THE COMPANY behind a doomed music festival has called in the liquidators, casting doubt on whether ticket holders will get refunds.

BL9 Weekender was fixed for Gigg Lane stadium over two days last June with Happy Mondays and Razorlight headlining, but organisers moved it to Event City near the Trafford Centre after Bury Council refused a safety certificate for the venue

The event was then postponed and eventually cancelled after promoters cited problems with decking out the venue with props.

Some ticket holders claim to be old more than £100 each.

BL9 asked for ticket holders to either apply for refunds or convert their tickets into credit for future BL9 events.

However, the Bury Times reported in October that Bookitbe, a company that allowed BL9 to sell tickets through its website, was no longer able to contact BL9 bosses and advised ticket holders to contact their payment card providers to investigate whether they have any redress.

At the time, the festival's director Andrew Brooks said: "We are advising all parties to direct any outstanding refunds to refunds@bl9media.com."

That email address is no longer active and neither were other BL9 email addresses.

According to Companies House documents, BL9 Media Ltd, which organised BL9 Weekender, changed its name to SDIADH Ltd on December 14 last year.

On January 25, SDIADH announced a resolution to wind up the company and appointed liquidators Alan Fallows and Peter Anderson of Salford-based firm Kay Johnson Gee.

Another document shows the company has estimated total assets available of £1,646.68 and an "estimated deficiency as regards creditors" of £244,167.

Mr Brooks said liquidators would contact ticket holders who have not yet been refunded.

"Further information about this case is available from Derek Morton at the offices of Kay Johnson Gee Corporate Recovery Limited on 0161 832 622," a document about the liquidation says.

Mr Brooks added that he would consider taking legal action against Bury Council for failing to issue a safety certificate.

A council spokesman said BL9 weekender provided "woefully inadequate detail about security, crowd control, parking, emergency access, dispersal of the crowd, and regarding the proposed second stage.

He added: "Why the organisers sold tickets for a concert which did not have the necessary safety certificates in place is a matter for them to explain."