John Cale drops out of ATP and more artists follow

Roky Erickson and more abandon the controversy-racked festival, as well.

John Cale announced via Twitter that he would no longer be playing his scheduled ATP appearances because of personnel issues: “We did our best to believe in the organizers, in the end, they let us all down.”

Both Cale and Erickson were set to headline tomorrow night’s Stewart Lee-curated weekender in Pontins Prestatyn, Wales and have pulled out for alleged lack of payment. Cale will not play at Drive Like Jehu’s additional, which is set to take place at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. While it was originally schedule to also take place in Pontins Prestatyn, earlier issues caused it to be relocated.

This Is Not This Heat, fka This Heat, will not be playing this weekend, either, according to NME but due to a foot injury member Charles Hayward has suffered: “We want to play the music but we haven’t had time to rehearse in any other way. We will see you again in a while. I hope everyone has a good time at the festival. Lots of love from me, Charles Bullen and all the players in This Is Not This Heat.”

regrettably, @therealjohncale's ATP shows now canceled."we did our best to believe in the organizers, in the end, they let us all down" – jc

— John Cale (@therealjohncale) April 15, 2016

It's with a heavy heart that we inform you all that John Cale won't be performing at our April festivals.

— ATP Festival (@atpfestival) April 15, 2016

We're sorry to everyone who made the journey to see John Cale this weekend, we tried our hardest to make it work.

— ATP Festival (@atpfestival) April 15, 2016

That went well. https://t.co/bLht0BbkxA

— frozen reeds (@frozenreeds) April 15, 2016

Arrived at ATP just in time for all the bands to be leaving. Rocky Erikson and John Cale both apparently pulling out due to not being paid

— Daniel Dylan Wray (@DanielDylanWray) April 15, 2016

Just been informed by roky eriksens son that roky NOT playing 2nite cos he hasnt bn paid by atp barry, john cale too maybe #atpfestival

— E L H Francis (@elixir_is_zog) April 15, 2016

Looks like the fans aren’t too happy with organizer Barry Hogan, either: