The cancellation of tours and music festivals worldwide has been an unfortunate outcome of the coronavirus pandemic – but one Aussie music festival is charging ahead.
Falls Festival, which hosts thousands of New Years’ revellers each year in Lorne, Marion Bay, Byron Bay and Fremantle, announced its plan to go ahead this summer on Wednesday, despite uncertainty hovering over a host of other festivals around the globe.
The news comes two months comes after another iconic Aussie multi-day camping festival, Byron Bay’s Splendour in the Grass, was pushed back from July to October.
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Announcing they’re “choosing the bright side”, festival organisers said they will tweak the event to include an all Australian line-up as the future of international travel remains uncertain.
“Getting ready to wave goodbye to 2020 like we are? 2021 we are ready for you!” Falls posted on Instagram.
“We are excited to let you know that we are working towards a limited edition #fallsfestival with an all Australian line-up!”
The post went on to explain how the local focus will help revitalise the struggling music industry, which has been hit hard by COVID-enforced restrictions.
“Bring in the New Year with the very best homegrown talent while also giving back to the Australian music industry who have been doing it tough through this COVID vortex!” the festival’s Instagram account posted.
Falls, which is run by touring company Secret Sounds, said in a statement it was listening to official health advice as it prepared for the December event.
“Health and safety is always our No.1 priority, so as the recovery process begins and more information becomes available, we will continue working with and taking direction from the health authorities,” they added.
The exciting announcement comes days after experts warned music festivals may not be up and running again in Australia until the 2022/2023 summer.
Last Wednesday, Australia's Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said he would not consider allowing large-scale gatherings until the nation has a vaccine for the deadly respiratory virus, which could be mid-2021 at the earliest.
Given most large-scale music festivals require months of planning, the timing cast a grim outlook that festival organisers would get approval to host anything during the 2021/2022 season, including Falls.
Haydn Johnston, co-founder of Architects of Entertainment which produces Splendour In The Grass and Lost Paradise, told Triple J’s Hack there was no chance a festival could be pulled together in under six months, given the hoops organisers had to jump through.
But Falls Festival organisers remain “optimistic” the show will go on.
Regular Falls punters will be thrilled by the news, especially after the festival in Lorne was forced to cancel last December as bushfires tore through much of Australia.
The plug was pulled on the festival because of "potential fires, smoke, severe winds and tree hazards", with 9000 disappointed festival-goers having to pack up their tents and leave the site near Lorne on the Great Ocean Road.
Co-producers Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco were hopeful the move for this year’s event would give the industry a much-needed boost, and in a statement, promised “some of the most exciting acts in the world” would make up the line-up.
“This special ‘home grown’ edition of Falls will ensure that money stays in our local economy, providing maximum financial benefit for the Australian music community – artists, management, crew, agents, roadies, production etc – as well as the thousands of contractors and suppliers who rely on our events for their income,” they said.
Official dates for the December 2020/January 2021 event are yet to be announced.
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2020-05-06 08:14:51Z
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