It’s official: The Pemberton Festival will not be back this year.

Live Nation has confirmed they don’t have enough time to plan or book performers for the music event, which made its debut last summer in the small town north of Vancouver.

“We will not produce the Pemberton Festival this summer due to the fact that the necessary permits were approved too late in the year for us to effectively book talent,” the concert promoter in a statement. “We are moving forward and focusing on 2010.”

Live Nation has retained the rights to use the Pemberton site for a festival for nine more years.

The inaugural three-day event in July drew 40,000 fans with big-name acts including Coldplay, Nine Inch Nails, the Tragically Hip and Jay-Z.

While it was a success from a music standpoint, the festival faced logistical problems with traffic jams, infrastructure and security.






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