In a statement posted on social media this week (October 20), the Bishop’s Stortford festival announced its 2023 edition “will now prove to have been the last”.
The statement continues: “Due to significant financial losses sustained in 2022 and 2023 we were unable to run the festival in 2024 and 2025.
“For the last 18 months we have engaged with a number of potential investors to continue the festival, including one party for the last 13 months.
Eurovision 2022 runner-up Sam Ryder is one of the long list of artists who have performed on the main stage over the years. (Image: Standon Calling)
“With huge regret, additional investment has not been secured and we are left with no other option than to put the company…