"However, as you know, our business – like others – is hurting significantly in some areas of operations. Exploring every inch of strategy for financial sustainability, our eyes have rested upon one goal: long-term viability for this incredibly special festival which has become a mainstay of Australia's artistic fabric. "In the post-lockdown context, we have worked tirelessly to make these shows happen. "We are now experiencing increased cost of production, hire equipment, artist fees, labour, and more – all of which being more significant than ever before. However, COVID hit and the market conditions began changing rapidly across the industry," event organisers said via a statment. "Off the back of a vastly successful 2019, we dreamed of taking The Grass Is Greener brand nationally. YG, PNAU, Sticky Fingers and Alok remain on the line-up for Gold Coast (22 October) and Cairns (29 October). The news also comes packaged with the withdrawals of several headlining acts including ONEFOUR, Ty Dolla $ign, Zhu and Maya Jane Coles. ![]() Slated to kick off this weekend, The Grass Is Greener have cancelled the Canberra (23 October) and Geelong (30 October) events citing increased costs across production, equipment hire, labour and artist fees as well as stagnated ticket sales.įocussed on the long-term viability of the festival, that staged successful events in Cairns, Townsville, Toowoomba, Mackay and Gladstone last year, the decision to pull the plug on the Canberra and Gold Coast legs has been made to ensure the festival returns for many years to come.
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