Bad news for fans of Lido Sounds Festival in Linz
At the same time, the organizer announced on Instagram: "All good things come in threes: and so we have taken stock and have now come to the conclusion that there cannot and will not be a fourth Lido Sounds in Linz." Whether the festival will continue elsewhere, "we cannot say anything at this point," it further stated. Whether the festival will continue elsewhere, "we cannot say anything at this point," it further stated.
Around 50,000 Attended Lido Sounds Festival in Linz
At the last edition at the end of June, around 50,000 visitors came over three festival days. With cost-saving measures, organizer Arcadia had already tried to curb expenses this year. Thus, there was only one stage instead of two. Festival director David Dittrich had expressed himself "basically satisfied" with the event in an APA interview on the last festival day. The feedback from visitors, partners, the press, and especially the acts was very positive. When asked if the open-air event would take place again in 2026, he said: "We will start the evaluation next week. Then we will look at the numbers and decide where, when, how it will continue." And apparently, it will not continue, according to the evaluation.
City Councillor Speaks of Noticeable Loss for the City
Lido Sounds has developed into a fixed component of the Linz event calendar in its three years of existence, and therefore its end is "a quite painful setback for the cultural and economic location Linz," regretted Culture and Tourism City Councillor Doris Lang-Mayerhofer (ÖVP) in a statement. She spoke of a noticeable loss for the city: "Especially the festival guest has gained enormous importance for Linz's hotel industry in recent years." It is now necessary to immediately contact the organizers and "do everything to keep the festival in Linz - possibly at another location," concluded City Councillor Lang-Mayerhofer.
Mayor Dietmar Prammer (SPÖ) also regretted the end in an initial reaction to the APA, he finds it unfortunate, but the decision of the private organizer must be accepted.
(APA/Red)
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