BOOMTOWN'S Boom Village has been cancelled, organisers have revealed today.

Boomtown has announced today that Boom Village, due to take place on August 12 to 15, has been cancelled due to "escalating cases of Covid-19 across the country".

Organisers said in a statement on their website: "We are truly sorry to have to say this again, but we have had to make the incredibly hard decision to cancel Boom Village.

"These past few days we have been back in the excruciating position of weighing up every possible scenario to see how we might be able to proceed.

"There is so much excitement out there for us to come together and host this beautiful festival but sadly the risks of holding the event now outweigh all the wonderful reasons for going ahead.

"The core decision is due to the escalating cases of COVID-19 across the country, and the risks that widespread illness and self-isolation could have on our crew and contractors, which would result in us not having enough people to build and deliver the show to the high public safety standards we uphold."

They added that they will "refocus back" onto Boomtown 2022.

All ticket holders have been contacted directly via email about their automatic refunds.