The festival, which was to feature Kylie Minogue as a headliner, has been cancelled just two weeks after tickets went on sale.
Music festival Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled due to “unexpected events”, the festival promoter says.
“We’re heartbroken to be missing a year, especially after more than two decades in operation,” Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco, co-chief executives of Secret Sounds, said following the cancellation announcement.“This festival has always been a huge community effort, and we’d like to thank everyone for their support and overall faith. We hope to be back in the future.”
NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann said unless government support was forthcoming, music festivals might be dead within a few years. Faehrmann, who sounded the alarm about the policing costs charged to NSW festivals, said that a pivotal experience for young people could be lost to a generation and it was a sad day for the Australian music industry.“There are so many benefits to having Splendour in our Shire – for patrons, for businesses on the festival site, businesses around town, during the winter.
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