The organisers of an Aberystwyth music festival say they are hopeful that this year’s event will go ahead – but can’t give guarantees.

The Big Tribute Festival, which is held every August Bank Holiday at Lovesgrove near Aberystwyth, has this afternoon issued a statement about this year’s event.

They said: “We hope you are doing ok after a really challenging 12 months for everyone.

“Apologies we’ve been quiet but we haven’t had much in the way of updates! However, we know many of you are keen to know if the Big Tribute will be going ahead this year, so we thought we’d put out our official position:

“Despite the huge strides being made with the UK vaccination roll out and the positive outlook for summer events in England with the road map announcement there, in Wales we don’t have any real indication/guidance other than the fact that some restrictions for other sectors are due to be lifted from 22 April.

“It makes planning a festival very difficult.

“Whilst we are hopeful we will be able to return to Lovesgrove with you all in August 2021 it’s impossible to say with certainty whether or not this year’s festival will go ahead at this stage.

“In truth nobody knows right now what may be possible with events in Wales by the end of August.

“We are extremely grateful to have a fantastic bunch of acts and suppliers that continue to be incredibly supportive.

“They are working with us to make sure that, amongst all the uncertainty, we will have everything in place if the festival can go ahead as planned later in the summer.

“We’d also like to give a massive shout out to all our Big Trib festival goers for the understanding and patience you continue to show.

“Rest assured that once it is deemed safe and legal to return, we will do all we can to make sure we are back enjoying good times together again.

“In the meantime keep safe, stay focused on brighter days ahead and we’ll bring you any updates as soon as we have them.”

The Welsh Government will be considering restrictions surrounding outdoor attractions, organised events, gyms weddings and extended households on 22 April.