Having taken a hiatus for 2013, we have worked hard on a number of different options to try and make the festival viable moving forward. Sadly we have found that running a city-centre event of this size with such an array of entertainment and professional production standards is just not possible in the current economic climate.

Summer Sundae has always been subsidised, even in very successful years (namely 2006 and 2010). In recent years Concert Clinic has underwritten cumulative financial losses, and unfortunately a point has been reached where the festival is no longer financially viable for either party.

We are very proud of what we have achieved over the years, from a one day event in 2001 through to the 5 stage, 6000 capacity event with camping and all forms of entertainment, Summer Sundae has provided opportunities for 100s of artists from the region as well as internationally known names, and has left us with some brilliant memories.

Thank you to all those that have supported the festival and attended the event over its 12 year history, we couldn't have come this far without you.

We have taken this decision against the backdrop of a very difficult year for festivals in 2012. The Olympics, the recession and the weather have created a perfect storm leaving many independent festivals struggling to survive.

We feel it's a good idea to take the next year to look at different models and fresh ideas to bring the festival back for 2014 and beyond.

Meanwhile we wish De Montfort Hall a Happy 100th Birthday for 2013, and understand that they will be celebrating this in style next year. We hope to see you all again in 2014.

Why not indulge in some Summer Sundae merchandise to remind you of sunnier times!

We have a limited amount of men's, women's and children's stock from 2012 and 2011 for sale via our website here at discounted prices.

Plus, postage and packaging is free to any UK address. Click here to get it while you can…

there are some great shots, follow the links to have a look!

As our Terms and Conditions state: Ticket holders are permitted to bring food and drink including alcohol onto site, provided it is for personal consumption only.

No glass please. And also remember we'll have Orange Tree Bars back again this year serving their mouth watering selection of beer, real ale and cocktails. We think you'll find them hard to resist!

CASTLE ROCK BREWERY – NOTTINGHAM

1. Harvest Pale - Champion Beer of Britain 2010. A blonde beer with a distinct hop flavour and a crisp finish 3.8%

£3.30 / £1.70

2. Egret - Strong pale pilsner style cask ale. Soft hop and a subtle dry finish 4.9%

£3.30 / £1.70

GREENE KING BREWERY – BURY St EDMUNDS

3. Herok & Howell's Festival Ale - Toast the festival spirit with this refreshing Pale Ale 3.8% £3.30 / £1.70

4. Old Speckled Hen - Quintessential English beer with a rich smooth taste 4.5% £3.30 / £1.70

NUTBROOK BREWERY – DERBYSHIRE

5. Same Again - Pale golden ale with a hint of elderflower and pomegranate 4.5%

£3.30 / £1.70

6. Responsibly – A light bronze, crisp beer with a fruity flavour 4.4% £3.30 / £1.70

ABBEYDALE BREWERY – SHEFFIELD

7. Moonshine – A beautifully balanced pale straw-coloured premium bitter with a distinctive floral aroma 4.7%

£3.30 / £1.70

8. Deception – A pale beer with aromas of elderflower and grapes. Very refreshing and packed full of flavour 4.1% £3.30 / £1.70

LANGTONS BREWERY – LEICESTERSHIRE

9. Inclined Plane – A straw coloured bitter with a citrus nose and long hoppy finish 4.2%

£3.30 / £1.70

10. Welland Warrior – An amber coloured full flavoured bitter, with a floral spicy aroma 4.3%

£3.30 / £1.70

WESTGATE BREWERY – SUFFOLK

11. Olde Trip - A rich toffee flavoured beer bursting with fruity character, balanced with a clean bitter finish 4.3%

£3.30 / £1.70

12. St Edmunds - A fresh golden beer with a citrus finish, brewed using pale malt & cascade hops 4.2%

£3.30 / £1.70

ROBINSONS BREWERY - CHESHIRE

13. Dizzy Blonde - A light refreshing beer with clean zesty hop dominated palate, and a crisp dry finish 3.8%

£3.30 / £1.70

14. Unicorn – A magnificent pale thirst quenching ale, with superb mouth feel of rich malt and golding hops 4.2%

£3.30 / £1.70

ST AUSTELL BREWERY – CORNWALL

15. Tribute - A magnificent pale amber coloured bitter, with a rich aroma of biscuity malt and citrus fruit 4.3%

£3.30 / £1.70

16. Proper Job - A powerfully hopped golden bitter that explodes with citrus grapefruit flavours 4.5%

£3.30 / £1.70

OSSETT BREWERY – WEST YORKSHIRE

17. Silver King – This lager coloured beer has a crisp, dry flavour and a fruity, citrus aroma 4.3%

£3.30 / £1.70

18. Hop Monster – A strong, heavily hopped and robust IPA 5.0%

£3.30 / £1.70

HOP BACK BREWERY – WILTSHIRE

19. Taiphoon – A fantastic pale gold beer with hints of lemongrass and coriander 4.2%

£3.30 / £1.70

20. Summer Lightning – The original summer ale. Straw coloured beer with a fresh hoppy aroma 5.0%

£3.30 / £1.70

WESTONS – HEREFORDSHIRE

21. Herefordshire Country Perry – Still perry made from locally grown pears 4.5%

£3.50 / £1.80

22. Traditional Scrumpy – Hearty and wholesome medium dry cloudy cider 6.0%

£3.50 / £1.80

23. Old Rosie Scrumpy – A truly old fashioned full flavoured cider 7.3%

£3.80 / £1.90

Talented singer songwriter and Mercury Prize nominee ED HARCOURT will be joining the Drowned In Sound bill on Sunday 19^th August and all girl four piece SAVAGES will be entertaining crowds in De Montfort Hall's Crocodile's Lagoon with their exciting, indestructible sound on Saturday 18^th August.

DARK DARK HORSE will also be kicking off the festival on Friday 17^th August after being announced by the BBC's Dean Jackson on his radio show 'The Beat' as winners of a local competition to open the Main Stage at this year's Summer Sundae Weekender.

Music Delta is a brand new web-based learning experience that enables students to use technology to experience, explore, create, share and save music.

Datarock, who are also performing at this year's Summer Sundae, provided the music for the app! This is a great opportunity for students attending the festival to see the band live after having interacted with their music at school.

Click here to get more information about the app, how to access the VLE and to see Datarock performing at our twin festival, Bergenfest, demonstrating the features of this innovative app!

And keeping you moving during these times we've got an amazing line-up of DJs and live acts.

On Friday you will be in very safe hands with our new local friends Superfly and DBE presenting the brilliant duo Jack Beats alongside Metronomy's own Olugbenga, plus Jake Twell and Superfly Residents.

And on Saturday we are very happy to announce in line with our Safari theme the brilliant Kigu Crew will be hosting a special Pop-Up Rave-Up indoors at the Lagoon, with the finest DJs, Kigu giveaways and other surprises in store! All our welcome and fancy dress encouraged!

And of course not to forget Sunday which will see the return of festival favourites Drowned in Sound with a stellar line-up including Stay+ and Gold Panda finishing the night.

And that's not even the half of it! Hope to see you there…

MICACHU AND THE SHAPES / MAN LIKE ME / JAPANDROIDS / BETH ROWLEY / THE STAVES / BASTILLE / HER NAME IS CALLA / CHARLEE DREW / VOWS / COWBOY / BELLAWAVE

Plus joining us this year for the Acoustic Cafe on the Watering Hole Stage are:

SIOBHAN MAZZEI / PRASH GOR / THE SIMPLETONES / THE SKUNK-BOY PROJECT

Check out the full day by day line-up here now!

These include:

THE LAUGHING HYENA LATE NIGHT COMEDY & CABARET SHOW

COMPERED ON BOTH NIGHTS BY JIMMY MCGHIE

Featuring:

RICH FULCHER / TOBY / CARLY SMALLMAN

DAVID MORGAN / JOEY PAGE / JOE BOR

& CABARET FROM:

RICHARD GARAGHTY / GORONWY THOM / JON HICKS

AND MORE!

Plus other arts & entertainments across the festival including:

FROM DUSK 2 DAWN SECRET SAFARI • THE POETRY BROTHEL • THE SUMMER SUNDAE FESTIVAL CHOIR • STORYTELLER RACHEL ROSE REID • POET TALIA RANDALL • THEATRE FROM GALLI GALLI • TWYCROSS ZOO CONSERVATION STATION • CATH KIDSTON TOUR VAN • CBBC DEADLY ART SAND SCULPTURE AND WORKSHOPS • THE ANIMAL OLYMPICS • JUNGLE FEVER TENT • GORILLA KNITTING • PEDESTRIAN GALLERY • INTERACT GALLERY • FROM DUSK 2 DAWN JAZZ ART CAR • LIVE SAFARI PHOTO SHOOT • FACE PAINTING • KIDZONE CURATED BY SPARK CHILDREN'S ART FESTIVAL • AND MUCH MUCH MORE!

See our arts & entertainments line-up page for more info.

As with our Weekend Tickets, we are pegging these back to 2010 prices, with an Adult Friday ticket costing £35, and Adult tickets for Saturday and Sunday at £45 each.

Plus this year there are discounts for Young Persons (14-17) with Friday costing £25, and Saturday and Sunday £30 each.

Also as usual we have discounted Child Tickets (5-13), this year at £12 for the Friday and £15 for the Saturday or Sunday.

Full details and tickets will be available on our ticketing page.

So be ready tomorrow at 9am as these day tickets are limited in availability and will sell fast!

More musical acts, plus arts and entertainments will be announced soon, but for now, we're happy to publish the day by day line-ups as they stand. Head over to our line-up page to have a look.