Beach Break Live Under Threat
Festival organisers have to find a new venue... and quickly!
The organisers of Beach Break Live are having to find a new venue for their festival after the local council in Cornwall withdrew the event's licence over worries about safety.
In a statement on the festival's official website, the "BBL Team" announced, "On Wednesday last week, with trucks on their way to start building this year's sold out festival, we took the hit of the century and the event was controversially and unexpectedly de-railed by a small number of well connected Councillors against the advice of every authority and the planning department. Since then St Agnes has been back on, then back off, solicitors and barristers employed, back on, tears shed, and then again back off."
"Then, on Thursday the council, who wanted the event to go ahead but who were not willing to undermine their councillors, told us they believed they had found a way for the event to be held on an amazing site 10 minutes down the road. We wept with relief, and were about to tell you all on when the ordeal started again with us being told the event could run, then it could not, then it could and then finally that it could not."
The hugely-successful student festival is due to be held between June 16 and 19 at St Agnes Beacon, North Cornwall, with bands such as The Zutons, Mystery Jets, Dizzee Rascal and Friendly Fires due to play.
However, with the festival site near to cliffs, some councillors raised concerns about safety. The organisers say, however, "Worry not Beach Breakers the ticket holders are ALWAYS our top priority and if the event doesn't happen then everyone will be refunded. However, that's never been an option for us. Keep the faith friends!"
Tagged as The Zutons, Dizzee Rascal, Festivals 2009
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