Iconic music festival Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled for 2024, leaving fans devastated.
n pop princess Kylie Minogue, 55, was set to headline the three-day music event held from July 19 to 21 at the North Byron Parklands.
Other popular artists slated to perform had included G Flip, Arcade Fire and Future.
Sources claimed the festival was most likely cancelled due to poor ticket sales, but organisers said in a statement it was because of ‘unexpected events’.
A statement read: ‘With a heavy heart, we’re announcing the cancellation of Splendour in the Grass 2024, originally scheduled from Friday 19 July to Sunday 21 July in Ngarindjin / North Byron Parklands.
Iconic music festival Splendour in the Grass has been cancelled for 2024
‘We know there were many fans excited for this year’s line-up and all the great artists planning to join us, but due to unexpected events we’ll be taking the year off. Ticket holders will be refunded automatically by Moshtix.
‘We thank you for your understanding and will be working hard to be back in future years.’
Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco, of event organisers Secret Sounds, added ‘We’re heartbroken to be missing a year especially after more than two decades in operation.
‘This festival has always been a huge community effort, and we’d like to thank everyone for their support and overall faith. We hope to be back in the future.’
The news comes after the 2023 festival recorded a 30 per cent drop in tickets sales.
Daily Mail has reached out to Secret Sounds for further comment.
Since its inception in 2001, Splendour in the Grass has been held in various locations in NSW and Queensland.
n pop princess Kylie Minogue , 55, was set to headline the three day music festival held from 19 – 21 July
At the height of its popularity, the festival attracted 50,000 revelers across the three days.
However, this year’s line up copped criticism over its lack of renowned headlining international acts, with American rapper Future, 40, being the only global star slated to perform.
In the past, Splendour has had a slew of international acts perform, including Kendrick Lamar, Tyler the Creator, Flume, Queens of the Stone Age and The Smashing Pumpkins.
In addition, the festival attracted some of ‘s most renowned artists, including Powderfinger, Missy Higgins and Hilltop Hoods.
However, the reception towards the 2024 line up was lukewarm, with fans questioning why they couldn’t attract a more high profile acts.
Canadian Indie rock band Arcade Fire was also slated to perform
‘Absolutely rubbish. It’s one of the only festivals in big enough to pull a semi exciting and decent line up and the biggest in the way of overseas headliners is Future,’ one frustrated fan commented.
‘n festivals are f**ked. How is Future the only good international act?’ another agreed, as someone else added: ‘n music festivals are so boring omg.’
Splendour in the Grass is the latest in a long line of music festivals which have been axed this year.
One of ‘s largest music festivals Groovin the Moo was forced to cancel its upcoming tour of shows just two months before it was set to start.
In February, organisers announced that the festivals across regional wouldn’t be going ahead in 2024, citing poor ticket sales.
At the height of its popularity, Splendour in the Grass attracted 50,000 revelers across the three days
The touring festival was set to appear in cities such as Wayville, Canberra, Bendigo, Newcastle, Bunbury and the Sunshine Coast between April 25 and May 11.
Aussie rock legends Jet were set to play alongside n music heavyweights such as San Cisco, DMA’s, The Jungle Giants and King Stingray.
In January, ValleyWays – a music festival featuring some of ‘s biggest bands – was cancelled just weeks before it was set to take place.
ValleyWays was getting ready to host revellers at Onslow Oval in Camden, in Sydney’s southwest, on February 17, until it was announced that it will not go ahead.
The festival was created in 2022 by Hottest 100 winners The Rubens in partnership with TEG MJR, a touring and events business that is set to tour Hans Zimmer through .
This year’s festival line up copped criticism over its lack of renowned headlining international acts, with American rapper Future, 40, being the only global star slated to perform
The reception towards the 2024 line up was lukewarm, with fans questioning why they couldn’t attract a more renowned acts
In the same month, Tent Pole Music Festival cancelled their event just weeks before it was due to kick off with organisers, blaming the ‘impossible’ economic climate.
It was set to go ahead on February 17 at Mt Duneed Estate in Geelong, Victoria, but was forced to offer ticketholders a full refund after it was canned.
On Tuesday, it was reported that new rock festival Pandemonium Rocks is set to go ahead with its scheduled concerts, despite earlier reports stating the shows had been cancelled.
Legendary rock acts Blondie, Alice Cooper, Placebo, Deep Purple and Wheatus are among the headline acts scheduled to perform across two stages.
A festival spokesperson took to social media to reassure disappointed fans the concerts were still happening – albeit with some changes.