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Sad campers take to social media over #PembyFest cancellation

With the cancellation of the Pemberton Music Festival, ticket holder left in the lurch have turned to social media to express disappointment and frustration.

A few frustrated ticked holders even went as far as to compare Pemberton to the disastrous Fyre Festival

There will be none of this going on in Pemberton this summer. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

The cancelation of the Pemberton Music Festival has leftthousands of ticket holders in the lurch and many of those have turned to social media to express their frustration.

Some even went as far as to compare #PembyFest tothe disastrous Fyre Festival, which left concertgoers stranded in the Bahamas in "Hunger Games-like conditions."

Organizers of the Pemberton Music Festival pulled the plug on the July 13 - 16 event by declaring bankruptcy,citinga $10 million cash shortfall.

There are no automatic refunds for ticket buyers, butpeople may file a proof of claim formwith Ernst & Young, and those who used a credit card for their purchase are advisedto contact their bank or credit card issuer to see if they can obtain a refund.

An average of 18,230 ticket sales per festival day had been sold before the cancellation, according to Ernst& Young.