Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled only days after tickets went on sale.
The annual festival, held at the North Byron Parklands, won’t run in 2024, according to festival partner Triple J.
The three-day festival was meant to take place on July 19 at North Byron Parklands in NSW, and feature Kylie Minogue, Future and Arcade Fire as headline acts.
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G Flip, Hayden James, Tash Sultana, Royal Otis and Angie McMahon were also slated to play.
Tickets for the festival only went on sale six days ago.
Festival-goers on social media were shocked at the news, saying it was “a sad day for the Australian music festival scene”.
“Terrible news,” one person said.
“Our music and entertainment industry will be dead in five years if we don’t do something now!! This is awful news,” another wrote.
The three-day festival was meant to take place on July 19 at North Byron Parklands in NSW. Credit: Splendour in the Grass
Others said the cancellation wasn’t surprising given what many thought was a disappointing line-up.
“The lineup left something to be desired,” one person said.
Several artists including Illy, Alison Wonderland and The Dreggs also expressed shock at the news.
“What is happening,” Alison Wonderland said.
Splendour, created by Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco, has been running since 2001.
The festival usually gets crowds of up to 50,000 people each day.
Kylie Minogue was set to headline the festival. Credit: AP
Kylie Minogue had previously said she was excited to come back home.
“I can’t wait to join this amazing line up in North Byron Park for Splendour In The Grass 2024m” she said.
Latest Australian music festival cancelled
Splendour is the latest festival to be cancelled in 2024, with Groovin The Moo pulling the pin in February.
Organisers cited poor ticket sales for the cancellation.
The festival was supposed to visit locations in multiple states across April and May.
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