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Two-day music festival Vintage Vibes — with beloved headliners Groove Armada, Rudimental and Ball Park Music— has announced it “cannot proceed this month”.
Event organisers cited economic pressures and an inability to match the advertised experience for the decision to can the January 27-28 event at Tomich Wines in the Adelaide Hills.
It was postponed until an undisclosed or undecided date later this year.
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Refunds are now available via Oztix, but tickets — worth $189 for both days— will be “rolled over” and remain valid for the postponed event.
Tomich Wines apologised to competition winners and extended “heartfelt compassion to the hardworking and dedicated team at VVF”.
It also noted that “should the event not get up, Oztix will refund all tickets”.
Vintage Vibes Festival organisers said: “This decision has not been made lightly, however, current economic pressures have created a landscape within which the festival cannot proceed this month.
“Increased pressure on supply chains, especially to venues outside the CBD, alongside shifts in economic climates reflect the broader challenges many are facing within the industry.
“It has become clear that moving forward with the event in two weeks would not meet the high standards of experiences we promise our attendees, artists, and partners.”
The line-up boasted local and international acts including The Teskey Brothers, Milky Chance, DMA’S, Lord Huron, Meg Mac, Cub Sport, Winston Surfshirt, Drapht, Marlon, Sea Girls, Stellie, Surahn, The Tullamarines, Indiago, Tushar, Tonix, Lickity Split, Puree, and Ella & Sienna.
“Our mission is to create a world-class event in South Australia that celebrates the best in international and Australian music, and we will not settle for anything less, hence we have made the hard decision to push the event back,” organisers said.
“We understand that this will come as a big disappointment for many of the Vintage Vibes faithful.”
It is the second festival in days to be pulled just weeks out from the advertised event date, after Mornington Peninsula’s Coastal Jam festival was axed last weekend.
Coastal Jam founder Adam Metwally also cited economic pressures, believed to have impacted ticket sales.
“I did everything I could to keep ticket prices as low as possible, while also trying to put together a solid line-up with the Coastal Jam ethos in mind — to bring world-class, fun, lighthearted parties to locations across the beautiful Victorian coast over summer,” he said.
“But it wasn’t enough.”