Festivals

The teaser arrives a month after Rolling Loud organisers hinted that the festival would return to Australia "sooner than you think."

Days after LPA's latest report showed record highs for Australian festivals, the Australian Festival Industry Conference has discussed the state of play at their latest gathering.

“Cairns is already a tourism hot spot... Ultimately, we want to put it firmly on the map as the home of a major national festival,” remarks Be Social Fest Director Michael Delaney.

The global EDM-meets-water festival is set to land in Australia in early 2026.

“People are definitely spending more,” reports Destroy All Lines' Chris O’Brien.

Festival organisers have dropped the hint that Rolling Loud will be back “sooner than you think.”

Creditor DN Holdings is seeking an order from the court that the festival owners repay a $1.25 million loan in full, plus interest and costs.

The BBC won’t be livestreaming performances deemed “high risk” in the future.