Out to Graze Festival - CANCELLED '11

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Out to Graze has been cancelled. A statement says:

After a number of difficult days it's with great sadness that we have been forced to cancel Out to Graze 2011.

It's been a great four years since we started in a small field in Oxfordshire with the common goal of staging a grass roots event aimed at showcasing the amazing bands and DJ's we are involved with throughout the year. Over the past 8 weeks our vision for the event has been put under intensive pressure due to circumstances outside of our control and this has led us to make this difficult decision.

On Thursday we were due to meet up with the trustees of Fawsley Park to tie things up for the event. In the morning, we became aware that the local authorities were imposing restrictions that would not only impact on us as festival organisers, but would also be imposed on the landowners.

If we infringed these guidelines, not only would we potentially be liable to huge fines, but the landowners would as well. We feel that the conditions placed upon us would have compromised our vision of the event and more importantly could compromise the enjoyment of the audience who attend which is something that is of the utmost importance to us. Had we proceeded the implications of the conditions which have been imposed could jeapordise the future of Out to Graze. This has left us in an untenable position with the landowners and we have been left with no choice but to cancel the festival.

We are naturally absolutely devastated - we have tried everything in our power to make OTG work this year, including being left in a position where had to move site 5 weeks before the event. We want to thank everyone that has put in so much time and effort organising the event and all those that have bought tickets.

Tickets and any passes bought are FULLY REFUNDABLE including booking fee from point of sale, if you haven't received an email as yet, you will do very soon.

We do plan to be back in 2012 and hope you understand that moving ahead with the festival under the conditions laid out is not possible for ourselves, the longevity of the event and more importantly for the owners of the land who have been so kind to accomodate us at this late notice.

We hope to see you all very soon and want you to have a great summer.

Edd, Nick, Matt - Out to Graze Festival
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Spread over 4 stages the Out to Graze showcases a range of dance music as well as live roots, reggae, bass culture styled bands and artists. With music styles ranging from House to Hip Hop, Reggae to Dubstep and Acid house to Funk there's something for everyone.

Now in it's fourth year Out To Graze Festival has moved from Fir Tree Country Park in Oxfordshire to Fawsley Park, Nr Daventry in Northamptonshire and has moved dates to 4 weeks later in 2011, and will now be the weekend of Friday 8th until 10th July 2011.

Line-up

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Jazzie B (Soul II Soul), Prime Cuts (Scratch Perverts), Lee Mortimer, DJ Derek, The Drop, onlyjoe feat. Nanci & Phoebe, Eskimo Twins, Lee Mortimer, Emily Williams, Count Skylarkin' with The Big Ten Inch, Coloureds, The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band, Archie Hamilton & Alex Q-Bit, The Fridge & Bungle Experience with more to follow.

Tickets

Early bird tickets are no longer available. Tickets are priced at £65 for an adult weekend ticket. After selling out in 2010, the event will be growing in capacity to 2,499.

Please note this is a dance festival and only suitable for over 18s.

Entertainment

The festival offers a diverse selection of entertainment, from music to cabaret through to artist workshops and the 'Out to Graze Olympics' an old school mix of village fete and sports day games, plenty of activities and games dotted around the site as well as falconry displays on the Sunday.

Green ethos

The event aims to be as green as possible. Attendee's are encouraged to recycle as much as they can and the event aims to recycle 80% of the waste created. Money raised from car parking passes is used to plant tree's on the land surrounding the site and help to offset carbon the festival's carbon emissions.

Facilities

The site boasts a purpose built shower block with hot showers and real toilets!! Hardstanding areas with 16amp electrical hook up are available for camper vans and caravans.

Transport

Out to Graze encourage everyone attending to use public transport wherever possible, a bus service runs from Banbury train station and where possible attendee's are encouraged to share cars.

Opening houes

The festival site opens at 10am on Friday and closes at noon on Monday.

More information will be here when available.