A New South Wales music festival has been saved from cancellation thanks to a local RSL club.
The Northern Beaches Music Festival in Sydney was forced to cancel last week, issuing a statement citing "the new licensing laws" as the reason behind the event's cancellation. The festival will now take place at the Narrabeen RSL from 3-4 May.
"It is with great joy, pleasure and gratitude that I can announce that The Northern Beaches Music Festival 2019 is back on!" said festival executive producer Paul Robertson.
"This is due to the overwhelming support we have received on social media, print, television and radio and the incredibly good fortune to have garnered the support of Narrabeen RSL management and staff who have offered to stage the entire event 'as is' at their venue."
"The last few days have been a truly wild and emotional ride going from disaster to resurrection - we have gone from a 'bad day at black rock' to a beautiful vista on the Northern Beaches! It just goes to show you what people power can do."
See the full statement below, and find out more about the festival here.
"Dear friends,
It is with great joy, pleasure and gratitude that I can announce that The Northern Beaches Music Festival 2019 is back on!
This is due to the overwhelming support we have received on social media, print, television and radio and the incredibly good fortune to have garnered the support of Narrabeen RSL management and staff who have offered to stage the entire event 'as is' at their venue.
This announcement follows a number of intense meetings to nut out all of the hurdles and obstacles that we were facing. We also sincerely thank the Northern Beaches Police who have extended a generous hand in order to make this happen.
Although there are still issues to be resolved, resourced or funded I believe that none of them are beyond our reach.
So . . . I hope all of you musicians, supporters and volunteers are still available to take part in this great not for profit music event.
Please contact us ASAP to confirm your involvement. We would like to know this very soon so that we can finalise the program. We understand some of you may have already made other commitments.
A few important matters
• Those of you who had been originally scheduled to perform on the Solar Stage have now been scheduled to perform acoustically (unplugged) on the Sunny Stage - a garden setting under a small marquee. We understand that this arrangement will not suit everyone.
• Attention parents & guardians: Underaged patrons are not allowed in the Sunk and Basement areas after 7pm and are required to be off the Club’s premises completely by 9pm. Minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
• Gofundme.com Campaign - To cover the extra costs involved in the new arrangement (extra heavy theatrical curtains & stands, extra courtesy buses and drivers etc.) we have launched a gofundme.com campaign which you can link to from the web site or the Festival’s Facebook page.
The last few days have been a truly wild and emotional ride going from disaster to resurrection - we have gone from a “bad day at black rock“ to a beautiful vista on the Northern Beaches!
It just goes to show you what people power can do.
Paul Robertson (Executive Producer)"
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