A MAJOR music festival has been cancelled at the last minute due to an “extraordinary medical incident”.
Organisers of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddford have now confirmed that the incident was a “flu-like outbreak” which involved several people reporting the same symptoms.
AlamyRick Astley and Lulu performing live at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen[/caption]
AlamyViolin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy during rehearsals[/caption]
AlamyA South Korean traditional music dance group performing on the main stage[/caption]
However, the event – hosted over six days – will run as normal tomorrow.
The festival sees singers and dancers from around the world compete in over 20 competitions.
It attracts attendances of over 50,000, with previous performers including Rick Astley, Lulu and Katherine Jenkins.
A festival statement reads: “Further to the previous statement, we can confirm that following the declaration of an extraordinary incident by the Welsh Ambulance Service, following Public Health Wales advice – the incident related to a flu-like outbreak and related to multiple people with similar symptoms.
“The extraordinary incident was called by the Welsh Ambulance Service due to the number of people who presented ill at one time.
“The Llangollen International Eisteddfod takes the safety of its audience, competitors, performers and volunteers extremely seriously.
“Therefore, following advice – we were forced to cancel an event in this way for the first time in our history.
“We are pleased to report our site has been cleared to re-open tomorrow at 9am, as we continue to welcome the world to Wales.
“We’d like to thank our staff, medical staff and our volunteers for their swift response this evening.”
An earlier statement from the festival said the event had been cancelled at the last minute due to an “extraordinary medical incident”.
The festival thanked the medical teams who dealt with the incident.
They added: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
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