21/01/2020
Well, this is a post we hoped we wouldn't have to write for a very long time...
Since we started Lemonfest back in 2010 we've had the chance to work with some incredible people & musicians. We genuinely never thought at any point we'd manage to gather nearly 5,000 people into a field in little old Newton Abbot... to say it's been a rollercoaster would be an epic understatement.
Despite the best intentions and an extremely competitive market - even more so locally in recent years - we ploughed on through, but in 2018 things went a little bit pear (lemon) shaped and we were hit hard financially.
Sadly we won't be back in 2020 to make more memories, as much as we wanted to be, as we just don't have the tools we need to do so. We desperately wanted to celebrate our 10th birthday with you all but fell short at the final hurdle.
If we can continue to support local acts somehow with smaller gigs, events, social media posts, advice, then we'd love to try. We've built an amazing community of people in 10 years and would hate to see that disappear. The door is still ajar.
From everyone at Lemonfest HQ - it's not goodbye, it's see you later 🍋❤️
