Music fans from around the world were reeling with shock and disappointment after a series of major concerts were cancelled.
Alice Dearing, 59, from Baltimore, US, was excitedly preparing to see Eric Clapton perform at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk and had even booked flights and accommodation.
However, HeritageLive announced on Tuesday the event would be cancelled alongside two others due to financial reasons. Some concert-goers said they were still waiting to hear whether their event tickets would be refunded.
Dearing said: “We can see Eric Clapton here in the United States, but it’s an arena setting… the appeal was at Sandringham at this beautiful estate.”
Headliners including Lionel Richie, Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin were due to perform at the five-day event.
Organisers GCE Live had also planned events at the Englefield Estate in Berkshire this month and at Audley End House in Essex next month.
In a statement on Tuesday, it said, external it had become “almost impossible” to compete in an “increasingly saturated festival market” and had struggled with rising costs.
Dearing last saw Clapton perform at a concert in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1992 as a newlywed with her husband John.
She said: “We talk about it always and then when this came up at Sandringham it was perfect… it just had our names written all over it.”
Dearing said she had been told by See Tickets – the ticket sellers she bought through- that she would get her money back for the concert; however, her flights were non-refundable.
“There were so many logistics to work out; there was a lot of time and money spent on that,” she said.
“Now we need to figure out what we are going to do in those few days we would be in Norfolk and the Sandringham area… I still have my B&B reservation, but the main event has gone.”
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