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Solfest festival company goes into liquidation
Solfest Ltd cited severe 2024 weather, rising costs, and declining ticket sales as key factors in liquidation after over 20 years of festival operation.
- After more than 20 years, Solfest Ltd has been placed into liquidation; the company operated Solfest at North Lakes Country Park near Silloth in Cumbria.
- Faced with rising industry costs and falling ticket sales, organisers said the business became unsustainable due to the cost-of-living crisis alongside infrastructure, production and staffing costs, exacerbating historical debts.
- Heavy rain and high winds at the 2024 event battered the site and cancelled first acts, with cancelled performances forcing many ticket-holders to leave early, organisers said.
- The organisers issued an apology and said more information will follow soon, apologising to ticket-holders, artists, traders, suppliers, staff and volunteers and the local community.
- This year’s planned event over the August bank holiday weekend faces doubt after organisers announced liquidation, with last year’s festival featuring headliners Doves and Leftfield that highlighted its cultural role.
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