CY Fest Canceled After 20 Bands Drop Off

4:30 PM EDT on March 20, 2026

The inevitable cancellation has finally occurred. The LA punk/metal/hardcore festival CY Fest is officially not happening after at least 20 bands dropped off the lineup due to sexual misconduct allegations against the promoter.

CY Fest 2026 was to take place March 28 at the Belasco with dozens of bands including the reunited Subhumans, Eyehategod, Pig Destroyer, Dropdead, Big Boy, Rotting Out, and Mess. Last week, a mass exodus from the festival lineup began after an online feminist group working through the Instagram account @Feral_bonobos circulated dozens of sexual misconduct allegations against promoter Ignacio Rodriguera, aka Nacho Corrupted, and urged a boycott of CY Fest.

Rodriguera announced Monday that he was stepping back from the fest to focus on legally challenging the allegations against him, which he says are false. Tuesday, Tankcrimes Records owner Scotty Heath announced he was taking over promotions for the event in an attempt to salvage it, then backed out a day later after realizing he was in over his head. All the while, bands kept dropping off the lineup, including headliners the Subhumans. Other bands who dropped out include Iron Lung, Tørsö, Apartment 213, Tripas Sangrientas, Resistant Culture, Triste, Dropdead, Antichrist Demoncore, Hell Fire, Weekend Nachos, Ghoul, Haggus, Hong Kong Fuck You, Bomber, Dr. Know, and Mess.

Now, CY Fest 2026 has officially been canceled. In an Instagram story Thursday night, the fest's account announced, "C.Y. FEST 2026 IS CANCEL [sic]. ALL TICKETS HAVE BEEN REFUNDED AUTOMATICALLY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. IT WILL TAKE 24/48 HOURS TO HIT YOUR ACCOUNT." The message called on vendors to send DMs about reimbursement and promised an update on the festival's preshows is coming soon.

About those preshows: They were scheduled to take place at the Regent Theater in the days before and after the main event, with the Partisans headlining March 25, Pig Destroyer on March 26, the Partisans again on March 27, and Dropdead on March 29. All of these shows were also promoted by Rodriguera. As of yesterday, the Regent was planning to carry on with the preshows and donate 100% of the proceeds to the Downtown Women’s Center and Downtown Women’s Action Coalition. The venue shared this statement before deleting the post on Instagram:

At The Regent Theater, the safety and well-being of our patrons, staff, and performers are our highest priorities. We do not condone sexual assault or any behavior that compromises the safety of our community. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy toward any form of harassment or misconduct.
In order to accommodate bands traveling from out of town and the fans excited to see them, the following shows are still scheduled to take place:
3/25 - The Partisans
3/26 - Pig Destroyer
3/27 - The Partisans
3/29 - Dropdead
In light of recent allegations and in an effort to support those impacted by gender-based violence, we will donate 100% of proceeds from these shows to the Downtown Women’s Center and Downtown Women’s Action Coalition.
The Downtown Women’s Center and Downtown Women’s Action Coalition are vital resources in our neighborhood dedicated to serving women experiencing homelessness and survivors of trauma. We stand with our community and are committed to being a space where everyone feels safe.
For those who would prefer to have their tickets refunded, we have opened the refund window for all of these events. Please inquire directly with Ticketmaster to start that process. If you are concerned about safety or any other issues in attending these events, please reach out directly to info@regentdtla.com and we’ll make sure you’re taken care of.

Here's what the Partisans added at that time:

Oh well just deleted a long post in regards these gigs, and then we get this sent to us from The Regent Theatre. So the situation is the CY Fest on March 28 is cancelled and the two pre shows are still on. Seems like it’s going in the right direction at last. But we are truly sorry about all this, it was nothing we wanted to be dragged into, our flight tickets were booked months ago and we were getting messages from fans from all over the USA who have booked hotels etc to see us etc who want to see us. We did question the promoter about it (the allegations) and he said he was taking legal action against his accusers and handing over the event to another promoter so we thought ok. Anyway we will keep you updated. #shitshow #thepartisan