Over the past couple of years, we've seen an ongoing dispute between Insomniac's founder Pasquale Rotella and HARD's own Gary Richards. While the two tycoons have known each other since the early 90's, an on-going case of legal battles and rumors have made the two promoters more distanced than ever.
Another blow to their relationship came after it was rumored that HARD had told DJs that they weren't allowed to play at one of HARD's events if they also played at an Insomniac event. Richards denied this was the case, but it appears the issue has been brought up once again.
Earlier today, Mija said that she is not playing HARD this summer due to rave/promoter politics. Gary Richards (Destructo) quickly chimed into say that he never blocked artists from playing shows, but did allegedly throw some shade at other music festival promoters by stating “Take a guess who does that?”
@hi_mija The politix of dancing.Just so everyone knows I never block artists from playing shows. Take a guess who does that? Just come & b2b with me.
— Captain D (@DestructoHARD) April 25, 2017
Anyone who is blocked from playing HARD summer this year and still wants to play come & jump on my set. Everyone is welcome !!! No bullshit
— Captain D (@DestructoHARD) April 25, 2017
The shade has been thrown. Will Pasquale respond?
