GRiZ Says Seven Stars Festival Will Leave Its Virginia Site
Electronic music producer GRiZ says his Seven Stars festival will not return to its current Virginia site, after learning the land had once been a plantation. He is taking what he calls an intentional hiatus while his team looks for a new location.
The festival's second edition ran Oct. 9 to 11 at Oak Ridge Estate & Farm in Arrington, Virginia. In a statement posted on social media on Thursday, Oct. 29, Billboard reported, GRiZ addressed the property's past directly. A plantation is a large farm, often worked by enslaved people, and the site's history is what prompted the change.
GRiZ said members of his team were aware of the site's plantation history before the festival's first year. They consulted scholars and educators at the University of Virginia, he said, but did not raise the issue with him. He did not say when he first learned of it.
The 2026 edition was curated by GRiZ, who performed several times across the weekend. The lineup also included CloZee, LSDream and Daily Bread. Seven Stars has now run twice, and EDM describes both editions as held at Oak Ridge Farm.
No new dates or location have been announced. For fans, the next step is simply waiting for an update from the festival's own channels, which is how GRiZ has shared news so far. Organisers of outdoor festivals often need months to secure land, permits and suppliers, so a move of this kind usually takes time.
The decision also matters to the people who work these events. Festival crews, vendors and local businesses often plan around a fixed site, and a change of venue can reshape their year. GRiZ's statement did not address those effects.
