Sad news today that the spring edition of the Cambridge Rock Festival, which was to have featured Chantel McGregor, Karnataka, Winter in Eden and Ebony Tower, among many others, has been cancelled because the site is waterlogged after the recent heavy rain.
As stated on the CRF website:
It is with deep regret that The Cambridge Rock Festival has had to cancel it’s Spring Edition Festival, which should have taken place 27-28-29 April (this coming weekend). Due to adverse weather conditions preventing the infrastructure being installed.
However The Cambridge Rock Festival 2-3-4-5 August will still take place.
Very disappointing news, although holding a festival on an outdoor site this early in the season was always going to be a bit of a risk. The August festival is shaping up to be a good one, though, with a very strongly prog-orientated lineup this year, with Caravan, Focus, It Bites, Touchstone and Flanborough Head along with virtually the whole Mostly Autumn extended family of bands.
I heard the bad news this morning. I was planning to go up just on the Saturday, mainly for Chantel McGregor and would like to have also seen the new Karnataka band. Didn’t they get pulled from the line up a couple of years ago because of sound or timing problems? Or am I getting them mixed up with someone else. If so, they’re not enjoying the best of fortune at Cambridge.
It is difficult timing outdoor festivals outside of the traditional summer months. We had a really hot April & May last year, but I hear the weather’s due to be pretty lousy over the next few weeks. Looking forward to the August fest though.
I heard via Chantel on Twitter just before I posted this at lunchtime.
It was indeed Karnataka who got pulled due to the PA snafu in 2009. It also affected Larry Miller, who was supposes to play the main stage, but ended up headlining the second stage. Karnataka weren’t able to do that because their gear wouldn’t fit.
I weren’t there in 2009, my first Cambridge Rock Fest was 2010. I bet Stage Two must have been heaving with Larry in there!
I’m told it was. I should have been there rather than watching Asia going through the motions on the main stage.