Spilt Milk swaps 2024 flagship for ‘House Parties’

Australia’s Spilt Milk is launching a series of House Party events in place of its cancelled 2024 flagship festival.

The 30,000-capacity multi-city flagship was axed earlier this year, with organisers saying, “We couldn’t get you the Spilt Milk you deserve this year”.

In its place, organisers will deliver a series of more intimate events in November, with a mix of international and domestic stars including Glass Animals, Troye Sivan, G Flip, Artemas and Sycco.

The House Party series will take over Perth’s Kings Park & Botanic Garden on 17 November before heading east to Broadwater Parklands at the Gold Coast on 23 November and then to Newcastle Entertainment Centre on 24 November.

“We’ve moved all the furniture around to make extra room, but tix will still be pretty limited so sign up to presale if you’re keen,” said organisers in a statement.

“We’ve moved all the furniture around to make extra room, but tix will still be pretty limited so sign up to presale if you’re keen”

Despite being regular stops on the usual Spilt Milk tour, Canberra and Ballarat aren’t due to host House Parties.

Spilt Milk started in Canberra in 2016, expanding to the Gold Coast and Ballarat in 2019 and Perth in 2023. Across its run, the festival hosted artists including Dom Dolla, Vince Staples, Lorde, Cub Sport, RL Grime, Peking Duk, Khalid, Juice WRLD, Steve Lacy, and Post Malone.

Spilt Milk is just one casualty in Australia’s beleaguered festival sector, which has been left in disarray following a flurry of cancellations.

In perhaps the most severe blow for the sector, Byron Bay Bluesfest organiser Peter Noble announced that the 2025 edition of the long-running festival would be the last – though yesterday he added that “it doesn’t have to be”.

Prior to that, Adelaide’s Harvest Rock pulled the plug on its 2024 edition, following in the footsteps of other high-profile casualties such as Splendour in the Grass, Groovin The Moo, Coastal Jam, Summerground, Vintage Vibes, Tent Pole: A Musical Jamboree and ValleyWays.

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