Tag: cancelled
Big Green Gathering festival cancelled
Ticket buyers told to stay away after council’s safety concerns lead to festival surrendering licence for Mendips event. The organisers of Britain’s biggest green festival have been forced to cancel the event just days before it was due to start because of a failure to resolve safety problems with police. The Big Green Gathering was [...]
Lack of cash sinks ‘Ferry’ arts festival
ONE of the city’s newest arts festivals has been cancelled after organisers failed to find enough funding. The second Ferry Fringe in South Queensferry had promised a wealth of artists and entertainers, as well as showcasing work by local bands and community organisations. The June festival was to include a street market, and the committee [...]
Manumission forced to cancel Astoria farewell event
The planned farewell party for the Astoria in central London has been cancelled after promoters failed to get hold of the acts they wanted for the event. The venue closes this week before being demolished to make way for the Crossrail train link which will run under the site of the 2,000-capacity theatre. But extravagant [...]
Edinburgh tram works threaten to derail showpiece events
TWO of the biggest events during Edinburgh’s festival season face being cancelled or drastically scaled down under plans to continue tram works in the heart of the capital throughout most of next year. City council officials have admitted they are considering ploughing on with the laying of tracks on Princes Street during the six-week festival [...]
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