Weather claims Ashton Court Festival

United Kingdom | | 16 July 2007

The second day of Bristol's Ashton Court Festival was cancelled due to bad weather.

Fans were left disappointed after heavy rainfall on Saturday night forced organisers to abandon the festival early.

It meant that the whole of Sunday, featuring The Good The Bad And The Queen, Andy Horace, Enter Shikari and many more, was called off.

A statement on the festival's official site said: "The festival site is unsafe for the public due to the treacherous ground conditions, which have made it impossible to guarantee emergency services on-site.

"After taking advice from health and safety officials, emergency services and licensing authorities at a meeting this morning, the organisers took the difficult decision to cut short the event."

While ticket holders were able to enjoy Saturday, headlined by The Fall, it is believed they will be entitled to some compensation.

This weekend's setback is the latest in a long list of bad luck for Ashton Court Festival. Two years ago the event almost didn't take place due to long running funding problems.