Australia’s Splendour In The Grass has been cancelled

Australia’s Splendour In The Grass competition has been cancelled.

The cancellation, first introduced by The Sydney Morning Herald and the competition’s official media associate Triple J, comes simply two weeks after the competition revealed its line-up for July’s three-day occasion.

The competition has since confirmed the cancellation, writing in an announcement on social media: “With a heavy coronary heart, we’re asserting the cancellation of Splendour In The Grass 2024, initially scheduled from Friday 19 July to Sunday 21 July in Ngarindjin/North Byron Parklands.”

“We all know there have been many followers excited for this 12 months’s line-up and all the good artists planning to affix us, however as a result of surprising occasions, we’ll be taking the 12 months off.” The competition additionally confirmed that refunds will instantly be processed by Moshtix.

The competition’s co-founders Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco wrote in their very own assertion: “We’re heartbroken to be lacking a 12 months particularly after greater than twenty years in operation. This competition has at all times been an enormous group effort, and we’d wish to thank everybody for his or her assist and general religion. We hope to be again sooner or later.”

Splendour In The Grass 2024 was scheduled to happen between July 19 and July 21. Headliners included Kylie Minogue and Future, whereas different distinguished performers included G Flip, Turnstile, Lady In Pink, Tash Sultana and others.

This isn’t the primary time Splendour In The Grass has confronted adversity in latest occasions. The competition did not promote out final 12 months, with co-producer Jessica Ducrou confirming that ticket gross sales dropped by 30 per cent in comparison with the 2022 version of the competition.

With Splendour In The Grass’ cancellation, it marks the second main competition to be axed in Australia this 12 months, following Groovin The Moo – the latter of which introduced its cancellation as a result of low ticket gross sales. The touring competition was as a result of happen this April with Alison Wonderland, Mura Masa, Wu-Tang Clan‘s GZA, DMA’S, King Stingray and The Kooks showing on the invoice, amongst others.

Groovin The Moo’s and Splendour In The Grass’ cancellations add to a string of competition cancellations in recent times, with Falls Pageant final 12 months asserting it will not return for the 2023/2024 season to present organisers an opportunity to “relaxation, get well and recalibrate”.

Earlier this month, NME‘s Nick Buckley spoke to promoters and trade leaders concerning the post-pandemic struggles confronted by Australian music festivals and what must be finished to safe their future.

Mitch Wilson, Managing Director of the trade’s peak physique Australian Pageant Affiliation, instructed NME a number of years of compounding challenges has put the trade on a precipice: COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, unpredictable climate occasions, shopper confidence and waning curiosity from the following era of younger festivalgoers.