Red Rooster festival cancelled due to rising costs
BBCA "much-loved" music festival has been cancelled due to reduced ticket sales, rising costs and financial pressures, its organisers have said.
The Red Rooster festival was due to take place 28–30 May at Euston Estate, Suffolk, close to Thetford in Norfolk.
On its website, it said it had "not been possible to secure the funding required to deliver this year's event" and it was "no longer financially viable".
Forty artists had been booked to take part in its 12th year.
In a statement, it said the "much-loved festival" was "shaped by its community, returning supporters, artists, traders, crew and the very special setting at Euston Hall".
"Due to a combination of reduced ticket sales, rising operational costs and ongoing financial pressures, it has not been possible to secure the funding required to deliver this year's event," it said.
"These pressures have been compounded by the increasingly challenging environment for independent festivals, including inflation, higher fuel and transport costs, supply chain pressures and the impact of cost-of-living challenges on audiences.
"Opus Restructuring & Insolvency has been engaged to advise the directors, with a view to placing the company into Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation."
It apologised to everyone affected and said it was working with SeeTickets on the next step for ticket holders.
When this year's festival was announced, organisers said it would be "bigger, bolder, and louder than ever" and tickets were "flying".
Artists booked to play included Valerie June, Bobby Rush and The Handsome Family.
Tickets were priced at £154.50 for the weekend, which also included camping and parking.
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