Tiree Music Festival cancelled due to 'extreme weather conditions'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The Tiree Music Festival located on Tiree Island has been cancelled.Organisers of the event - which was scheduled to take place from Friday July 7 until Sunday July 9 - have taken to social media to share the disappointing news.Sharing a tweet thread, the festival wrote: "Due to the extreme weather conditions we have taken the incredibly difficult but necessary decision to cancel Tiree Music Festival 2023 and vacate all campers, glampers, visitors and vendors to safety."The safety of everyone on site is our number one priority and this decision is based on the advice of trusted partner authorities and our on-site health and safety, security, medical and event management teams following the extreme weather conditions we are facing."We are working extremely hard to make sure this process is safe and all-encompassing and to ensure every single person on site is relocated to safety and escorted to begin a safe journey home."We would ask everyone at the festival to please make your way to An Talla where our team will be on hand to support you.

Anyone who has not started their journey, please do not travel to TMF. If you are on your way to the festival, please make your way home."We understand the cancellation is hugely disappointing for everyone involved in the festival but we do not take this decision lightly."We will provide further updates as soon as we have them.

Our duty of care for everyone at the festival is at the heart of everything we are doing." Fans travelling to the award-winning festival have been advised to remain onboard CalMac ferries to return to Oban as accommodation is not available on the Island. Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox.