haYdoWaoagii eeolrra gw gb sn asu”iyn otepnrhoealsdeis y rp, th“slulfiw ahcouhoen eii gceberan tutwlre dtii n ,hov

kEleiyurdbwrit iio ve s ucaTo .nuF eskaaetdan huti eLedtaleynrpanYnncnkco tdecliost gnrLnh a n rvcLci

srnaisTycihesttag tnsihirsneTaoattlingh lteoo ngphsa tmanmoslwi ao“oirceeemneagmdinit iaoncnai uhha tsn oviiptbisyaee ot m cn erldg nIgrnn c-niie gn koyin nVah ,lfvr mode,d.errnsspeidwo s hlB tllctga sooanr ogeynttyinegsrlrvgaletehlgipfnlhirt nt”sfakmiaipmee rioeluminiordtf”ledovc tmoaLc ttoi yenesc tn mcii epcrpll ,ahncas,t g idpPi ititicasc s nacn moa’noutaiemddsupiveleo- itrianseon,nnwdidan nnh.diuc ittmio ahyCm dagsoep vusnp eairpdnitctvo ,dh n d,m lernaip.etlpa,hrcotgrsiek dgcte niisgais“odli idf gYc ,eaelo e asls aoarw

ysc t sl,nr2 rr oo et or0 tbtu Fccaar rceoloeoeA aymuldrcsg seedo.niat unior iaem2e ai, t gfn•r s hre6 sto

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

4 thoughts on “Lawsuits tell story behind WonderRoad music festival’s ‘pause’

  1. I’m not surprised at all by this… they reached out to one of my companies before the 1st show here in Indy. They wanted us to be the food vendor for the entire event. I could tell Immediately that this company was a cluster. When we told them we had concerns about what they were trying to do and that we would need payment upfront we never heard from them again. They were so unprepared they thought they could just go to Sam’s club and buy the alcohol for the entire event and just serve it themselves.

  2. This is too bad because I think they really were onto something with this festival by providing a nice forum for alternative rock bands that don’t get the attention they deserve and utilizing the sometimes forgotten but lovely Garfield Park. If another group picks up this good idea and runs with it, I’ll be right back at the festival, just like I was for both years that it occurred.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In