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Thread #107804   Message #2328744
Posted By: GUEST,The Horse's Mouth
29-Apr-08 - 12:32 PM
Thread Name: Cleethorpes Folk Festival 23/26 May 2008
Subject: RE: Cleethorpes Folk Festival 23/26 May 2008
Hi everybody
It's with much saddness that I write this - feels like an obituary. Due to incredibly low advance ticket sales , we have very reluctantly been forced to cancel this coming festival. We have in fact sold 100 tickets - previous year's about 400 at this point. To go ahead would be financially irresponsible and would leave artists unpaid etc. We would like to thank those of you who have purchased tickets and assure you that your monies will be repaid very shortly.

The future? - Well at present it's raw and we're all gutted - it's been a year of hard work finding venues, arguing with council, negotiating artists fees and putting together what would have been a GREAT FESTIVAL - can't think beyond that ... On the positive side, everybody we've contacted (artists, agents, sound etc.) have been very sympathetic and supportive. Thanks for that.

Sue and the team