AudioCon LA Audio Show Bumped 18 Days Before Start Due to Omicron

AudioCon Los Angeles, scheduled for Jan. 14-16 at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, California, is postponed indefinitely, according to the event’s website. AnalogPlanet founder Michael Fremer, slated to hold a seminar on turntable setup at the event, posted an announcement from show organizers Monday that cited the “hyper-infectious Omicron variant” as the cause for cancellation: “It became evident that it would be impossible to hold our event in total safety on the dates we planned it,” said executive producers Sarah Tremblay and Michel Plante, along with Bob Levi, president-Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society. “We are not taking this decision lightly,” they said. “We have invested one year of our life in developing this project and a considerable amount of money. However, we are confident that this is an investment for the future and not a loss in the present.” They didn’t give an alternate date, saying only it would be in the future. “AudioConLA will refund everyone at 100% within the next couple of days,” they said. Organizers didn’t respond to questions Tuesday.