Following the removal of a number of acts, NSW regional festival Mountain Sounds recently announced the cancellation of its fifth reincarnation. Today, news broke that the festivals company was going into voluntary liquidation.
With this in mind, weve decided to investigate to find the deep-rooted causes of this festivals closure.
Festival organisers cited a government war on festivals as being to blame for its closure. The prospect of allegedly forking out an additional $200,000 to cover police attendance was a huge blow only weeks out from the event.
The Australian music industry was reeling, and even carried out a Sydney rally against the New South Wales State Governments recently-introduced festival legislation.
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Read the full article at: https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/mountain-sounds-liquidation-details/