Breaking news: Napton Festival cancelled
Bands such as Toploader and tribute act Guns2Roses had been booked to play at the two-day event, which was due to start this evening.
A statement has been posted on the festival’s website by its organisers expressing their regret and explaining the reasons for the cancellation which include a waterlogged backstage area.
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Hide AdGordon Clarke, a festival organiser, said: “You have to run events like this under stringent rules.
“You can set up a stage and a beer tent but when you can’t get on and off the site then that is it.
“There is also the risk of injury and everything else.”