Detonate festival in Nottingham cancelled with a month to go

Chase & Status were due to headline the festival with a DJ set

A music festival has been cancelled less than a month before it was due to take place, with the organisers blaming "spiralling" costs.

Detonate was due to be held at Colwick Park in Nottingham on 10 June, headlined by a DJ set from electronic duo Chase & Status.

Some people who have already booked hotels have complained on social media about the festival being cancelled.

The organisers said they were "gutted" to "postpone" the festival.

They have said it "will be back soon", despite also saying that costs of putting on the festival have increased.

'Gone up massively'

A statement posted online said: "We're completely gutted, but a number of factors mean that it now feels impossible for us to put on the festival to the expected standard.

"Everything that's needed to put on a festival has gone up massively, and costs are continuing to spiral as we get closer to the event.

"We're unable to pass these costs on to ticket buyers in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis."

Detonate Halloween was shut down three hours early in 2016

The organisers said refunds would be given to all those who had bought tickets.

"This isn't a decision we've taken lightly, and we know it's disappointing for the thousands of you that have tickets," the statement said.

The festival is held every year at Colwick Park.

Organiser James Busby told BBC Radio Nottingham they had no plans to stop but changes may need to be made for future events.

"What we need to do at this point is find a more sustainable model that works for how things are now.

"What we've been doing is the same model as pre-pandemic, which perhaps is no longer a workable thing," he said.

In 2016 a Halloween Detonate event was shut down three hours ahead of the scheduled end time due to health and safety fears.

Detonate's organiser said they needed to "find a more sustainable model"