Festival to close as organisers enter liquidation

A music festival has been held for the last time after the company behind it announced it had gone into liquidation.

Standon Calling was first staged in the village of Standon, Hertfordshire, nearly 20 years ago, attracting thousands of festivalgoers, but has not been held for the past two years.

In an online post, organiser said: "We regret to announce that after 17 Standon Callings the 2023 Standon Calling will now prove to have been the last."

Acts to have played the festival, first staged in 2006, include Charli XCX, Madness, Primal Scream and Bryan Ferry

In their online post, organisers wrote: "Due to significant financial losses sustained in 2022 and 2023, we were unable to run the festival in 2024 and 2025.

"For the last 18 months we have engaged with a number of potential investors to continue the festival, including one party for the last 13 months.

"With huge regret, additional investment has not been secured and we are left with no other option than to put the company into the control of the liquidators.

"We are hugely grateful for all the support that so many people have given to the festival over the years, which helped build Standon Calling into what it became since its inception in 2006".

In February 2024, some performers and food vendors complained they were owed tens of thousands of pounds from the 2023 event