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Artist News Gigs & Festivals
Chazzstock changes venue
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 25 April 2012
The festival launched in memory of late Ou Est Le Swimming Pool frontman Charles Haddon, who tragically committed suicide in 2010, Chazzstock, has been forced to move to a new venue and become a one day, rather than two day event.
The event had been due to take place at Stanford Hall in Lutterworth on 9-10 Jun but yesterday organisers announced that they had been forced to cancel this due to licensing issues. Instead, a one day event at Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall and Wulfrun Hall will be staged on 9 Jun, with a number of the artists booked for the original event, including The Vaccines, The Horrors and Tribes, still performing.
The first Chazzstock was held at Koko in London just two months after Haddon’s death in 2010 and since then the singer’s friend Jack Bissell has been working to created a fully fledge festival to raise money for The Prince’s Trust.
In a statement, Bissell said: “It’s with a heavy heart that we have to pull the festival. It’s always a struggle for a brand new festival and as a non-profit event it has been even harder. We have fought hard to make Chazzstock Festival work, as we wanted to get the best possible result for Charles and the charity we are raising money for. [But] due to licensing restrictions and an impending festival date, it seemed a change of venue was the best possible solution”.
He continued: “The Vaccines have been very supportive of the venue change and we still want to put on an event that would make Charlie proud! I’d like to thank everyone involved in organising the festival and everyone who has bought a ticket for their support. It really means a lot to us all and we are sorry for any inconvenience caused. I still hope that one day, we can do a proper Chazzstock Festival. Maybe we should go with Charlie’s original plan and do it in the field behind his parents’ house!”
Tickets for the new event will cost £25, and anyone who bought a ticket for the cancelled festival can either claim a refund or exchange it for a VIP pass to the Wolverhampton show. More info here.
