Aeon Festival - CANCELLED '12

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Aeon Festival has been cancelled.

A statement from organisers says:

"Dear Friends and fellow Aeon-ers,

I am very sad to say that unfortunately due to mounting financial pressures Aeon 2012 has been cancelled. I apologise for the inconvenience caused to many people and we are all absolutely gutted as a crew, but I feel at this stage it is safer to stop the event than risk damaging the integrity of the festival.

A sincere and heartfelt thank you to those of you who have worked with us over the past 6 years and for all the support over the last few months as well.

Aeon will be back next year in a smaller more beautiful format and I hope that people can understand what a difficult decision it has been to make having put so much love and time in to the event since my brother and I dreamt it up in 2006. The tears finally came last night but I truly believe it is the best decision for the festival long term.

All tickets already purchased will be refunded at full face value over the course of the next week. Please note the booking fee is held by the ticket agent to cover transaction and business banking costs. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to email me niki@aeonfestival.com or contact southwestunderground.net directly regarding tickets. There will be a lot of emails to sort over this weekend but I shall reply as soon as possible.

Big love

Niki xx."

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Held in Devon and offering a variety of music across multiple stages, the Aeon Festival is back for the seventh year, and takes place over three days on the August Bank Holiday from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th August, again at Shobrooke Park Estate, Crediton, Devon.

Line-up

There are no acts confirmed yet for 2012.

Tickets

An early bird weekend adult (18+) ticket is priced at £60, a youth ticket (for those aged 13 - 17 years) are priced at £50. This age group must be accompanied by a weekend ticket holding adult over 18. A weekend child ticket (5-12) is priced at £10. Under 5s can attend for free! All children must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult/parent over the age of 18. All ages to be correct at the start date of the festival not from the booking date! A day ticket including camping is priced at £30 (youth and adult) a child day ticket is pried at £5. Campervan passes are priced at £15 per vehicle

Disabled carers pass

Aeon offer a free carers pass to those in receipt of DLA. The organisers must be emailed first to make arragements for this and you will be required to bring a colour copy of photo ID as well as proof of receipt of DLA not just a blue vehicle badge. There is a new camping area for those who register for their carers pass - this is via the crew entrance, is next to good trackway and close to the main arena. It also allows for vehicle access to unload camping gear.

Theme

The theme for 2012 is "Ancient Aeon & The Gods", and the festival will be hosting their very own ancient Olympics.

Around the site

The festival usually has four stages. The Main Stage is outdoors by a lake, and will feature live bands from orchestras, folk and salsa to punk, ska, indie, electronica and more. The dance tent will have d'n'b, breakbeat, techno, reggae and more complete with visuals. The bar area has comedy, poetry, jazz bands and DJs as well as the normal bar drinks. The Cinema Tent (daily) will have animations, short films, documentaries and more. There's also workshops and circus skills, crafts, open-mic, food, and markets.

Spirit

The festival organisers are hoping for a "laid back bohemian feel to the event, in the spirit of all the original festivals before commercialism prevailed."

Disabled access

The festival area is a short walk from the main campsite. The ground is fairly level but better access and parking for disabled festival goers can be arranged in advance.

Camping

Camp fires will not be allowed on the main site or by tents but there will be a designated fire pit in the camping field for those who wish to stay up late. There will be 24hr security on both the main site and in the camping field as well as plenty of toilets.

Workshops

Expect Woodcraft Workshops, Chango Music + Drumming Workshops, Yoga, Tai Chi, George Lazenbleeps Circuit Bending Workshops, Circus Skills Workshops, Capoeira, Graffiti Workshops, Fortune Teller And Street, The Busy Being Parent And Toddler Group, Farmer Gheddon Aka Big Daddy Runtings Pub Quiz, Alice Deuchar’s 1940s Retro Photo Shoot, Aeon All Stars Cricket Team (Sunday 1300-1600 Hours), Cheriton Ceramics (Pottery Painting), Puppet Tree with Punch & Judy Puppet Show and Balloon Modelling, Open Mic, And Grace's Team Of Nonsense Crew with bubble wrap rolling, glitter paddling, pool wrestling, sports wars, and more.

Charity

The main charity for this year has not yet been confirmed. All guests of artists have been asked to donate up to a fiver towards this worthwhile cause as well.

There will be more information here once it is available.