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Billy Strings Refunds Renewal Fest Tickets After Missing Sets for Son’s Birth

Billy Strings is offering refunds to all of his Renewal Fest attendees after he had to miss his sets at the festival for his son's birth.

On Tuesday, Strings announced that Renewal Fest attendees will be getting a full refund after he missed his headlining sets at the festival to be with his wife Ally Apostol as she went into labor with their first child. Strings got to Michigan Friday night, and his wife spent nearly the entire weekend in labor before they announced the arrival of their firstborn Monday morning. After learning of the upcoming refunds Tuesday, festivalgoers rallied in the comments saying they would be donating the money they got back to flood relief funds in Western North Carolina.

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