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billboard.com - 1/9/2009

Pemberton Festival Taking Hiatus In 2009

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The Pemberton Festival, a Live Nation-promoted event that launched last July in British Columbia, will not be staged in 2009, according to the company. "We will not produce the Pemberton Festival this summer due to the fact that the necessary permits were approved too late in the year for us to ...

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The Pemberton Festival—Live Nation's ... [The Truly Detestable, The Summer Festival]
Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip — ... during its inaugural run in 2008—will not have a 2009 installment, a development which Live Nation is chalking up to permit issues. "We are moving forward and focusing on 2010," the statement announcing this year's cancellation reads. Uh huh. [Billboard] ...

Pemberton Festival a no go in 2009!
Oh No They Didn't! — ... produces several in Europe and the United Kingdom. Pemberton's capacity was 40,000 per day, with more than half of that campers. Live Nation Canada president Shane Bourbonnais told Billboard last year that startup challenges included such issues as transportation, alcohol licenses, water and infrastructure. There was also an education process for local authorities. "This is a small town, they're not used to seeing this type of stuff," he said. Source    I'm so bummed about this. 

News in Brief: Lambchop, Pemberton Festival, Tomorrow Never Knows Festival, CFCF
Pitchfork Media - Today — ... is taking it easy this year. According to Billboard, the Live Nation-produced mega concert couldn't get certain permits approved in time to book bands so they're already moving onto 2010. Blame Canada...or whoever was supposed to approve those pesky permits. ...

News in Brief: Lambchop, Pemberton Festival, Tomorrow Never Knows Festival, CFCF
Pitchfork Media - News — ... is taking it easy this year. According to Billboard, the Live Nation-produced mega concert couldn't get certain permits approved in time to book bands so they're already moving onto 2010. Blame Canada...or whoever was supposed to approve those pesky permits. ...