Big Day Out Weren't Told About Blur's Plans To Cancel

25 November 2013 | 11:27 am | Staff Writer

Band 'disappointed' to hear news through Facebook

Big Day Out have admitted that Blur's announcement that they had pulled out of next year's festival took them by surprise after the festival themselves first learnt of the news through the band's Facebook.

In a day of drama for the event, a statement from Blur indicated that “constantly shifting goalposts and challenging conditions of the organisers” was the reason behind their cancellation.

Big Day Out's Adam Zammit and AJ Maddah have addressed the topic on Twitter, expressing their surprise and intention to find a replacement, and now the festival have issued an official statement.

“We were disappointed to learn of Blur's cancellation via their Facebook page yesterday morning,” the brief note reads.

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“We are working on replacements and will bring you new additions to the Big Day Out line-up shortly.”

Maddah has indicated that the replacement may be one artist, or a number of acts.

Maddah also alleged that this is not the first time Blur have pulled out of an event in similar fashion.