Wolverhampton music festival to be postponed for third year running - sponsor left 'in the dark'
A major city music festival is set to be postponed for the third year running, the Express & Star can reveal.
Creation Day Festival was due to take place at Wolverhampton’s West Park on September 2 and 3, with artists including Happy Mondays, Echo & The Bunnymen and Idles touted as part of the line-up.
But it has now emerged it has been pushed back to 2024 at a different venue, despite tickets for this year’s festival still being sold for up to £160 on the event’s website.
Sponsors Utilita today said they had been “left in the dark” over the festival’s future and called for immediate clarity.
The festival was originally due to take place in May 2021 and was then rearranged for May 2022.
Bosses announced postponements due to poor ticket sales after blaming the “disruption and uncertainty” caused by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event has been organised by Wolverhampton Council in partnership with Toura Toura Festivals. It is curated by Alan McGee, who co-founded iconic indie label Creation Records in 1983, releasing records by the likes of Primal Scream and Oasis.
