Another body blow to Australian music festivals as Groovin the Moo is cancelled for second year running... just days after cancellation of Splendour in the Grass

Another body blow to Australian music festivals as Groovin the Moo is cancelled for second year running... just days after cancellation of Splendour in the Grass

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Another body blow to Australian music festivals as Groovin the Moo is cancelled for second year running... just days after cancellation of Splendour in the Grass
Published: Jan, 31 2025 03:09

Groovin the Moo has been cancelled for a second year in a row. In a statement posted to their social media accounts on Friday, organisers for the Australian regional touring festival said, 'Groovin the Moo won't be happening in 2025, while we work on finding the most sustainable model for Australia's most loved regional touring festival. 'We will really miss seeing the smiling faces of all our beloved Moo Crew — and that means YOU!.

 [The music festival was one of the most popular across Australia and had brought superstar talents such as Billie Eilish to regional towns]
Image Credit: Mail Online [The music festival was one of the most popular across Australia and had brought superstar talents such as Billie Eilish to regional towns]

'In the meantime, which artist would you most like to see on a GTM lineup?'. No further details for the cancellation were provided. Daily Mail Australia has reached out to organisers for comment. The 2024 GTM festival was also cancelled, just two weeks after the lineup was announced. Groovin the Moo has been canceled for a second year in a row. Pictured in 2019. At the time, poor ticket sales were cited as the reason for the festival being canned.

 [In a statement posted to their social media accounts on Friday, organisers for the Australian regional touring festival said, 'Groovin the Moo won't be happening in 2025' but gave no reason for the cancellation]
Image Credit: Mail Online [In a statement posted to their social media accounts on Friday, organisers for the Australian regional touring festival said, 'Groovin the Moo won't be happening in 2025' but gave no reason for the cancellation]

The cancelation is the latest body blow for Australian music festivals, coming just days after Splendour in the Grass was also canned for 2025. Organisers last week officially confirmed that the beloved Byron Bay music festival will not go ahead for the second year in a row. 'Hey gang, sorry it’s been so quiet, but we had a little holiday…finally,' a statement published on the festival's social media channels on Thursday began.

'The rest of the festival team have still been busy cooking up some awesome new things for music lovers in Australia, but Splendour needs a little more time to recharge and we won’t be back this year.'. The 2024 Splendour festival, which was set to feature the likes of Kylie Minogue, G Flip, Tash Sultana, and Fontaines D.C., was axed less than a week after tickets went on sale, with organisers citing 'unexpected events' as the reason behind the last minute cancellation.

There is no guarantee that the festival is slated to return in 2026, however organisers asked music fans to 'think of it as a breather so we can come back even bigger and better when the time is right.'. The statement ended on a more hopeful note, with Splendour organisers saying there are 'lots of other huge events on the horizon.'. The music festival was one of the most popular across Australia and had brought superstar talents such as Billie Eilish to regional towns.

In a statement posted to their social media accounts on Friday, organisers for the Australian regional touring festival said, 'Groovin the Moo won't be happening in 2025' but gave no reason for the cancellation. 'So keep an ear to the ground in the coming months – we can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on!' they added. 'Stop lying Splendour, you're never coming back,' one person commented.

In a separate statement to Rolling Stone, ticketing and touring company Live Nation said the Splendour festivals team 'has our full support to bring Splendour in the Grass back when they feel it’s right.'. Live music fans and promoters had hoped that the tent pole festival would return this year, and the social media reactions are coming thick and fast. 'Well, there goes our youth. No more Splendour,' added another.

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