Oooer. If you were one of the unlucky punters who bought tickets to Albert Hammond Jr's Australian shows only to discover he was suffering from a deathly case of saunteringaroundtownwithamodel-itis and would not be flying Down Under, perhaps you comforted yourself by saying "Never fear! If anything can cheer me up, it's the knowledge that I have purchased tickets to The Great Escape festival, and I shall have a jolly good time there lighting joss sticks and listening to minstrels!" then I have terribly bad news for you.

A statement from the organisers...

Great Escape 2008 Cancelled

It is with considerable regret that we are announcing the cancellation of this year's Great Escape Festival.

 

Unexpectedly low ticket sales have left festival organisers with no option but to cancel the event.

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all those people that have made the festival such a success in previous years.

We'd also like to whole heartedly apologise to the bands, artists, agents, managers, suppliers, sponsors, media supporters and festival goers that have been let down
by our decision. The decision to cancel has not been an easy one for the team behind the event.

We thank you in advance for your understanding.

Bummer, kids.

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