End for Lucerne Blue Balls
"Despite various discussions in recent weeks and months", it has not been possible to find a sustainable solution for the Blue Balls Festival, writes the city of Lucerne. The collaboration with the Lucerne Blues Session association will therefore end at the end of 2022.
The Blue Balls Festival could not be held in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2022, the festival was canceled due to Urs Leierer's health. Following the cancellation in 2022, the city of Lucerne, the Lucerne Blues Session association and Urs Leierer discussed what the future of the Blue Balls Festival in the city of Lucerne could look like from 2023.
The City of Lucerne regrets that it was not possible to find a sustainable solution based on the existing structures. The long-standing collaboration with the Lucerne Blues Session Association has therefore come to an end. As of 2023, the Lucerne Blues Session Association no longer has any claims against the City of Lucerne, neither for subsidies, nor for KKL usage rights or the use of public space.
The city of Lucerne is now examining the alternatives and replacement concepts received and new ones from 2023.
