A music festival which attracts around 15,000 people to Derry annually has moved to Donegal after the organisers said they felt they weren't "treated fairly" in the city.
The Jika Jika! Festival, which is also held in Manchester and Vancouver, brought the event to Ebrington Square in previous years but said that an application had been rejected to perform at the Derry venue.
Jika Jika! resident DJ Stephen Porter said took to social media to say the decision would have a "knock-on effect" on other businesses in the area.
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He said: "It's almost time to drop the 2022 edition of our festival. Shame we've had to leave Derry, we applied for Ebrington but bizarrely got turned down and other sites were too risky or simply weren't good enough.
"Sadly it feels like we aren't really fairly treated in our own city but I could be here all day explaining why. We never really post about things like this but I think our followers deserve to know.
"One thing for sure is losing a festival that brings 10,000 to 15,000 people to the city affects everyone. Think of the knock-on effect that many people attending has on business in Derry.
"No one in power seems to care which is a great shame. Soon Derry will have nothing but low-quality gigs with free tickets or else funded gigs that can't sell out small venues."
He continued: "Thankfully people elsewhere see the value in the events we do. Malin Head can be added to Vancouver and Manchester to places where we are welcomed with open arms to stage events.
"We are privileged to be invited to Malin Head to host Jika Jika! Festival 2022 with camping and buses available from Derry and across the North.
"The line-up is a beauty and one for people who know. We'd be very grateful if people can support us on the next part of our journey."
The Northern Ireland Executive Office, which is responsible for Ebrington Square, has been contacted for comment.
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