Grace Tame has pulled out of Splendour in the Grass after she was scheduled to make an appearance.
Ms Tame was due to appear alongside entrepreneur Jack River for a fireside chat at the music event at North Byron Parklands, in northern NSW, at 1.15pm on Saturday.
Event organisers announced on Instagram they had been informed by Ms Tame’s media team she would not be able to make the event due to a timetable clash.
‘We made this difficult decision to cancel because of conflicting timetables,’ her team said.
Grace Tame has pulled out of Splendour in the Grass after she was scheduled to make an appearance
Ms Tame was due to appear alongside entrepreneur Jack River for a fireside chat at the music event at North Byron Parklands, in northern NSW, at 1.15pm on Saturday
The cancellation is the latest blow for the music festival that was forced to cancel its first day of the event due to bad weather on Friday
Co-founder Jessica Ducrou told punters the event would go ahead for the rest of the weekend and asked them to wear gumboots with the grounds submerged in water on Saturday
‘We understand this may let some people down and we are sincerely sorry. It is not in Grace’s DNA to cancel but self care must come first.
‘These are circumstances beyond our control.’
The cancellation is the latest blow for the music festival that was forced to cancel its first day of the event due to bad weather on Friday.
Co-founder Jessica Ducrou told punters the event would go ahead for the rest of the weekend and asked them to wear gumboots with the grounds submerged in water on Saturday.
‘We apologise for the lack of communication,’ she said.
‘We were dealing with the inclement conditions and had – wanted to make sure we could operate the show.
‘Sometimes things don’t roll out the way you expect them to. Unfortunately we’re not in charge of the weather.’
Event organisers have provided regular updates to Instagram urging revellers to be patient and expect delays when travelling to the music event.
Event organisers have provided regular updates to Instagram urging revellers to be patient and expect delays when travelling to the music event
Festivalgoers have vented their frustration online saying they have been waiting hours to catch a free shuttle to the festival
Scores of punters have tried to sell their tickets online after calling it quits on the three-day festival due to the delays, cancellations and muddy conditions
‘Expect delays, please work with us when entering the festival,’ one post read.
‘You’re going to have to allow for extra travel time.’
Festivalgoers have vented their frustration online saying they have been waiting hours to catch a free shuttle to the festival with rideshare drivers charging hundreds of dollars.
‘Yeah must be nice if you can get there, bus ques [sic] are 2 hours plus, uber is $300 and you won’t allow people to get dropped off….after yesterday was cancelled,’ one person wrote.
Another person added: ‘There are a couple hundred of us that have been waiting in line for hours the buses that are supposed to stop have been driving past, people left with HOURS of time to see the artist they paid to see and ubers are hundreds of dollars to get there.
‘This is a complete embarrassment the communication has been ridiculous, we don’t even know if we will have a bus stop today.
Ms Ducrou said staff had been working tirelessly to make sure the festival could run until its last day on Sunday
‘We’ve had muddy events before, it’s not new to us, but I think the amount of rain that the Northern Rivers has received over the past six months has made it very difficult,’ Ms Ducrou said
‘It’s unfair and we know refunds for today won’t be issued even though we have missed a significant amount of artists we paid to see. And still silence, no response on any format – rain hail or shine though!!!’
Scores of punters have tried to sell their tickets online after calling it quits on the three-day festival due to the delays, cancellations and muddy conditions.
Ms Ducrou announced refunds would be given after the main acts were cancelled on Friday with festivalgoers missing out on seeing big names such as Gorillaz, The Avalanches and Kasey Musgraves.
She said staff had been working tirelessly to make sure the festival could run until its last day on Sunday.
‘We’ve had muddy events before, it’s not new to us, but I think the amount of rain that the Northern Rivers has received over the past six months has made it very difficult,’ she told ABC.
‘Everyone’s working as hard as they can to make this an experience they deserve, but it is very challenging conditions.’
‘Everyone’s working as hard as they can to make this an experience they deserve, but it is very challenging conditions,’ Ms Ducrou said
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