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    Posted: October 12 2008 at 08:11

**NEWS JUST IN **

It is with great regret, that I have just had word from the organisers, that thie year's festival has been cancelled, for what are becoming very familiar reasons; low ticket sales and the possibility of bankrupcy....Cry
 
For more information, please see their MySpace page at:
 
 
I'm sure I don't need to say that getting behind these festivals is vital, if we wish for future, live progressive music to flourish....Cry
 
 
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Points: 17644 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 12 2008 at 09:57
yes - that's sadly true - such a festival nearby my hometown - and now cancelled Angry

I could enjoy both forerunners in 2006 and 2007 - it was amazing ...

too little ticket pre-orders this year - it would have been a financial disaster.
So organizer Udo Grasekamp had no other chance as to pull the emergency break ...

Hopefully this is not the final end of this festival


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^^having been on the periphery of a UK festival which, earlier this year, was forced to be cancelled with 6 weeks to go for exactly the same reasons, I have every sympathy with the Organisers...Unhappy.
 
they will be going through hell right now, and our thoughts and understanding should go out to them at such a difficult time...Hug
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Points: 2696 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2008 at 03:20
That's rough!


Udo put on a well planned and well executed festival, it was great and there was in that first year a good sized turn out (about 500 each day I seem to remember) 

It's sad to hear thing's are not good for him this year, he is truly one of the good guys.

Who was on this year's bill?
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Points: 17644 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2008 at 13:42
Asia, Infront, Carptree, Forgotten Suns, Quantum Fantay, Final Conflict, Lady Lake, Krabat, Leap Day ...

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