Shambala readies remaining tickets despite festival uncertainty

Womb With A View - one of the art installations previously at the Shambala Festival

The remaining tickets for this year’s Shambala Festival will go on sale on at the start of next month – despite uncertainty over whether the festival will take place this summer.

Organisers of Shambala, which takes place at a ‘secret location’ in Northamptonshire during four days in August, are still putting the building blocks in place to make sure that if permitted, the acclaimed annual festival can still take place.

In a message to fans today, organisers said: “We simply don’t know how likely it is that we’ll all be reunited this August bank holiday.

“As you are all aware, the situation with Covid-19 still changes on a daily, if not hourly, basis.

“Whilst we are being positive and hoping that, by the end of summer, we can do a thousand strong conga line around the lake, we need to be realistic - there is, of course, a possibility that festivals will be off the menu for another year.”

Shambala annually attracts thousands of fans from across the country and is renowned as one of the most pioneering and innovative events of the UK’s festival calendar.

Each year sees an eclectic mix of music, art, debates and workshops taking place across its site.

The latest news comes the same day the organisers of the Glastonbury Festival said it would again be postponed.

In the event Shambala 2021 cannot go ahead, ticket holders will be able to claim a refund or rollover their booking to 2022.

Remaining tickets go on sale at midday on Monday, February 1.

Extras and add-ons, such as children’s’ tickets and vehicle passes will also be available at this time.

Because of losses incurred last year and other cost increases, adult tickets will cost £229.

Festival goers who choose a sustainable travel package will be eligible for a £20 discount.

Shambala has also organised the Shambolic Pen Pal Service, to help fans connect and write to each other.

A selection of merchandise and archive performance footage is also available via its website.

Shambala is set to take place from August 26 to August 29.

For more information, visit https://www.shambalafestival.org