But although "money is king here", says Robin Murray, music editor of Clash magazine, the timing is also arguably “quite natural”.
NEC, the company in charge of booking acts for the venue, and Bradford Live have been approached for comment."There’s been absolutely nothing," Mr Bradley said.
"That’s the only thing I’ve got since booking."Mr Bradley said the "silence" following the shows being removed from Bradford Live's website had been frustrating.“It’s the fact that no one knows what’s happening," he said.
“It's is a bit sad, really.”Neither Bradford Live nor NEC have publicly confirmed that the shows will not be going ahead.
“I was aware that they stopped selling the tickets," Mr Bradley said.
“Then I get this refund and you start to think if the place is ever going to open.ESCC said there was a miscalculation of Mr Kelynack's allowances which meant he should have been contributing more towards the cost of his care. Despite this, the council said it would not be asking him to make up the shortfall from the previous year.
Mr Kelynack, who required care following a spinal injury and complications from Covid, said he already owed the council £3,000 and only had £1,000 in savings."To be told now that we are expected to now pay over £105 a week, it's a shock to the system because my savings, and our savings, went in between when I had the back problems," he said.
Ms Kelynack said she was worried about the future."We were comfy when we first come down [to Rye], but now we're having to watch every penny to get us through a week," she said.