Christian music festival Parachute has been cancelled.
"While we celebrate a great run in this country, it's important to us that we end well," says festival founder Mark de Jong.
"This event is no longer viable financially and our Board doesn't believe it is prudent to continue the event. Continuing the festival will put all the other activities of Parachute Music at risk".
The festival has seen a number of changes over the years, including allowing non-Christian bands to take part.
In 2012 a 'Pay What You Can Afford' scheme was introduced, where festival-goers could decide how much they wanted to pay for a ticket.
"Over the last few years, we've reduced ticket prices, slashed operational budgets, increased artist spend and done many other things to try to make this festival work; we've come to the point where we believe this festival's season is at an end. The last thing we want to do is to ruin this festival's legacy by forcing it past a natural conclusion, " says de Jong.
Highlights from past festivals have included bands like DC Talk, Newsboys, Jars of Clay and Audio Adrenaline. Korn bandmember Brian Head Welch also featured one year.
All pre-purchased tickets to the 2015 event can be refunded in full from iTicket.co.nz.
Watch a video of Mark de Jong discussing the decision at length.
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