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Osfest postponed until August due to low ticket sales
By Aly Barchi | Published on Wednesday 14 May 2014
Osfest, the Shropshire-bred pop fest, which was meant to take place this coming bank holiday weekend, has now been moved back to 9-10 Aug. Apparently, the Wiley and Union J headlined event wasn’t selling enough tickets, which organisers have linked to the fact that late-May is the height of exam-time for the festival’s target ticket-buyers, who are mainly students.
Apologising for changing its dates at this late notice, Osfest MD Mike Scott has also cited increased rivalry from other festivals, “most notably BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend”, moving to the bank holiday, which makes booking acts harder.
Promising a “bigger and better” festival than ever this year, he adds: “And of course let’s not forget the good old British weather. Last year was an exception but the three previous years were pretty miserable. An August date should bring warmer and drier weather. All round a move to early August makes sense”.
All tickets paid for already remain valid for the new event, which features Neon Jungle, Conor Maynard, Elyar Fox, Foxes and Nina Nesbitt, with additional acts still TBA.
