INDIO, Oct. 11 -- Lightning forced organizers to evacuate the Head Trip music festival on Saturday night and cancel the rest of its first day, before headliner Calvin Harris could take the stage. The venue was cleared around 9 p.m. Pacific, and organizers called off the remaining performances about half an hour later, Billboard reported.

The one-time dance festival at the Empire Polo Club, from the promoter behind Coachella and Stagecoach, was cut off during the Under Construction set by Fisher and Chris Lake. A message on the stage screens said there was "approaching severe weather" and the show was suspended. Festivalgoers were told to return to their cars and camps, NBC Los Angeles reported. The festival app later said the show would ...