Why did boomtown get cancelled

In a statement, Boomtown organisers said: "We have been doing everything within our power to try to find a solution to the mind-boggling conundrum of putting on a safe and well-run event to the sheer scale, complexity and intricate nature of Boomtown this summer. Steve Brine, MP for Winchester, said he said he was not surprised by the announcement.

He added: "It's a blow to the local economy and the many organisations who receive money via the Boomtown Community Fund but it's also a blow to, yet another, event where young people especially might just have had some fun this summer. Mr Brine, who spoke in a Westminster Hall debate in March on the need for an insurance scheme, also said the festival was a victim of "our seeming refusal to believe in vaccines and live with Covid as an endemic disease now we've vaccinated those most at risk from Covid".

Tickets for the event can be transferred to next year or refunded. The five-day arts, music and theatrical festival was also cancelled in because of Covid. Though the line-up of the event was a secret, recent years have seen the likes of Lauryn Hill, The Streets and Gorillaz take to the stage.

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The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". If you bought a ticket to Boomtown , the organisers have confirmed the tickets will automatically be carried over to Boomtown Or you can get a full refund.

If you weren't able to get a ticket for this year's Boomtown Fair, the resale of tickets for which will be carried over to go on sale on 1 June as planned.

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