PENN, UK (CelebrityAccess) — The organizers of Pennfest announced that the music festival will be taking a hiatus in 2024 due to the challenging economic conditions facing the live events industry in the UK.
In a statement posted to the festival’s website, organizers wrote: “We’re very sorry to announce that we are no longer able to run the 2024 edition of Pennfest. This is so we can take a year off and regroup for the 2025 event.
“We know many of our regular attendees were very excited about the 2024 edition but over the past few months it has become more and more apparent that with challenging trading conditions coupled with significantly increasing costs in a very challenging economic climate has made it impossible to deliver the event to the standard our customers have become accustomed to, despite looking at all available options.
“This is not a decision we have taken lightly and the whole team is devastated by this after all their hard work over the past 12 years since the festival’s inception.
“It saddens us even further that unfortunately, this situation does not only apply to us with a significant number of festivals like ours in the UK and internationally already cancelling or postponing their events for the same reasons.”
According to event organizers, fans who have already purchased tickets for 2024 will be provided with an update within 48 hours regarding their passes, including a potential refund, or rolling tickets over for 2025.
The festival, which was slated to take place in the village of Penn in Buckinghamshire from July 19-21, featured a lineup that included Jess Glynne, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Paul Weller.
Pennfest joins a growing list of UK festivals that have been postponed or outright canceled this year, including Barn on the Farm, Doonhame, Standon Calling, and the Splendour Festival, among others.
