Promoters for a popular electronic music festival cancelled this year due to surging costs say boutique events such as their own could soon be gone for good after they missed out on cash included in an industry lifeline from the NSW government. Amid a growing number of abandoned or postponed events, it was revealed last … Read more
Popular NSW music festival Lost Paradise says it is “doing everything we can” to protect ticket-holders after its US-based ticketing platform suddenly went dark. Festival organisers are scrambling to understand why major ticketing company Lyte Ticketing — which services international clientele including Coachella, Pitchfork and Electric Forest — has gone offline. Lyte abruptly stopped operating … Read more
A major US ticketing company has suddenly gone out of business, throwing Australian festivals into chaos as they scramble for answers for ticket-holders. Lyte Ticketing has stopped operating and shut down its website, which now features a “be back soon” message. It states: “Our website is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance. We should be back shortly.” … Read more
A woman who died on the first day of the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert has been identified by police as 39-year-old Kendra Frazer. The festival goer was found unresponsive at the temporary city erected for the annual festival about 11.30am on Sunday, but attempts by responding emergency services to save her … Read more
At least 30 people have been injured at a music festival in Germany as a ferris wheel burst into flames. Revellers at the Highfield Festival at Lake Störmthal in the Leipzig region were on board the ferris wheel when it burst into flames about 9pm local time on Saturday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Multiple people … Read more
Spilt Milk has joined the growing list of Australian festivals biting the dust after organisers dropped a bombshell on Friday. The multi-city music, food and arts event will not go ahead this year, a short post on its official Instagram page confirmed. “Sorry pookies, we couldn’t get you the Spilt Milk you deserve this year,” … Read more
A sleep expert has offered advice on how to get your body and mind back into a normal routine after a weekend of partying. With one of the biggest weekends in the UK festival calendar now behind us, the aftermath of staying up until the early hours can have some lingering effects. As the sun … Read more
About 6000 Big Red Bashers had their “boots in the mud” while thousands more were left waiting at roadblocks and nearby towns as an unseasonal deluge left a rain cloud hanging over the popular outback music festival. There were fears the three-day event could be a wash-out after almost 20mm of rain fell across the … Read more
A popular Queensland music festival has been canned permanently after funding for the event was axed due to the rising cost of living. The Caloundra Music Festival was canned by the Sunshine Coast Council after they announced they had made the difficult decision to discontinue the event on Tuesday. “Patrons who attended the 2023 event … Read more
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
