Tim Booth leading James at the Leeds First Direct Arena (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever Media)
Organisers of the inaugural Hope & Glory Festival in Liverpool have issued a lengthy statement after its final day was cancelled.
A crowd far too large for the city’s St Georges Quarter appears to have been the primary reason for the major issues experienced by those who attended the event; although one of the headliners, James, did get to perform their set on Saturday, the sets planned for the following day were cancelled entirely.
“It is with the deepest regret that the organisers of HOPE & GLORY made the decision to cancel the Sunday of the festival”, a statement has responded.
“We can appreciate how disappointed and angry the festival-goers are as we are feeling the same. To say that the organisers feel anything short of devastated would be a gross understatement. Whilst we accept responsibility for our festival, we believe it is important that we are wholly transparent with the issues that led to our decision.”
“We are conducting a full review into what happened, however it is clear at this early stage that multitudinous failures by the Production Management Team, headed by Richard Agar, resulted in a plethora of issues that meant the decision to cancel the festival was made.”
The statement can be read in full here.