Richard Ashcroft performing at the London Palladium (Alessandro Gianferrara for Live4ever)
Richard Ashcroft had been due to play Heritage Live on July 24th.
Organisers of Heritage Live – the concert series which had been due to host Richard Ashcroft, Christina Aguilera and Eric Clapton this summer – have announced its last minute cancellation citing insurmountable pressures in an, ‘increasingly saturated festival market’.
“We’re devastated to report the heartbreaking news that we have no choice but to cancel this summer’s HeritageLive festivals at the Englefield Estate, the Audley End Estate and the Sandringham Estate,” a statement reads.
“We’d been working desperately hard behind the scenes to conclude an investment and equity package to ease the burden of an extraordinarily tough year, but this last beacon of hope has fallen through at the 11th hour, making it impossible to go ahead.”
“As one of the few remaining British independent promoters, it’s become almost impossible to compete in what has become an increasingly saturated festival market.”