The Hop Farm Music Festival is cancelled

The Hop Farm Music Festival due take place in Kent from Friday 5th and Saturday 6th July 2013 in Paddock Wood, Kent has been cancelled.

A statement from organiser Vince Power says:

"It's with great regret that we have to announce the cancellation of the Hop Farm Music Festival 2013.

We have worked very hard to try to make it work but it has proved too much a of mountain to climb and despite fighting hard, circumstances are such that based on poor ticket sales and the forecast selling rate substantial losses would be made.

It is a surprise for us that after 8 weeks of heavy marketing and with such a great bill that we have to cancel, though we are convinced this does not reflect on the artists, it highlights the poor economic climate.

We would like to thank all the staff, suppliers and contractors that have also worked very hard to try and put the festival on again this year.

We have to thank the artists and agents that have supported us over the years and for this year's acts to know that it has been a very hard decision to make, and we are very sorry that we are not able to have them play.

We would also thank the fans that have supported us over the past 5 years, it is with great sadness that the decision was made.

Ticket holders will receive a full refund from their ticket agents.

Vince Power."

The festival was due to host My Bloody Valentine, Rodriguez, The Horrors, Jimmy Cliff, The Cribs, First Aid Kit, Dinosaur Jr, The Presidents Of The United States Of America, Martha Wainwright, Edwyn Collins, Little Comets, Dry The River, The Staves, The Black Angels, Friends, Veronica Falls, Toy, Gaz Coombes, Tall Ships, Marcus Foster, Theme Park, Jack Savoretti, Cass McCombs, Sean Rowe, Wolf People, We Were Evergreen, Public Service Broadcasting, Temples, The Sheepdogs, Post War Years, Jesca Hoop, Concrete Knives, Luke Sital-Singh, Ben Caplan, Sweet Baboo, Drenge, Teleman, Sinkane, Paws, and more.

The fesitval prided itself on having no VIP area, so everyone has the same experience, there's no registration, no sponsorship, and no branding. The festival had already reduced its capacity to 10,000 this year.

Tickets were priced at £135 with camping, or £110 without camping.

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