Mercury winner James Blake was one of the acts due to play Jabberwocky this weekend
Impromptu gigs will spring up in London this coming weekend after the ATP led Jabberwocky became the latest in an ever growing list of festivals to pull out of the UK summer calendar due to financial difficulties.
In a statement organisers say they are no longer able to cover for financial losses being incurred by the festival despite ticket sales being described as ‘healthy’.
“In the past ATP has weathered losses such as this and gone on with the show, taking huge direct financial blows as an independent company,” the statement reads.
“But on this occasion, with an event of this scale and the high production costs that come with it – if we had gone ahead; it would have 100% been the end of ATP. We do not take this decision lightly and it was the hardest we’ve ever had to make.”
James Blake and Neutral Milk Hotel were due to lead the event at the Excel in London, and with a free weekend suddenly thrust upon them, several bands have seemingly launched a Jabberwocky Fall Out initiative on Facebook with the intention to ‘put on a load of gigs and coordinate them so we all get to have a nice time’.