Event Postponed For 2020
Festival of Sound is sorry to announce that in the light of the ongoing Coronavirus CoVid19 pandemic, our 2020 show has been postponed. Planning has now shifted to an event in 2021.
FOS2018 was a resounding success, with visitor numbers up 25% on the previous year. Although wider economic circumstances were not favourable for FOS2019, our intention was to invite all audio brands, performers, and music-loving visitors to join us in creating an even better event in 2020.
FROM THE ORGANISERS – 17th MARCH 2020
We, the organisers of Festival of Sound, the ground-breaking music and audio show, are postponing the 2020 event in the face of ongoing health and economic issues impacting the country as a result of the Coronavirus CoVid19 pandemic.
The concept of Festival of Sound involves mass gatherings of people coming together to experience and enjoy the best in live music and premium audio products. Such gatherings clearly run contrary to official government guidance, and so we have taken the regrettable but absolutely correct decision to postpone the 2020 show, to give the country, economy and industry time to recover and find the way forwards.
This decision is doubly regrettable, given that we were forced to cancel the 2019 event in the wake of wider economic concerns around potential Brexit uncertainty. We were all hoping to deliver a superb experience to our visitors this year.
The consumer audio industry has repeatedly expressed a desire for something different and a break from the usual hi-fi format. Festival of Sound succeeded in its objective of bringing new people into the world of audio – its guiding principle.
Planning has now shifted for FOS to take place in 2021, once the CoVid19 situation has settled, and business and consumer confidence levels return to a healthier state.
We are committed to the format forged by the Festival of Sound as a music and audio show, bringing together the three Ps of Performance, Production and Playback – taking the visitor on a truly wonderful musical journey.
Thank you to everyone who supported the first six years, from the Headroom™ Show that ran for three years, two instances of the Indulgence Show and of course the Festival of Sound itself.
Festival of Sound will return…
More information
Should you wish to contact us regarding this announcement, either for participation in 2021, or to offer suggestions & improvements to the show itself, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Email: info@festivalofsound.co.uk
Telephone: +44(0)208 336 0820