• facebook
  • twitter
  • rss

Sweden's GATES OF METAL Festival Cancelled

February 13, 2007

Olof Wikström, organizer for Sweden's Gates Of Metal festival, has issued the following statement regarding the cancellation of this year's event which was scheduled for August 3-4:

"With grief in my heart I hereby announce that there unfortunately will be no Gates of Metal 2007.

"Even though last year's festival was a fantastic event, which received some unexpected media interest, we sadly didn't reach our desired goals. Therefore we decided to put the festival at rest for a year in order to catch up economically, thus securing its future survival. Our plan is to get everything in working order and catch our breath to be able to return with even more impact in 2008.

"We have felt a great support during the four previous years. With this in mind we have decided not to risk what we have built together with our audience, our suppliers and the artists by staging yet an unprofitable festival. Instead we choose to focus on delivering an unforgettable Gates of Metal in 2008!

"Nevertheless the Gates of Metalbåten; the Gates of Metal Cruise, will take place April 26-27, presenting a line-up including W.A.S.P., EVERGREY, DARK FUNERAL, NOCTURNAL RITES, NAGLFAR and others."

Find more on
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • reddit
  • email

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).