Another one bites the dust. Meadows In The Mountains, the dreamy Bulgarian festival tucked away in the Rhodope mountains, just officially cancelled its 2025 edition — and honestly, it’s a full-on Greek tragedy at this point.
The team announced via social media that they’re filing for bankruptcy, blaming an Everest-sized pile of debt (€400,000 and counting) and back-to-back disasters from previous years. In their own words, it felt like “being a coroner” for their own beloved event. Brutal.
It’s been a rough road. In 2023, personal scandals rocked the core production team. In 2024, they couldn’t even get a licence to throw the party. Now in 2025, they’re too broke to even dream about another edition.
The worst part? Crew members and service workers are still owed more than €150,000, and ticket holders from 2024 are storming Instagram demanding refunds that, well… aren't coming anytime soon unless some miracle side hustle pays off. The 2025 ticket holders, at least, are supposedly safe and will get automatic refunds — but considering the bankruptcy talk, I wouldn’t start spending that money just yet.
The organisers tried to end on a slightly hopeful note, promising transparency and a desperate wish to honour everyone’s support somehow. But let’s be real: it’s hard to be optimistic when the ship's already sunk and the lifeboats are MIA.
Since its launch in 2011, Meadows had been the glistening hippie utopia for underground heads, welcoming acts like Dr Banana, Donna Leake, Quest, and KOKOROKO. The dream was magical — until it wasn't.
At this point, Meadows' legacy is a bittersweet reminder that running a boutique festival in today’s economic hellscape might just be a kamikaze mission.