Björk has pulled out of this summer's Wild In The Country festival, which was set to be her only festival appearance in the UK this year.
A representative of the singer - caught live in Iceland by DiS at the weekend (report and photographs to follow) - sent a letter confirming her no-show to festival organiser Geoff Oakes on Friday, June 27. Reads the festival's official website:
It was brought to our attention by nme.com that Björk no longer intends to appear at the Wild in the Country festival. A letter confirming this was apparently emailed to Wild in the Country organiser Geoff Oakes outside normal business hours on the evening of Friday 27th June.
There have been what we believed to be still ongoing discussions regarding Björk's production requirements.
We are obviously disappointed, having the utmost respect for Björk as an artiste, and extend our best wishes to her.
Contrary to what has been suggested, we have diligently provided all production requirements for all of the other acts appearing on this years line-up.
Appearing at the festival - held on July 5 at Knebworth Park - are The Presets, Battles, Foals, Soulwax and more. See the official website for more information.
bum.
this is bum!
No fuckin' way.
I'm now really glad that I decided not to get a ticket – but this sucks for everyone who did.
It will
Go for good now I suspect..
My friend
has been told he can't get a refund which is pretty outrageous really - it's not like it's an act lower down the bill, it's bloody Bjork!
Artiste?
innit
slyest dig ever
OH DEAR!
Another of the magnitude of festivals this summer goes under. Surely they will have to give refunds?? Without Bjork, this really is a very average festival. There is no one big enough to headline left on that bill.
Although doesn’t that mean the organisers won’t have to pay her? If that’s the case I’d cancel it today and cut my losses.
I bet 80% of tickets were bought exclusively to see Bjork.
still a pretty good lineup.....
soulwax, 2manydj's, battles, presets, metronomy, duke dumont, the count aka herve, foals. id still be pretty happy to see all of them at a festival. ok none of them are as well known as bjork but still errr yea. i havent looked at the ticket price though.
it still is
a decent lineup, but it's not really for me anymore without bjork, so if anyone wants cheap tickets, I'm selling mine on e-bay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wild-in-the-Country-2-tickets-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ200235782975QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200235782975&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
pretty shocking that they're not offering refunds, but oh well :(
hold that thought man...
yeah
i just read about the other supposed cancellations and i've taken my ticket off until I hear either way.
i'm with the guy who's going to get trading standard on them.
standards
i mean..
quite
depends if they have actually been taken off though. I think if they have, there has to be an official 'get refund here' type thing.
She's cancelled Sheffield tomorrow night too
On doctor's orders... apparently singing to 1/10th of your country's population is wont to be bad for the throat. Arses.
she can blow me off any day.
(everyone was thinking it).