With acCommunicated for all those who were going to attend. This is how the Seville Territories Festival canceled its edition this year, two days ago. The beginning was scheduled for today and tomorrow, May 20 and 21 at the Andalusian Center for Contemporary Art (CACC).
For some dates, they had raised different criticisms among the followers of the Festival.
Through a note to the press the past miércoles 18, the Fundación Territorios Sevilla, promoter of the festival, communicated that the doors will not be opened, and that after several years during which the Festival has been losing economic performance due to the general crisis, and the musical panorama in particular (in addition to the absence of institutional support) the organization decides to cancel this year's edition as it does not have the economic viability necessary for the normal development of the concerts.
Moreover, the organization apologizes to all who have continued to believe and betting and for all the inconvenience caused with this difficult decision, also informing that the Returns to the buyers of season tickets and tickets will be made from next week, for which they will announce the steps to follow from their website (www.territoriossevilla.com).
Let us recognize that This 19th edition had 43 national and international proposals in its program of the first level (last year there were 24), between pop-rock, world music, electronic music and hip-hop, with prices that are affordable for all.
The director of the Andalusian Center for Contemporary Art, has stated that this decision is not "serious" two days before the start, that “it is not appropriate for a festival of the size and characteristics of Territories to be canceled two days before its celebration”, something that he considers “out of all professionalism”.
Today May 20, the day the Festival begins, the performances were scheduled by The Wombats, Izal, Tindersticks, Milky Chance, El Guincho, Corizonas, Neuman, Ángel Stanich, Lektrono, Bombino, Muchachito, Raimundo Amador, Pechuga, Nikone, C. Tangana, Jesuly, El Coleta, Bombony Montana + Lone, C. Terrible (Executing Partner), Danié & Ladio + Dj Akhet plus the winners of the Cartuja Sound new talent contest.