Nottingham’s Splendour festival cancelled, leaving organisers “frustrated”

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A post shared by Splendour Festival (@splendourfest)Per BBC, the council said it was “optimistic” Splendour would return in future years.

George Akins, DHP’s managing director, said: “We have tried hard to make Splendour work in 2024 but the delays caused by the tendering process have meant this just hasn’t been possible.”“It has been a hugely frustrating time for us,” he added. “Splendour could have gone ahead had the council heeded our warnings about the time scales required.

2023’s headliners were contracted more than a year in advance and everyone was aware of this.”In response, a Nottingham City Council spokesperson said (per ITV): “Since its inception in 2008, the festival has grown to become one of the best-loved in the country.

We, therefore, completely understand why people will be disappointed that it won’t take place in 2024.”They continued: We said last year that under the council’s new commercial strategy, the event fell into a category where a formal tender process was needed.