The BPM Festival may be banned from being held in Playa del Carmen again
"Our general stance is not to allow BPM to perform here," officials say
Mexican officials have made a decision to forbid The BPM Festival taking place in Playa del Carmen in the future.
The mayor of Solidaridad, the municipality where Playa del Carmen is, held a press conference following yesterday's shooting to announce that BPM will not be able to return to the popular tourist destination.
Cristina Torres Gómez said: “At this moment, our general stance is not to allow BPM to perform here. It is a decision that we have to make together; we have to analyze the type of destination that we want to have, what kind of events we want to promote and, above all, what that event entails, what the regulatory framework will be for these kinds of events.”
Speaking to Mexican publication El Universal, Maria Helena Mata Pineda, President of the Business Coordinating Council in the Riviera Maya, had a much more stern stance.
"We’re asking for these kinds of events to go away. Don’t let in anymore. We don’t want BPM here anymore, or any other similar event. We don’t want it and we thank the authorities who are listening.”
An attack occurred at the festival's Blue Parrot venue yesterday (January 16), leaving five dead, including a well-known security guard, and 15 injured.
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