The Big Sky Blues and Roots Festival for Deniliquin next Easter has been cancelled for 2015.
The Big Sky Blues and Roots Festival, formerly the Deni Blues and Roots Festival, had initially announced its first round of artists but was yet to confirm the headline acts.
“Following several of the headline artists that were due to be touring next April cancelling their plans, we have made the decision not to proceed with the festival in 2015,” said promoter Michael Chugg. “We’d love to put the show on with the great artists we have already secured, but it’s just not financially viable without the super line-up that we had always planned for. The Big Sky Blues & Roots Festival is a key event in our calendar and the last thing we want to do is push ahead with anything less than an amazing line up”.
The decision to cancel did not come easy for the Chugg office. “Decisions like this are really tough to make, we have spent a long time considering all of our options,” he said. “We always try to consider our ticket buyers and their experience and felt we wouldn’t be able to deliver them the best possible event in 2015. We also have to thank the great team of people that work hard to make these events happen and never want to take for granted what an incredible community spirit Deniliquin has shown us. The announcement today is by no means the end of the Big Sky Blues & Roots Festival, we will come back bigger, better and louder in 2016”.
Artists who were confirmed who now will no longer play in Deniliquin are the Zac Brown Band, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Mavis Staples, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Benny Walker, Dallas Frasca, Harry Hookey and Dale Winters.
Refunds are now available for all ticket purchases:
– Early Bird & Local ticket holders – Refunds are available from their place of purchase – directly from the Deni Play on the Plains’ office (Ph 03 5881 8259)
– Online ticket sales (www.bigskybluesfestival.com) – Refunds will be automatically processed to the credit card used for the original transaction.
