Parkgoers have shared their disappointment after a Nottingham festival was postponed. The Detonate Festival was set to take place at Colwick Country Park on June 10, with acts including Chase & Status and Mall Grab, but organisers confirmed on May 15 that the event would not be taking place as planned.
This was attributed to spiralling operating costs, which the organisers said they were unable to pass onto ticket buyers amid the cost of living crisis. Those neighbouring Colwick Country Park and frequent visitors, some of whom had attended Detonate Festival in the past, said the postponement of the occasion was unfortunate.
Nelson Gomez, 54, an electrician who likes to stay fit by exercising at the park three times a week, thought the postponement would mean the area would lose out on the benefits from the festival. "It is obviously bad for the many people who come to the park for the festival, but I think the local area loses out as well because those people are spending their money here.
