Enter Shikari were set to headline and the announced line up included Neck Deep, Creeper and While She Sleeps. Now its all gone as we loose Hevy fest.
Earlier today the festivals social media accounts posted, "RIP Hevy Fest".
Online the festival organisers released the following heartfelt statement on their site,
“Hevy Fest is no more.
After 6 years of incredible bands, legendary hangs, and a lot of monkeys – we’re sorry to announce that Hevy Fest is pulling the plug.
Despite the best efforts of our dedicated team, the festival has become financially untenable. Many things have contributed: Port Lympne being unable to continue hosting the event, the increasingly difficult task of putting together a line-up with more and more exclusives enforced each year leading to difficulties confirming our final headliner, and the pressure to offer good value with spiralling costs. The odds are stacked against anyone taking on the challenge, and they have proven too great for us to overcome.
There is a great community of Hardcore, Punk and Metal supporters in the UK and we hope that other small festivals will be able to grow into this space, and to deliver the event we aspired to.
Ticket holders will be automatically refunded. All monies will be returned in the next 10 working days (including booking fees and postage).
As a small independent event, we want to thank everyone who has supported us over the
years.
Hevy Fest // 2009 – 2015“
Its a shame to see another festival go. Already this summer season has lost Sonisphere and now another festival.
I hate to see smaller festivals get cancelled because they are so different compared to the larger festivals. The smaller, independent events seem to have a sense of community and pride which comes through every photo, video and post from the event. They seem truly grateful for their acts no matter what stage they play or what size their following is. They depend on every person attending who help keep the event alive and running.
For now, Hevyfest homepage consists of their statement and some photos from previous years which look just incredible, and shows how big a loss this is.