Neil Diamond pulled out of the Mission Estate concert and retired from touring after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Photo / File
Future Mission Estate winery concerts will go ahead, the event director says, despite this year's cancellation.
Garry Craft told Newstalk ZB the event would go ahead in future years, and discussions about who would perform in the next two years had already taken place.
This year's Mission Estate concert was
cancelled this morning, 10 days after headline act Neil Diamond pulled out following his Parkinson's Disease diagnosis.
The concert was planned for March 17, but it proved impossible to find a replacement for Diamond at such short notice.
"The dates simply didn't work for any of the artists we thought would work in our unique environment and we have decided that continuing on with the concert was simply untenable," Craft said.
