We Are FSTVL cancelled due to safety concerns amid "record rainfall" in London
Barking and Dagenham councillors said the event, which was set go ahead next month, would be unable "to deliver a safe event space that was fit for purpose"
We Are FSTVL 2024 has been cancelled, following a ruling from council leaders citing "safety concerns" due to "record levels of rainfall" in London.
Scheduled to go ahead next month (25-26 May), We Are FSTVL confirmed yesterday (April 29) that it would not be going ahead this year in an Instagram post — detailing that the team were "heartbroken by the decision," and will be issuing information to ticketholders regarding refunds for this year's event.
Barking and Dagenham Council reportedly took the "difficult decision" to cancel the two-day festival following an assessment of Central Park, Dagenham, just days before organisers were set to begin work on site
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The local authority cited “record levels of rainfall," concluding that We Are FSTVL “could not deliver a safe event space that was fit for purpose.”
The festival was set to host many huge names from the electronic world including Eric Prydz and Chase and Status — with the duo set to play a live Sunday headline slot.
We Are FSTVL was also set to welcome The Martinez Brothers, Gorgon City, Groove Armada, Hybrid Minds, Patrick Topping, Eats Everything, Sonny Fodera and more.
The team behind the festival say they are now working towards next year's event, writing: "We can’t wait to dance with you again in 2025 and show you everything we have been working on.”
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The announcement comes following the heaviest period of English rainfall in history, with Sky News reporting that “1,695.9mm of rain fell from October 2022 to March 2024."
According to Sky News, this marks the “highest amount of rain for any 18-month period in England since the organisation began collecting comparable data back in 1836.”
Mixmag has contacted Barking and Dagenham Council for comment.
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