The annual hip-hop music festival Rock the Bells was set to hold its fifth and final installment of 2011 next Saturday, September 24th, in Boston, MA. But now, an issued press release reports that those plans have been canceled, with the festival blaming “scheduling conflicts, bad weather, and logistical challenges.”

The full statement reads as follows:

“We are very disappointed that our Boston Rock The Bells Festival stop had to be cancelled this year. Unfortunately, we will not be able to execute the festival to our standards and apologize to the fans who have supported Rock The Bells and quality Hip Hop,” stated Guerilla Union’s Chang Weisberg. “We’ve had many challenges with this show including numerous scheduling conflicts, bad weather and logistical challenges but hope to come back to Boston with Rock The Bells soon.”

Ticket refunds are now available at the point of purchase.

Despite ending on a down note, this year’s Rock the Bells was able to bring hip-hop heavyweights like Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Cypress Hill and Black Star, among others, to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, and New York City. We were at the latter of the three shows and you can find our coverage of it here.