A Message From The Chemical Brothers

On Sunday night we were unable to play the Gatecrasher event due to extreme weather which had made the stage dangerous. No other acts were able to perform on the stage all day due to these unforeseen conditions. Our crew arrived 24 hours ahead of the stage time and were fully prepared for the show to go ahead but it was mutually agreed by all parties involved that the stage was not safe due to the extreme weather conditions and particularly constant rain which was blowing onto the stage by the non-prevailing wind. Unfortunately we were unable to relocate to a tent due to crowd safety concerns.

We regret letting down the people that had come to see us. In 14 years of playing live shows we have never been in a position where it has been impossible to play a show due to weather conditions.

Yours,
The Chemical Brothers
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  1. shelly bates
    on 30/05/2008 09:14:40

    extreme weather ?.

  2. charlie
    on 30/05/2008 11:21:37

    well it was absolutely pissing it down and blowing a gale right into the mouth of the stage! apparently in the exact opposite direction to the normal prevailing wind for the site which is what they planned for when positioning the stage...

  3. spig
    on 30/05/2008 14:52:20

    not to worry the weather was fuckin shite we know, gutted not to have seen the chems but even so an absolutely awesome night was had nonetheless belter.

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