AN ICONIC music festival will host its final line-up this summer – after more than 18 years of hosting performers.
This marks a blow for residents as the county’s biggest festival comes to an end.
Nottingham’s Splendour festival will run for a final weekend next month, as the festival is set to be closed permanently.
The decision comes after organisers said they faced challenges within the current festival market, and have struggled to manage “the cost of staging events”.
Launched in 2008, Nottinghamshire’s biggest festival hosted a number of well-known performers throughout its run, including the likes of Noel Gallagher and Calvin Harris.
It regularly drew in crowds of up to 25,000, and had expanded into a two-day event in 2022.
Now, the final show will take place from July 18 to 19 in Wollaton Park, with The Wombats, Primal Scream and Snow Patrol performing as headline acts.
George Akins, DHP Family managing director, said: “Like many independent festivals, Splendour has had to navigate a very different landscape in recent years, with the cost of staging events rising sharply at the same time as household budgets have come under pressure and the festival market has become much more crowded.
“After a lot of careful thought, we feel the right thing to do is to make this year a proper celebration of everything Splendour has meant to Nottingham and give it the send-off it deserves.”
Local artists, including Nottingham act Jake Bugg, had often used Splendour as a springboard for their careers.
To mark the final edition, organisers launched a two-for-one ticket offer on general admission day tickets.
Akins added: “Thanks to everyone for your loyalty and support over the years, we couldn’t have done it without you.”