A week after tickets went on sale,the Live Nation-backed Splendour in the Grass became the latest music festival to pull the pin. What is going on?
The festival,which was to feature Kylie Minogue as a headliner,has been cancelled just two weeks after tickets went on sale.
Splendour in the Grass tickets are about to go on sale,and despite the trauma of the 2022 event,there’s a reason the festival is still tempting an ageing Millennial like me.
Booking the pop icon is the best decision the music festival has ever made and could boost Australia’s live music industry.
This year’s Splendour was a redemption story,the rebirth and reset of a vital piece of Australia’s live music scene.
How is Splendour going to redeem itself this year,and more importantly,will the patrons forgive it for the 2022 debacle?
A year after the worst weather in its two decade history,Splendour In The Grass has been hit by tumbling ticket sales and artists pulling out.
Arlo Parks,who is touring Australia in July,has crafted a new album that’s even more intimate and revealing than her acclaimed debut.
The owner of North Byron Parklands,which hosts Splendour in the Grass,will pay local schools whose students were marooned in hours-long traffic jams created by the event.
A company backed by the Saudi government is one of three multinationals that have bought up festivals,venues and ticketing companies across the country.
It was supposed to be the year that Australia’s live music scene returned. So,why are so many festivals cancelled?