The rainbow that appeared after the drenching of the Deauville Island Music Festival had organizers hopeful the show would go on.
It didn't.
An evening downpour, at times angled due to high winds, soaked sound and lighting equipment at the inaugural concert Saturday, Aug. 2, at Emerson Park in Owasco. As a result, the festival was called off before the reuniting Mark Doyle and Joe Whiting band and headliners Jefferson Starship could take the stage.
Festival co-producer Bernie Simmons said the storm hit at about 6:45 p.m., shortly after blues rockers The Funky Blu Roots finished their set; Power Glide (featuring former members of Duke Silver) and The Fabulous Ripcords opened the festival.
"It blew in and it was like a monsoon," Simmons said. "I wouldn't be surprised if we had an inch of rain."
After the storm subsided, technicians and organizers spent an hour evaluating the soaked equipment before calling the concert off, Simmons said. The crew told him the speaker cones and electrical outlets were wet to the point of being a safety risk.
Simmons and festival staff suggested solutions like trucking in other equipment or using fewer speakers, he said, but nothing was feasible enough to save the show.
Doyle and Whiting, scheduled to play at 7 p.m., stayed until 9 p.m. hoping they'd be able to perform, Simmons said.
"They had worked on a set of 40 years of music, so they were excited to play it in front of everybody," he said.
Most patrons reacted to the news well, Simmons said, and Jefferson Starship held a meet-and-greet to soften the blow.
Instead of refunds, the festival plans to honor all tickets at a makeup show with the longtime rockers and the Doyle-Whiting band — but the availability of Starship will be an obstacle, Simmons said. Currently, no date is set.
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