A monster increase in medical and policing costs has been blamed for the cancellation of a popular electronic music festival in NSW. Return to Rio will not go ahead on the Hawkesbury River this year because it has been deemed financially unviable by the husband and wife team who founded the boutique event in 2013. … Read more
A motoring festival in Joondalup which was forced to slam the brakes in November with just more than a day’s notice due to bushfires in nearby Mariginiup is preparing to return. The Joondalup Festival of Motoring has been rescheduled to May 4 and 5 in the Joondalup city centre, bringing a weekend-long spectacle. Event director … Read more
Byron Bay Bluesfest has released a warning to blues lovers after a number of scams impersonating the Australian festival have emerged online. The fake Facebook pages promised VIP tickets and live-streaming of the festival’s 35th anniversary event over the Easter long weekend, but Bluesfest organisers have advised fans not to click on the malicious links. … Read more
The future of Australian music festivals may be in the balance after Splendour in the Grass became the latest major event to call off its 2024 event. Organiser Secret Sounds issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon confirming the cancellation and promised refunds for ticketholders. “We know there were many fans excited for this year’s line-up … Read more
Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled — due to “unexpected events” — just days after tickets to the annual musical festival went on sale. The three-day festival — which was to be headlined by Kylie Minogue — won’t run in 2024, according to festival partner Triple J. Splendour was meant to begin on July … Read more
The organisers of a new music festival set to tour Australia’s east coast later this year have said it will go ahead with “alterations”. Rumours about the possible cancellation of Pandemonium Rocks — a new rock festival featuring acts including Blondie, Alice Cooper and Wheatus — began to circulate last week after a number of … Read more
A Palestinian music group has slammed music festival WOMADelaide for removing it from its 2024 line up because the festival said it was unable to present “a suitably safe environment”. The group, 47Soul, described as “deeply problematic” and “disheartening” the rescinding of its invitation to perform at the annual Adelaide Botanic gardens event. Coinciding with … Read more
The organizers of Canada’s well-regarded Just for Laughs festival, a major gathering in Montreal where a number of comics have been discovered, have canceled the 2024 edition and filed for bankruptcy. Several dozen staffers have also been let go as a result of the moves, which were blamed on the one-two punch of Covid and … Read more
The Groovin The Moo 2024 festival tour has been suddenly cancelled. “We are extremely disappointed to announce that the Groovin the Moo 2024 tour has been forced to cancel,” the festival organisers said in a statement. “Ticket sales have not been sufficient to deliver a regional festival of this kind. All tickets will be refunded … Read more
Perth’s music community has rallied behind a double bassist whose instrument was damaged after a flight for the Fringe Festival. Melbourne musician Mark Elton took to social media after a Qantas flight posting pictures of his damaged double bass, which he said would cost $13,000 to replace as it had been written off. Elton, who … Read more
