If you were planning on buying Harvest Festival tickets anyway, this week would be a top time to do so.
The future of the festival is in doubt due to poor ticket sales, with promoter AJ Maddah admitting he's suffering a "crisis of confidence about the whole event" due to a "lack of interest, particularly in Brisbane". Just days ago, the festival looked to be in good shape, with Justin Vernon's Volcano Choir added to the bill.
Maddah, never one to mince words, has laid the state of the union out fairly clearly on Twitter this morning.
@the_zing Nope. Having a crisis of confidence about the whole event atm.
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) September 9, 2013
@CaZZaConspiracy @the_zing Since BDO announced a very top heavy Harvest-centric line-up (Blur, Arcade Fire, Lumineers, etc), sales have died
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) September 9, 2013
@CaZZaConspiracy @the_zing Which is understandable tbh. As a small boutique festival with emphasis on arts & experience we can't compete
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) September 9, 2013
@CaZZaConspiracy @the_zing We're heartbroken seeing our favourite child get sickly and are doing everything to make it work.
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) September 9, 2013
@CaZZaConspiracy @the_zing But the truth is that unless we see some kind of sign in the next week we'll have to consider the worst :(
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) September 9, 2013
@MitchO73 @the_zing Lack of interest, particularly in Brisbane.
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) September 9, 2013
Harvest Festival will (hopefully) come to the following venues:@CaZZaConspiracy @the_zing Either that or we have dug an even deeper hole... That's what I am trying to decide atm
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) September 9, 2013
Melbourne — Sunday November 10, Werribee Park
Sydney — Saturday November 16, The Domain
Brisbane — Sunday November 17, City Botanic Gardens
