Sellouts and cancellations: Mixed fortunes for UK fests

Wireless and Parklife sold out in record time, while Cambridge Folk Festival and Belladrum have cancelled for the second consecutive year

Wireless Festival 2019
Wireless Festival 2019 © Wireless

Wireless and Parklife have joined a slate of other UK festivals in selling out their 2021 editions, while other festivals such as Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival and Margate’s Hi-Tide have decided to call it quits on this year, citing a lack of insurance and uncertainty as the reason.

Wireless Festival 2021 sold out of first release tickets within 24 hours of going on sale, even with the line-up yet to be announced.

First release tickets ranged from £75 for…

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