Organisers of the controversy-plagued Earthcore festival have confirmed tomorrow's Sydney event will not be going ahead as the number of acts pulling out, due to alleged lack of payment, continues to build.
It was speculated the Sydney leg of the trance event would be axed after tickets were suspended yesterday.
In a statement posted to the event page, organisers allege that Parks NSW "have not approved or rejected our plans days out from the show".
They have advised punters with tickets can use them for the Victorian event, which kicked off yesterday, or seek refunds from 15 December.
Organisers have also addressed comments made by ex-headliner Coming Soon who accused the event of not paying them, saying they are "seeking legal advice for damages to our festival and our lives".
See the full post here.
Festival director Spiro Boursine has had a controversial history in the past with events he has run.
As reported by Fairfax in 2011, Boursine had run up debts of over $1 million in failed music industry ventures.
Earthcore Productions, which Boursine was a director for, owed creditors almost $120,000 in 2001 and in 2007, a company he was associated with, Good Trix, went into administration and owed creditors around $832,000.
Another company linked to Boursine, Dance Aid, was deregistered in 2010.
Since coming off hiatus in 2013, Earthcore has already experienced a number of controversies.
Last year, a 25-year-old woman was found dead at the Victorian leg, while a number of punters were arrested on drug charges at the Sydney event.
A 22-year-old man was also taken to hospital due to a suspected overdose.
A number of acts have pulled out of this year's event in the last few days due to alleged lack of payment including:
Coming Soon
Joel Rowdy
Phaxe
Metronome
Martin Vice/MVMB
Nick Curly
Coyu
Day.Din
Teenage Mutants
Outsiders
Hatzler
Marc Romboy
Juno-Reactor
Sharam Jey
NSW Consumer Affairs have confirmed to The Music that punters who purchased tickets via credit cards can seek a chargeback through their financial institution. However if tickets have been purchased through the Earthcore website, punters are being advised to only contact Consumer Affairs if they have still not received a refund 28 days after Earthcore commence the process (15 December).
The Music has contacted Earthcore and Parks NSW for comment.
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