Llangollen International Eisteddfod evening cancelled due to 'extraordinary medical incident'
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddford sees 50,000 people attend over the six days
Singers and dancers from around the world are invited to take part in the festival
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An annual music festival in north Wales has been cancelled at the last minute to an "extraordinary medical incident". Organisers of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddford said that the event still intended to run as normal tomorrow morning.
The music festival is hosted over six days and sees singers and dancers from around the world compete in over 20 competitions. It has a huge attendance of over 50,000 over the event and previous performers have included Luciano Pavarotti, Julian Lloyd Webber and Katherine Jenkins.
A statement from the festival read: "Due to an extraordinary medical incident - tonight's event has been cancelled.
"We want to thank our own medical teams who are managing the extraordinary medical incident
"We are working with the ambulance services and medical teams managing the incident giving them the support necessary.
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"The Llangollen International Eisteddfod intends to run as normal from 9am tomorrow, but this will be based on the expert medical advice we receive.
"We apologise for any inconvenience caused."
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