Earth Frequency are the latest festival forced to postpone their 2021 event due to the continuing uncertainty surrounding coronavirus and related border closures and public health concerns.
"It's disappointing to have reached this conclusion, but at this point in time, after discussions with QLD Health, the festival venue and the local community and our own team – it does not feel safe or wise to proceed in February," event organisers said via their Facebook page.The new festival dates are 14-17 May, with Earth Frequency remaining at Ivory's Rock.
"Our top priorities are always the health and safety of our community, to respect our supporters, to make smart decisions and to deliver the best possible experience to you all, and we simply do not feel that these priorities will be able to be met with usual February dates in 2021.
"These new dates have been selected with a number of considerations in mind – a few months for the public health situation to improve, the timeline for the vaccine process beginning in Australia to bolster quarantine procedures and the chance to trial some dates with cooler weather than our usual February date.
"We want to acknowledge that these new dates are unfortunately the same weekend as another event in SE QLD – Jungle Love.
"There have been discussions between Earth Frequency and Jungle Love over the past few days about other options and unfortunately there is no other viable option in the autumn months for either event.
"We're confident both events will be well attended and will represent their own unique aspects and experiences very well, and the aim is to ensure that there is no clash of dates in 2022 and beyond. We definitely recommend this festival to anyone who missed out on EFF tickets or who might want to check out another awesome festival that this region has to offer."
All 2021 tickets sold remain valid for the new dates, with a final, small allocation of general tickets going on sale at midday on Wednesday 20 January.
If you can't attend the festival due to the change of dates, there's a number of options. You can sell your ticket publicly using ticket reseller Tixel, or you can sell your ticket to someone you know personally by organising a name change via ticketbooth support.
Alternatively, you can either request for your tickets to be transferred to the 2022 edition or request a refund. More information is available via Earth Frequency's website.
Earth Frequency Festival takes place at Ivory's Rock (SE QLD) 14-17 May.
