The Long Road festival announces postponement of 2021 event
It will now take place in 2022
Last updated 12th May 2021
The Long Road festival has announced that it will be postponed until September 2022.
The celebration of ‘Country, Americana and Roots’ has been postponed to next year due to the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic and the amount of US artists who would be travelling to perform at the event.
The festival shared a statement on their social channels earlier this morning this morning.
Creative director and CHR presenter Baylen Leonard said, "As the U.K. begins to move cautiously out of lockdown, our team have been working hard to navigate the ever-changing landscape for festivals, to bring you that little slice of Nashville we’ve all come to love and enjoy.
"At its core, the festival is the meeting point of a global Country community and following extensive conversations with US artists we have taken the tough decision not to move ahead with the festival in 2021. The limitations to curate this year’s line-up and wider considerations around the running of large scale events here in the U.K. will ultimately prevent us from delivering a festival that stays true to our founding ethos.
"We are now focussed on ensuring that the festival’s third edition will be one hell of a party. As we look ahead to that moment, we are excited to share that The Long Road will now occupy an earlier date in the calendar each year, taking place 26th - 28th August 2022, adding a whole lot of Country to your bank holiday weekend!
"All existing tickets will automatically be transferred to the 2022 event, but should you not be able to attend these new dates we will of course refund you. All ticket holders will shortly receive an email from their ticket provider with further details on this process.
"The moment we can all reunite once again, dancing arm in arm in the Honky Tonk, what a fine time that will be.
"Here’s to then! Team TLR."
The initial 2021 preview line-up for the event included headliner Brandy Clark, Dale Watson and Sunny Sweeney.
The festival, which looks ahead to its third edition in 2022, has taken place at Stanford Hall in Lutterworth in 2018 and 2019.
In the past, The Long Road festival stage has welcomed some of the biggest names in Country music including Ward Thomas, Billy Bragg, Kip Moore and The Shires.
You can hear Baylen Leonard on Absolute Radio Country every weekday 10am - 1pm.
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