Australian metalcore heavyweights Parkway Drive have been forced to cancel their first-ever ‘Park Waves‘ festival, citing rising costs associated with touring. The band had announced that touring event would take place this coming February, heading out across 11 cities during its run.
Presumably to keep costs down, Parkway Drive had recruited a roster comprised largely of local talent for this trek too, including their countrymen in The Amity Affliction, Northlane and Alpha Wolf, while Story Of The Year were also on the bill.
In a statement shared tonight, December 01st, Parkway Drive revealed that fate of the traveling festival has been sealed months ahead of its planned kickoff:
THIS IS A MESSAGE WE NEVER IMAGINED WE’D HAVE TO WRITE, AND IT WEIGHS HEAVILY ON US. PARK WAVES AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
JUST WRITING THIS FEELS LIKE A KICK IN THE GUTS, BUT HERE WE ARE – ANOTHER FESTIVAL BEING CRUSHED BY THE RISING COSTS ACROSS OUR ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. IT HURTS TO BE ANOTHER CASUALTY IN THIS CHAPTER OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC SCENE.
WE’VE TRIED EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION TO KEEP THIS DREAM ALIVE, BUT THE REALITY OF THE CICUMSTANCES WON’T ALLOW FOR IT.
TO EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT TICKETS, AND TO EVERYONE WHO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC IN THIS COUNTRY; THANK YOU. PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR SUPPORT IS WHAT KEEPS THIS CULTURE ALIVE AND STANDING STRONG THROUGH THE WORST OF TIMES.
ALL TICKETS WILL BE FULLY REFUNDED, AND TICKETHOLDERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED
VIA EMAIL.”
The festival had been booked to touch down in the following cities:
02/14 Perth, AUS – Langley Park
02/20 Adelaide, AUS – Adelaide Showgrounds
02/22 Geelong, AUS – Geelong Showgrounds
02/28 Scoresby, AUS – Caribbean Gardens
03/01 Bendigo, AUS – Bendigo Jockey Club
03/05 Wollongong, AUS – Thomas Dalton Reserve
03/07 Eastern Creek, AUS – Sydney Dragway
03/08 Maitland, AUS – Maitland Showgrounds
03/12 Toowoomba, AUS – Queens Park
03/14 Byron Bay, AUS – Cavanbah Centre
03/15 Sunshine Coast, AUS – Sandstone Point
