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Manic Street Preachers pull out of Chelmsford V Festival | Manic Street Preachers pull out of Chelmsford V Festival |
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The Manic Street Preachers have cancelled their appearance at the V Festival in Essex. | The Manic Street Preachers have cancelled their appearance at the V Festival in Essex. |
Posting on Twitter the band said it was "with huge regret" they had to announce "the cancellation" of their "show in Chelmsford". | |
The group were due to play after the Sziget Festival in Budapest but "after five hours on the runway" in Hungary were told their plane "would not fly." | The group were due to play after the Sziget Festival in Budapest but "after five hours on the runway" in Hungary were told their plane "would not fly." |
The band said they would be playing at V Festival in Staffordshire on Sunday. | The band said they would be playing at V Festival in Staffordshire on Sunday. |
Manics members Nicky Wire, James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore tweeted they had made "every endeavour to get back to the UK in time to play". | |
They added: "The band apologise to their fans at V Chelmsford for the cancellation." | They added: "The band apologise to their fans at V Chelmsford for the cancellation." |