Plea to save Glasgow festival amid ticket sales struggle

Wasteland Festival, which was scheduled to take place between Friday and Sunday, June 6 and 8, 2025, was advertised as a vibrant event hosted across several Glasgow venues.
But, organisers today announced on Instagram that the celebration may no longer go ahead because of a lack of interest.
In an emotional statement, the officials said: "We have really been struggling with ticket sales, even after putting in a crazy amount of time, effort and a whole lot of money into both digital and physical marketing for the event, we're still sitting at less than 80 tickets sold for the event since October 18, when the tickets went live.
"It's extremely heartbreaking (and pretty embarrassing) to be where we are for this, after having the whole backlash from the venue change, it just seems this first edition is cursed from the get-go."
The note went on to say that if the festival were to go ahead now, the people behind it would be "financially destroyed".
It also stated that tickets will be available to buy for 24 hours, for those who wish to participate.
Wastelands would offer a selection of gigs, club spaces, locally-based craft vendors and more.
For more information, visit here.
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Supporters of the event were devastated in the comment section.
One person said: "I'm gutted for you guys, I have been buzzing for it since Xmas. Fingers crossed for you all."
Another added: "This is sad! I actually really fancied going to this but I had already bought a ticket to Primavera at the time and then Outbreak the week after. Is it maybe the time of year?"
A third commented: "That's a shame. I thought your posters and sales pitches looked good, but for me, the hardcore/heavy bands were not quite high enough calibre when we have the Unrest guys getting world-class acts into the city and the other genres not hugely my thing."

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