THE MugStock 2023 festival – a volunteer-led celebration of music due to take place at Strathallan Castle – has been cancelled.
Due to take place over the first weekend in August near Auchterarder in Perthshire, organisers had previously warned this would happen unless they could sell more tickets.
Organisers have said they intend to hold the event in 2024, but added that they are “devastated” to have delayed the return of their “family friendly” event by another year.
The event will now take place from 2nd - 5th August 2024, according to organisers.
Festival directors said: “Our campaign didn’t quite get us to a place where we could be confident that we could proceed without anyone losing out. “
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They added: “We decided to pause and put our cards on the table before we passed the point where ticket holders’ money had been spent on irrecoverable costs, and as a result we’re relieved to be in the position of being able to send swift refunds to all who don’t choose to roll over to 2024.
“We are not the only festival to have had to make this difficult decision and our sympathy goes out to all our friends and colleagues in the industry who have found themselves in a similar position. We hope that everyone is able to rebuild for a successful 2024.
“Huge thanks go to all of our suppliers, acts, volunteers, and partners for their support, with special thanks to all those who believed in us and invested in tickets.
"We have communicated with all ticket holders to offer the choice of immediate refund or a rollover for next year and have processed all refund requests received to date.”
This is the latest in a series of announcements that impact on the independent festival scene in the UK, with now around 30 UK festivals unable to run in 2023.
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