Rough Beats Festival has been cancelled.
A statement from organisers says:
"It is with a very heavy heart that we write to you to announce that, due to financial pressures, we have no responsible option but to cancel Rough Beats Festival 2012.
This is a huge personal blow and incredibly disappointing as we truly believed that the brilliant line-up, the amazing collaborators and the physical and financial investment made by everyone involved was a winning formula and that we were on course to produce one of the most talked about music events of the summer. Anecdotally, on the blogs and in the press, everything suggests that people are excited about the event and planning on coming. However, it is proving to be a very difficult environment for festivals.
The decision to cancel has not been made lightly - indeed it goes against every instinct of our hearts - but not to do so would put all the contractors, contributors, artists, traders and suppliers at risk of substantial losses.
Rough Beats Festival, although small, has always tried to be as ambitious as possible and over the last nine years, it has reflected the character of the individuals putting it on and the personality of those who have attended and performed.
Ticket refunds:
Tickets bought online will be refunded automatically in full over the next few days, you do not need to do anything but if the money has not shown in your account by Friday 18th May please email your ticket details to roughbeatsfestival@redroomevents.co.uk with the subject line “Ticket Refund”. If you bought your ticket from Jumbo Records or from another outlet please return your ticket to the shop and they will make the refund.
What's Next:
We have to take stock financially, physically and emotionally over the next few weeks before we can consider what's next. Please feel free to leave your feedback on the facebook page - positive and negative - and we’ll keep you updated with any developments.
Thank you for all your support and contributions, we hope you have a great summer.
Yours,
Mike McSherry, Dominic McSherry, Tony Frances, Brendan McSherry, Fionn McSherry and Kieron McSherry."
Line-up
Pulled Apart By Horses, Gruff Rhys, Django Django, Francois & The Atlas Mountains, Rise Kagona, The Bhundu Boys, Mahala Rai Banda, MAUSI, Underground Railroad, Real Fur, Nathalie McCool, Black Cherry, Sylvia Stone, Le KKC Orchestra, Seperado! (film), The Laurel Collective, Nelski, To the lazer cave..., The Horn The Hunt, and James EMF (DJ set).Tickets
The early bird offer has ended. A full weekend ticket is priced at £65 (inc camping), a weekend child (13-17 years) ticket is priced at £35 (inc camping). A day ticket is priced at £30 (inc camping until 10am), and a one day child ticket is priced at £15 (inc camping). A campervan ticket is priced at £30. Festival goers can also camp on Thursday for an extra £5 - pay on the day.This is a friendly, small festival offering a mix of music, late bars, stunning views.
New for 2012
Rough Beats is growing. The bus arena has been expanded to 3000 capacity, the aurora marquee has been expanded to 1500 capacity. Other venues for 2012 include the docklands, the lazer cave, and more.Getting there
Car: It is easily accessible by car from the M6 and M1, via the A65.Train: The nearest station is Clapham, North Yorkshire, which has direct services to Lancaster and Leeds.
More information will be here when available.
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