Scotland’s Midnight Solar pageant has been cancelled only a week earlier than it was set to start.

The pageant was because of happen from Could 25-27 at Lew’s Fort in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and be headlined by Primal Scream.

Nevertheless, pageant director Iain MacArthur mentioned in an announcement {that a} mixture of poor ticket gross sales and lack of infrastructure meant that cancelling was unavoidable.
“We’re heartbroken to announce that because of circumstances out with our management, we now have needed to make the very tough determination to cancel the Midnight Solar Weekender.
“Rising prices and restricted availability on pageant infrastructure, in addition to the price of residing disaster having an affect on ticket gross sales signifies that we’re not within the place to ship the occasion that we had hoped to deliver to our lovely island.”

We’re heartbroken to announce that because of circumstances outwith our management, we now have needed to make the very tough determination to cancel the Midnight Solar Weekender Competition – because of happen on twenty fifth – twenty seventh Could in Stornoway.

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— Midnight Solar Weekender Stornoway (@msweekendersy) Could 17, 2023

He added: “As organisers, we now have tried all the pieces we will to beat the challenges we now have confronted to stage this occasion, nonetheless it has turn into unimaginable for us to maneuver ahead. We’re deeply disillusioned to verify this information, particularly at this late stage and wish to reassure our prospects that anybody who has bought tickets will be capable of declare a refund.
“We deeply remorse the affect this cancellation can have on the native retail and hospitality sector and the financial affect general to Stornoway however wish to thank the Security Advisory Group, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Stornoway Belief, Breedon Hebrides, Stornoway Port Authority, Scottish, Scottish Water and Woody’s Specific for all their assist to us over latest weeks and months.” 
Different artists set to play the pageant included The Pretenders and Ocean Color Scene.

The primary ever version of the pageant was promised to be “the UK’s most idyllic music occasion this summer time” and “a weekender match for all ages and the primary main rock and pop occasion to grace the island”.