Australian festival scene ‘in crisis’ as cancellations rise

At least six Australian festivals have been called off since the beginning of this year, in what some executives are calling a crisis.

Groovin The Moo, an annual festival that has booked acts including Billie Eilish, alt-J and Wolf Alice during its 19-year history, became the sector’s latest casualty earlier today.

“Ticket sales have not been sufficient to deliver a regional festival of this kind,” reads a statement from Groovin The Moo organisers.

“All tickets will be refunded automatically. Thank you to everybody who has supported the festival. We hope to be able to bring Groovin The Moo back to regional communities in the future.”

The festival had tapped Mura Masa, The Kooks, Melanie C, Mallrat and more for this year’s festival. It was…

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