Another one bites the dust:Mona Foma cancelled in further blow for live music

Another one bites the dust:Mona Foma cancelled in further blow for live music

The festival,which featured acts including Queens of the Stone Age and Nick Cave,has been permanently cancelled just a month after its most recent event.

  • byNell Geraets

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From Splendour to surrender:why music festivals are out in the cold

From Splendour to surrender:why music festivals are out in the cold

The demise of Splendour in the Grass will shock no one who has been listening to music industry warnings.

  • byBenjamin Potter
‘We’ll be standing here next year’:Bluesfest boss defiant despite industry on its knees

‘We’ll be standing here next year’:Bluesfest boss defiant despite industry on its knees

Just days after the shock cancellation of Splendour in the Grass,Byron Bay’s Bluesfest opened its doors,but the festival’s boss pleaded for financial support.

  • byNick Galvin
Splendour’s cancellation will send shockwaves through Australia’s music industry
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Splendour’s cancellation will send shockwaves through Australia’s music industry

A week after tickets went on sale,the Live Nation-backed Splendour in the Grass became the latest music festival to pull the pin. What is going on?

  • byKarl Quinn
Kate’s taking opera to the last place on Earth anyone expected

Kate’s taking opera to the last place on Earth anyone expected

Brisbane-based Eurovision star Kate Miller-Heidke,who began her career as an operatic soprano,is looking forward to experiencing the real Australia when she performs in the outback.

  • byNick Dent
Splendour organisers confirm cancellation due to ‘unexpected events’

Splendour organisers confirm cancellation due to ‘unexpected events’

The festival,which was to feature Kylie Minogue as a headliner,has been cancelled just two weeks after tickets went on sale.

  • byNell Geraets andNick Galvin
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‘What’s going on?’:Punters left hanging over controversial rock festival

‘What’s going on?’:Punters left hanging over controversial rock festival

The Pandemonium rock festival was supposed to feature Alice Cooper and Blondie,but reports it has been cancelled have left ticket-holders confused.

  • byHelen Pitt
‘The most fun I’d had in years’:Why Splendour can’t afford to fail

‘The most fun I’d had in years’:Why Splendour can’t afford to fail

Splendour in the Grass tickets are about to go on sale,and despite the trauma of the 2022 event,there’s a reason the festival is still tempting an ageing Millennial like me.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Extreme weather is wreaking havoc on Australian music festivals. Can they survive?

Extreme weather is wreaking havoc on Australian music festivals. Can they survive?

The cancellation of Victoria’s Pitch festival amid extreme heat and the death of a patron has restarted urgent conversations about Australia’s beloved festivals.

  • byNell Geraets
Can Kylie Minogue save Splendour in the Grass?
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Can Kylie Minogue save Splendour in the Grass?

Booking the pop icon is the best decision the music festival has ever made and could boost Australia’s live music industry.

  • byRobert Moran
It was too hot to dance until the Balkan punk band gave us no choice

It was too hot to dance until the Balkan punk band gave us no choice

An uninvited band,mixed messages,and a closed stage:the WOMADelaide festival dancing through its challenges.

  • byJessica Nicholas