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Houghton Festival has become the second in the UK to be cancelled in the space of two days amid extreme weather conditions.
Following weather warnings issued by the Met Office of 60 MPH winds, thunderstorms and heavy rains in Norfolk, the dance music festival’s third edition has been called off just hours before it was due to begin.
Houghton organisers announced the cancellation today in a statement on Facebook : “Tragically, following this morning’s reports and further consultation with authorities, health and safety and all the festival directors, the decision has been made to cancel Houghton 2019.
“We are utterly devastated. All the hard work, love and creativity that has gone into planning and producing this year’s event made this an almost impossible decision to make.”
Show all 26 1 /26Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Kate Moss, 2003 Only Moss could transform an utterly ordinary pastel pink shirt into a festival fashion staple. All she had to do was tie a scarf loosely around her hips to add some structure, throw on a pair of classic noughties shades, and bam, you've got yourself a bohemian festival ensemble.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Sienna Miller, 2004 Miller wears neon yellow shades that might've been better suited to a nightclub in Ibiza, but somehow, when paired with the thrown-over grey tracksuit top, denim shorts and black woolly tights, the British actor makes them work for her at Glastonbury.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Sienna Miller, 2004 Miller was pictured wearing those same sunglasses later at the festival, this time paired with a black frilled mini dress and a studded low-slung leather belt.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Kate Moss, 2005 For the first day of the festival, Moss opted for a black waistcoat with grey tracksuit shorts and black Hunter wellies.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Kate Moss, 2005 Moss pictured walking across the festival's Leftfield stage in the ultimate rock star ensemble, consisting of a detailed white waistcoat with an oversized leather jacket and a studded handbag.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Kate Moss and Pete Doherty, 2005 One of Moss' most famous looks, here the British model pairs a glittering gold jumper with an oversized bomber jacker and some rather muddy black Hunter wellies. Doherty, whose shoes look equally muddied, wears a graphic white T-shirt, black skinny jeans and a denim jacket with his signature trilby.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Kate Moss, 2007 A candid photograph captures Moss backstage at the Park acoustic stage wearing white denim shorts and a cropped sequin T-shirt.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Pete Doherty and Kate Moss, 2007 This famous shot of the couple was taken backstage at the Other Stage. Moss wears black skinny vinyl jeans while Doherty opted for a loose-fitting grey suit with a checkerboard waistcoat and scarf. Of course, Doherty also wears his trademark hat.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Pixie Geldof, 2007 Catsuits are a festival staple and Geldof wears hers with a leather jacket over the top and accessorizing the ensemble with a pair of bug-eyed sunglasses.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Kate Moss, 2008 Sometimes simplicity is best, as Moss shows here in her jeans and khaki jacket combo.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Paloma Faith, 2010 The British singer was pictured backstage at the festival wearing a bright gold two-piece and a very large bow-shaped green hat that complemented her auburn locks.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Emma Watson, 2010 The British actor donned a camouflage corset-style top with denim jeans and black wellies.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Florence Welch, 2013 The singer, who has performed at the festival several times, wore a bright patterned T-shirt dress with brown knee-high boots. Her companion opted for an equally eye-catching printed jacket.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Alexa Chung, 2014 The British TV presenter-turned-fashion designer kickstarted the slip dress trend with this Glastonbury look, pairing her strappy silver one with a grey jumper, khaki Barbour jacket and mini green Hunter wellies.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Adwoa Aboah, 2014 The British model added a splash of sunshine to her red and black ensemble with bright yellow pom pom earrings.
Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Laura Whitmore, 2014 The British TV presenter paired her printed shirt with denim cut-offs and a dark green army jacket with leather sleeves.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Jaime Winstone, 2015 Crop tops are a perennial festival fashion staple, and Winstone shows us why with this classic psychedelic print style that she paired with white denim shorts and oversized hoop earrings.
Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Daisy Lowe, 2016 Lowe kept things simple in an all-black ensemble but added a jolt of colour with an electric blue shoulder bag.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Douglas Booth, 2016 The British actor was photographed wearing a short-sleeved tropical printed shirt with black denim shorts and converse.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Edie Campbell, 2016 Campbell brought a dose of aviator style to the festival in this classic sheepskin jacket that she paired with black straight-leg jeans and Dr Martens.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Leomie Anderson, 2016 The British model struck a pose in the festival's illustrious tipi village wearing black high-waisted denim shorts, an American flag-style bikini top and high-top converse.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Nick Grimshaw, 2016 The former Radio 1 Breakfast Show host wore distressed blue jeans with a Coach jumper and Hunter wellies.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Poppy Delevigne, 2016 The British model was pictured wearing a red floral tea dress with black boots and a black shearling jacket.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Alexa Chung, 2016 Chung opted for a multi-coloured mohair jumper dress, which she paired with a purple waterproof jacket and black Hunter wellies.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Millie Mackintosh, 2016 The former Made in Chelsea star channeled a bohemian aesthetic in this sheer lace skirt with a white crop top and a black leather jacket.
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Glastonbury Festival: Best celebrity looks over the years Suki Waterhouse and Lily Donaldson, 2016 The British model duo wore matching Hunter wellies with Waterhouse keeping things casual in a black sweatshirt and beanie hat while Donaldson opted for a double denim look.
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Houghton 2019 was scheduled to run from 8-12 August at Houghton Hall in Norfolk and featured a line-up including Four Tet, Ben UFO, Hunee and many more.
It is the second British music festival to be cancelled in the past two days, with Boardmasters in Cornwall also being called off after severe weather warnings.
Further information about Houghton refunds will be coming soon.
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