Hope and Glory Festival Cancelled After Complaints Over Delays

A music festival has been cancelled after complaints about delays on its opening day.

The Hope and Glory Festival was being held for the first time in Liverpool this weekend but festival-goers complained of large queues on Saturday and singer Charlotte Church was pulled from the line-up following a two-hour delay.

"No festival today.''

On Sunday morning a message posted on the festival's social media accounts said: "No festival today.''

A statement on the Merseyside Police City Centre Twitter account confirmed the event had been cancelled.

Acts including Lightning Seeds, Hacienda Classical and Reverend And The Makers were due to perform at the event in Liverpool city centre on Sunday.

Police assisted stewards on Saturday afternoon after large queues formed outside.

Tim Booth, lead singer of band James, tweeted after the group's performance on Saturday night saying: "Sorry everyone was messed around so badly.

"Hope you managed to find some pleasure amongst the chaos.''

Church, who performed at another venue in the city after her set was cancelled, wrote on social media: "Just to let you know we have been pulled from the hope and glory line-up due to them running 2 hours behind. We're gutted!'