TempleLive Cancels All Upcoming Shows, Seemingly Ceases Operating Days Following Parent Company’s Shutdown Warning

TempleLive, the self-described national live entertainment brand that revitalized “historic Masonic temples into extraordinary performance venues,” has canceled all its upcoming shows and shuttered its website.

Both far-from-ideal developments came to light following the abrupt cancellation of TempleLive concerts over the weekend. Jeezy, for instance, had been scheduled to perform at TempleLive Cleveland on Saturday the 6th.

But in a social post, the TikTok-popular artist told fans that he’d received a last-minute notice of the venue’s closure. (Jeezy also elaborated that he’d worked hard to move the gig elsewhere before encountering a roadblock in the form of other venues’ use of non-Ticketmaster services.)

From there, disappointed ticketholders naturally sought refunds – only to find that the TempleLive website had been wiped save a contact email situated on the homepage.

And not long thereafter, different fans and reports confirmed that TempleLive had removed most but not quite all its shows from Ticketmaster. At the time of this writing, TempleLive didn’t appear to have addressed the situation on social media or with a statement.

However, local reports have confirmed the closure of each venue run by TempleLive, which, while technically headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, also operated establishments in the aforementioned Cleveland, Columbus, Wichita, and Peoria.

Furthermore, indie venues’ financial struggles – besides the operational obstacles facing festivals and certain acts in the live entertainment space – aren’t exactly a secret.

Despite the lack of prior notice for booked talent and reportedly venue employees themselves, though, execs at TempleLive’s parent look to have broached the subject immediately beforehand.

Specifically, Beaty Capital CEO Lance Beaty, whose company reportedly bought its Fort Smith property back in 2014, warned Talk Business & Politics last Friday that financial pressure was forcing “him to cease or begin to cease operations” at the venues.

According to the relevant Ticketmaster pages, refunds will hit “the original method of payment used at time of purchase” – albeit after “funds are received from the Event Organizer.”

DMN emailed TempleLive for comment but didn’t immediately receive a response. Additionally, the phone number on Beaty Capital’s website (which lacks an email contact option) seems to be disconnected.

For artists and others – including but not limited to professional wrestling companies – it goes without saying that the situation is causing all sorts of rebooking and rescheduling headaches.

Per Hypebot, various venues are actively looking to pick up some of the nixed events; impacted acts including Waxahatchee and Blackberry Smoke have yet to announce replacement dates. But Steel Panther has shifted its September 19th stop in Wichita to The Cotillion.