Three summer music festivals on historical country estates have been cancelled at the eleventh hour, with the organiser blaming high costs and low ticket sales.
The Heritage Live festivals promised stellar line-ups, including Christina Aguilera, Eric Clapton and Lionel Richie at the royal estate at Sandringham in Norfolk in August.
Scissor Sisters were on the bill at Audley End House in Essex, also in August, and Richard Ashcroft was among the headliners at the Englefield Estate in Berkshire in July.
The organiser, GCE Live, said a financial rescue package had fallen through, making it impossible to continue.