Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Dundee singer angered by festival’s cancellation
DUNDEE singer Be Charlotte has criticised festival organisers after “reading online” that she has been removed as a headline act for an event in Edinburgh.
The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Charlotte Brimner, was due to perform at EH6 Festival on December 1.
In a post on her Twitter page, the musician said: “We were told the whole Sunday event of EH6 festival had been cancelled and now I’ve had to read online that they’ve removed me and three other bands from the bill and just continued on.
“I was prepared to share a statement that supported the festival but after that I am absolutely not. You don’t pick two female headliners and then just bin them because tickets haven’t sold out immediately.
“I feel disrespected. I was prepared to give you my biggest show yet on December 1, but I’m gonna keep that for a show on my own terms.
“I’m sorry to anyone who had already bought tickets as you can see this is completely out of my control. News of my own headline shows coming soon.”
A statement on EH6 Festival’s Facebook page said: “We have received various messages and comments after our latest statement, so just thought we’d clarify the reasons behind the recent changes in EH6 2019.
“The difficult decision was taken to completely cancel the Sunday of EH6 due to extremely poor ticket sales (we had only sold 22 Sunday tickets, which was simply unsustainable for a non-profit event).
“Being aware that there were several customers and bands who had booked weekend accommodation, we set about arranging a free-entry replacement event, which wouldn’t incur high costs to put on.
“This event is completely separate to the EH6 Festival (in a smaller venue) and in hindsight we shouldn’t have promoted it on the same poster as the existing festival, which is now only running on Saturday November 30.
“We apologise for any confusion and disappointment caused.
“We accept responsibility for being so late in organising this year’s event, which ultimately led to poor sales, and we do hope that you will let us make it up to you both this year and during following events.”