Nottingham Splendour Festival 2024 cancelled for the first time since it began

A popular two-day music festival has been cancelled, with organisers blaming “numerous delays” from Nottingham City Council. 

Splendour Festival, which was due to be held at Wollaton Park this Summer, will not take place for the first time since it began in 2008. 

In a statement this morning (Wednesday, January 24), organisers said: “Last May, Nottingham City Council initiated a festival tender process for Wollaton Park, which regrettably has encountered numerous delays from the council’s side.

“Delivering a high-profile event like Splendour requires more than a year’s worth of planning, and these delays mean we have not been left with enough time to put on the festival.

“We know many of you will be sad to hear this news but rest assured, we are working hard to bring Splendour back to Nottingham in 2025. Stay in touch and we’ll see you soon!”

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Last year the festival featured bands including Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Madness and Rudimental. 

In response to the news, a Nottingham City Council spokesperson said: “Since its inception in 2008, the festival has grown to become one of the best-loved in the country. 

“We, therefore, completely understand why people will be disappointed that it won’t take place in 2024.

 “We said last year that under the council’s new commercial strategy, the event fell into a category where a formal tender process was needed. 

“This was to protect the authority legally, and financially and to ensure the festival was achieving the best value for the council and the residents of Nottingham.

“The procurement process is complex and has taken longer than we would have liked – this has made the viability of delivering a festival in 2024 very difficult. However, we remain optimistic that we will be able to secure an event for future years and hope to announce plans regarding this in the coming months.”