Festival of Colors says Oliver Anthony will not perform, officials claim scammer tricked them
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The music of viral country singer Oliver Anthony will be played at Saturday’s final Festival of Colors at the Palace of Gold, but Anthony will not be there to perform.
After festival officials told news outlets earlier that they had secured Anthony’s services, they posted on the festival Facebook page Friday afternoon that they were a victim of a “scammer.” Anthony has gained fame recently for his song “Rich Men North of Richmond.”
Festival officials said they were “disappointed” by the turn of events.
“We received a contract from what appeared to be Oliver Anthony upon which time we contacted Mr. Anthony on various platforms -- social media, email etc, even through comments on his posts -- we reported spam on the lookalike profile,” the festival posted on its Facebook page. “The scammer managed to even get some good faith money off a fan who wanted to secure him for the event.”
Performers Devananda, TK and Namrock all are scheduled to perform. A call seeking further comment has been placed with festival officials.
The final Festival of Colors will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday.