The Bohemian Beatfreaks music festival has confirmed it will change its location this weekend from New South Wales to Queensland, following a court case against police.
As reported by ABC, police hit the bush doof, initially scheduled to take place at a remote private property near Casino, with a $200,000 quote two weeks ago and withdrew support for it due to "overwhelming safety concerns".
After receiving the hefty fee, Bohemian Beatfreaks operators, Rabbits Eat Lettuce, took the matter to the Land and Environment Court.
In a statement posted to Facebook, Bohemian organisers confirmed they were successful in the trial against police on Tuesday, but have still decided to change the location as "the conditions imposed by the court at the request of the police would destroy the vibe of our festival".
"We want all of you to have the best experience possible and we don't feel this would have been a good festival experience with this heavy handed police approach," the statement reads.
"Considering the situation we find ourselves in, we have made the decision to move the festival up to Cherrabah Resort near Warwick, just over the border in Queensland."
Read the full post below.
The decision has been made despite the Supreme Court Of NSW confirming to The Music that the court was satisfied with the safety of the festival taking place at the original site near Casino.
It comes just a day after Good Things Festival announced it was forced to axe under 18's tickets for its Sydney event next month, with documents revealing that NSW Police quoted Good Things organisers an estimated $71,112.37 including GST (reduced from an original quote of $107,792.49 including GST) for police presence on the day, while Victoria Police quoted just $13,004.90 for the Melbourne leg.
A report detailing the music and arts economy in NSW was also released a week ago, which claims that the state has a "music venue crisis". Read more about the report here.
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