CREAMFIELDS has affirmed itself as one of the jewels in Cheshire’s tourism crown.
The annual music festival, held in Daresbury during the August Bank Holiday weekend, has generated a whopping £7.2million for the area’s visitor economy, it was recently announced.
Around 65,000 tickets have been sold for the Creamfields event, of which 86 per cent came from outside Cheshire.
The 2008 festival was the first to be held over two days which further strengthened the economic impact of the event.
Last year’s total spend, including the cost of tickets, represented a seven per cent increase on the income of Creamfields 2006.
Analysis also showed that spend on accommodation had more than trebled to £700,000 while revellers spent £780,000 on retail in Cheshire and the north west.
The figures were revealed by the Northwest Research Service, commissioned by Cream.
Creamfields CEO James Barton added: “This report once again demonstrates the positive impact that Creamfields brings to the Halton and Warrington areas of Cheshire.
“We are delighted that overall numbers have increased and the local economy has benefited from the two day concept that we introduced in 2008.”
Creamfields will return as a two-day festival this year.
