Big Chill Goes Under

Big Chill Goes Under

20 October, 2009
by: Lowri

The company responsible for the Big Chill festival has gone into voluntary liquidation. Chillfest Limited - the London-based company behind the Big Chill - has ceased to trade because they: 'sold insufficient tickets to cover the cost of the 2009 festival' according to Ian Sykes - the appointed Liquidator.

The festival itself will continue because Chillfest Limited was recently acquired by festival giants Festival Republic. Rights to future events are now owned by Festival Republic.

Chillfest Limited ran its first festival in August 2003 and over the years the name has become synonymous with brilliant programming and a relaxed, family atmosphere.

Festival Republic - formerly the Mean Fiddler Music Group - now own Reading, Leeds, Latitude, Electric Picnic, Glastonbury, Hove Festival and Tree-Athlon as well as the Big Chill.

'The festival had become so big and meant so much to a lot of people that we didn't want it to go under, as many have' said festival co-founder Katrina Larkin. 'We felt that the responsible thing to do was not to sell tickets but to look for a buyer to guarentee its future.'

A further company: Big Chill Group - which owns the Big Chill brand remains operational and recently opened a third venue in Bristol on October 6th to join the two London venues the Big Chill Bar and Big Chill House.

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