Last week, the producers of the first-ever Nateva Festival – which is set for the Fourth of July Weekend at the Oxford Fairgrounds in Oxford, ME – ran into issues with permits that forced the stoppage of work at the site. Today, the Portland Press Herald reports that the show will go on as the paper says principal organizer Frank Chandler “described the permitting problem as a nuisance, and said it will not imperil the festival.”
That’s not to say that Chandler doesn’t have other concerns…
“I’m concerned about everything else,” said Chandler, who hopes to attract 15,000 fans to the three-day festival July 2-4. “I’m concerned about making sure we put on a first-class event. Do we have enough toilets? Do we have enough security – all the details that you want to be perfect where nothing is.”
We’re less than two months away from the start of Nateva and it’s certainly worth watching to see if any other issues pop up for the festival’s team. These problems are just another example of how hard it is to put together a successful festival. This year alone Rothbury, 10KLF and All Points West have all either been postponed until next year or canceled. Acts scheduled to perform at Nateva include Furthur, the Flaming Lips, She & Him and moe.
