A shocking piece of news was announced yesterday from the festival organizers behind the acclaimed summer music festival, Rothbury. To the dismay of tens of thousands of annual attendees, the four-day festival will not return to Rothbury, Michigan for what would have been its third festival to date. Instead, due to a variety of reasons, Rothbury officials "had to make the tough decision to postpone [their] efforts." However, they also announced they "intend to move toward continuing Rothbury in 2011." The details in full - after the jump.

According to an announcement made by Rothbury festival organizers, the annual musical celebration will be "on hiatus" for this year. Here is what they had to say:

"During the past three years, all of us involved with Rothbury have greatly appreciated the tremendous outpouring of support for the future of the festival. For 2010, we have had to make the tough decision to postpone our efforts. A contributing factor in our decision is that, due to various artists’ recording and touring schedules, we now believe that timing will not allow for us to assemble the cutting edge roster that everyone has come to expect from Rothbury. The result for this year is that we are not able to move forward with the integrity and high standards that we demand from ourselves and for the festival.

It is important for us to thank the people of Michigan, Oceana County, The Village of Rothbury, Grant Township, and the Double JJ Resort. Also, we thank our team members, volunteers, creative contributors, media partners, and sponsors. We have made many friendships that will last a lifetime.
To all who attended the first two years of Rothbury we thank you for the soul you gave the event. Those times entered rarified air because of your energy.
We hope you have a fantastic July 4th this summer."

For ongoing information regarding the festival, view their official website here.