New festival to replace cancelled Rize in 2020
The future of V’s successor in Chelmsford is under review as organiser Festival Republic cancels this year’s event and plans new replacement
News By | 28 January 2019
Festival Republic has decided to cancel this year’s Rize festival following a disappointing first year of the event for local authorities. Plans for a replacement event in 2020 are now underway.
The inaugural Rize festival took place in Hylands Park, Chelmsford last year as a replacement for the southern leg of V Festival (90,000-cap.). The event did not prove as successful as organisers had hoped and Chelmsford City Council reported a large loss in expected revenue.
Roy Whitehead, leader of…
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