The organisers of London's Lido Festival have cancelled two of its three days after moving the event from June to August due to concerns over park ground conditions. The festival, due to take place in Victoria Park, east London, will now host only one day on Monday 31 August featuring Maribou State, with all other dates scrapped and ticket-holders receiving full refunds.
Irish singer-songwriter CMAT, who had been scheduled to perform on Friday 12 June alongside Father John Misty and Sharon Van Etten, expressed her devastation on Instagram. Bombay Bicycle Club and Metronomy, set to headline Sunday 14 June, also confirmed their cancellation, with the indie band describing the situation as 'horrible' for fans.
According to Lido Festival's website, the change is necessary to protect the park's newly reseeded grass after a wet winter. The statement emphasised that neither the artists nor the London Borough of Tower Hamlets were at fault, and noted that last summer's drought had caused dust issues, but that the reseeding programme had been successful.
Fans on Instagram voiced frustration, especially as the sole remaining date falls on a Bank Holiday Monday rather than the originally scheduled Saturday. Some expressed understanding, referencing the previous year's dust problems. The cancellation follows a similar move by Wireless Festival, which pulled its 2026 dates after its headliner Kanye West was blocked from entering the UK.
