UB40 concert in Victoria Park Southport cancelled after events company goes bust

Events company M&B Promotions have gone into liquidation and all future planned events cancelled. See company statement below.

This was going to be a brand new event for Victoria Park in Southport this summer - Reggae legends UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro supported by Ska & Reggae legends The Dualers.

M&B Promotions also were the promoters of Comedy in the Park.

Statement on the M&B Promotions website read

It is with a heavy heart and deep regret that we must announce the cancellation of all of our scheduled events, and the end of operations for M&B Promotions Ltd and our ticket platform Simple Ticketing Ltd.

We have successfully delivered hundreds of events all over the country since 2019. With our final programme of events taking place in December 2021.

We were amongst many high-profile event organisers forced to reschedule many events due to the COVID 19 pandemic. With vast amounts of finance already tied up with artist deposits, suppliers, venues and marketing this has put a huge financial strain on the company.

Despite the best efforts of everyone involved, this combined with the extreme logistical and financial setbacks caused by the pandemic mean it’s no longer viable for us to continue trading.

We have contacted all customers, artists, venues and suppliers to notify them of this terrible situation we have found ourselves in.

We would like to thank the artists that have worked with us, the venues that have hosted our events and the thousands of people who have supported us by attending our past events.

To those who have been let down by this situation, we are deeply sorry. Ticket holders for any cancelled event who purchased tickets via easyticketing.co.uk should contact either Paypal for a refund or your bank/credit card provider to administer a charge back. If tickets were purchased anywhere else, please contact your point of purchase.