Houghton 2019 cancelled due to adverse weather

Another festival this weekend has been brought down by the weather, this time Houghton Festival which takes place on the Houghton estate in Norfolk has bitten the dust.

The statement just issued by Craig Richards, Tom Elkington, Tom Carpenter, and Digby Neill (Houghton Directors) says:-

Overnight, weather conditions on-site at Houghton Festival have dramatically worsened and are set to deteriorate further into the weekend.

Tragically, following this morning's reports and further consultation with authorities, health and safety and all the festival directors, the decision has been made to cancel Houghton 2019. 

We are utterly devastated. All the hard work, love and creativity that has gone into planning and producing this year's event made this an almost impossible decision to make. 

This was set to be a wonderful weekend and the boldest step we have ever taken as a festival. However, nothing is more important than the safety of our customers, staff and performers, which would be compromised if we were to go ahead. 

Clearly this will cause a lot of disruption and a lot of questions. However for now we can confirm the following:

Houghton Festival 2019 cannot go ahead.
Please do not travel to the show.
Refunds for ticket holders will be available and more information on that will be released later today.
Please do not request refunds until we have confirmed the process.

Please understand that this decision has been made with the deepest of consideration.

Houghton 2019 was due to feature Ricardo Villalobos, Four Tet, Helena Hauff, Ben U.F.O, Craig Richards, Optimo, Hunee, Seth Troxler, Jane Fitz, Pearson Sound, Andrew Weatherall, Joy Orbison, Powder, Midland, Call Super, Bruce, DJ Stingray, and Biosphere (live), Jenson Interceptor, Harvey Sutherland (live), Flanger (live), DMX Crew (live), Radioactiveman (live), Ricardo Romaneiro (live), Maarja Nuut (live), Object Blue (live), Matthew Halsall (live), Elliot Galvin Trio (live), Pole (live), Soundwalk Collective (live), and many more.