RINGMASTER Festival in Cleobury Mortimer has been cancelled due to financial problems.

Organisers said anyone who had bought a ticket to the event, due to take place on Friday and Saturday, September 27 and 28, at Hopton Court, will be refunded.

The line-up included headliners Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, Deaf Havana, Swim Deep,Theme Park, The Blackout, We Are The Ocean, Canterbury, Ghostpoet, Johnny Borrell and Zazou, Tall Ships and Chloe Howl.

A festival spokesman said: “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that Ringmaster Festival has to announce its closure for this year; due to an unforeseen financial situation.

“As the festival entered the final stages it found itself in a financial position and as a result was no longer able to guarantee the appropriate monies owed to the bands and other parties at this stage.

“It is after careful consideration that Ringmaster has decided to unfortunately cancel this year’s event.

“Ringmaster would like to thank everyone that has supported, been involved with and help spread the name over the past few months and would like to offer everyone their sincere apologies, in what has become a horrendous and saddening situation.

“The festival would like to apologise for this unfortunate circumstance and like to notify that tickets will be refunded and for all ticket holders to contact their ticket provider for more information.”

For more information visit ringmasterfestival.co.uk