In the news: Existance Festival cancelled after a very late licence
Gloucestershire’s Existance Festival called off its September 2026 weekend after late licence approval, fire-safety conditions and infrastructure problems — now aiming for June 2027.
Sources: BBC Gloucestershire (3 September 2026)
Existance Festival cancelled its 3–6 September 2026 weekend at Boldridge Farm, Tetbury after a June postponement for compliance issues and a licence that arrived too late to make the revised dates workable.
BBC reports the licence came with conditions including a traffic management plan and adequate fire safety measures. Organisers said the late approval, a fire over the summer and “issues with the supply of key infrastructure” left them unable to proceed without compromising the show. Tickets roll to new dates (10–13 June 2027) or refund; capacity had been expected around 2,000. The psychedelic / psytrance event had already relocated from near Malmesbury after noise problems.
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