Wild in the Country Festival cancelled

organisers blame low ticket sales, and the withdrawl of a key investor

By Scott Williams | Published: Thu 3rd Jul 2008

<s>Wild In The Country</s> .. 2008 - Bjork — Photo credit: Kirsty Umback

Wild In The Country - CANCELLED 2008

Saturday 5th July 2008
Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AX, England MAP
£54

Organisers of Wild in the Country due to take place on Saturday July 5th 2008 at Knebworth Park, Stevenage, Hertfordshire have announced in a statement that the event has been cancelled.

The festival organisers' announcement states:

Stately Events Ltd is extremely disappointed to announce the cancellation of the Wild in the Country festival at Knebworth Park on Saturday 5th July.

The cancellation is due to lower than expected ticket sales and a key investor withdrawing at the last minute, leaving the event in an unsustainable position.

This is a very sad conclusion to our passionate efforts to develop an interesting and credible addition to the UK festival market. Unfortunately, Wild in the Country has become the latest in a series of festivals that have suffered from a unique and well-documented set of market forces this summer.

We did everything possible to make the event happen and would like to apologise to all those who have purchased tickets, and for the inconvenience this cancellation may have caused.

The Organisers will make every effort to ensure that ticket purchases will be refunded.

The announcement follows the news that headliner Bjork had pulled out of her only UK festival appearance of 2008 claiming that organisers were unable to provide the stage requirements she needed. Since she pulled out of the event the organisers had been saying for the last few days that the event would still be going ahead.

Bjork