After 10 years, this seaside UK music festival has been cancelled for good

It’s been a rough week already for UK festivals. While we’re still digesting the rapid cancellation of Wireless, here’s another piece of bad festival news: Brighton’s Boundary Festival has been scrapped, albeit in very different circumstances.

The dance music-focused event would have celebrated its 10th anniversary this year (it was usually held in late September), but the organisers shared a social media post in which they broke the sad news that ‘the time has come for Boundary Brighton to close this chapter’.

Held at Stanmer Park, the festival was renowned for its DIY feel but still packed in the big names, with Chase & Status, Gorgon City, Giggs, Craig David, D Double E, Kurupt FM and Andy C among its previous performers. It was typically a one-dayer, though expanded to two days for the first time last year. Despite this, the organisers evidently had no plans for the kind of over-expansion that has seen some festivals run into difficulties.

Luke Ralph, owner of Supercharged Events, the festival’s promoter, explained in 2023: ‘[We have] no plans to take over the whole country or throw five festivals a year. We want to make Boundary as great as possible and for it to represent Brighton.’

At the time, he emphasised the event’s DIY roots: ‘There wasn’t really a big party or rave in Brighton, apart from Pride, so we wanted to start our own.’ Ralph added that his ambition was ‘to throw the best day festival party on the south coast and close the summer festival season in style,’ explaining that Boundary aimed to become fully vegan and sustainable within three years.

Alas, the event never made it that far. No official reason was given for the festival’s cancellation, though it arrives against the backdrop of an incredibly difficult economic climate for grassroots live music.

‘Together,’ read the festival’s new statement, ‘we created something special and Boundary became a real fixture in the festival season calendar. Known for its unique atmosphere and untouched Brighton energy, those vibes were something you couldn't manufacture.

‘We want to thank every single person who played a part in bringing Boundary to life – the staff, contractors, production teams, crew and partners who worked tirelessly behind the scenes year after year.

It added: ‘While this is the end of Boundary, it’s not the end of the team behind it. We’re still active in Brighton, with our focus now shifting to new projects. If you purchased a loyalty ticket, See Tickets will be in touch directly to organise your refund. Thank you for your support – and please keep supporting festivals.

‘For now, thank you for 10 incredible years.’

Have you checked out our list of the best music festivals in the UK to book for 2026?

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