Trance fans in Australia, we have not so good news! Aly & Fila’s Future Sound of Egypt (FSOE) Island Festival will not see the light of day. The event scheduled to take place on the 10th of February has been officially called off. A return to Down Under after 9 years has to wait further as things stand currently.
The official FSOE Instagram page attributes the discontinuation of the event solely to the promoter. “Circumstances beyond our control” has been primarily attributed to the cause of cancellation by the label. This is contrary to their intentions is what it intends to clarify. “FSOE was fully committed to proceeding with the event” as a noteworthy point to note.
User’s Lecture Of The Situation
People appear to be on FSOE’s side on this one. As a matter of example, one of the top comments on said Instagram post reads as follows: “It’s common knowledge that NSW Police charge tens of thousands of dollars more than their counterparts in other states to patrol events such as these. I was told that the organisers needed 5,000 attendees just to break even after the police fees for security and sniffer dogs, as well as the cost of medics, land tax and private ferries.“
They then follow with “The promoters could have done a better job in marketing the event, but when you have examples of a festival where the NSW police charged $67,000 for patrolling a 22,000 crowd, VIC police charging only $7,500 for a crowd of 30,000 and Queensland police $37,000 for a crowd of 20,000, it’s not unreasonable to suggest that the music scene in NSW is being unfairly targeted as a cash cow for police coffers“.
An Instagram User
“It’s not unreasonable to suggest that the music scene in NSW is being unfairly targeted as a cash cow for police coffers.”
Refund inquiries are to be directed to the event promoter as per the official announcement. FSOE Australia was scheduled to take place on Sydney’s Cockatoo Island. It would have seen the likes of Alex M.O.R.P.H, Aly & Fila B2B John O’Callaghan, Ferry Corsten, John 00 Fleming & Roger Shah gracing the stage.
