The team behind Froth & Fury Fest has confirmed that the event won’t be travelling to Perth once more in 2027, citing lower-than-expected ticket sales combined with rising costs of hosting a festival, for leaving Western Australia.
Froth & Fury launched in Adelaide amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, and in January, organisers expanded the festival, taking it to Perth for the first time.
This year’s line-up included big-name heavy acts such as Polaris, Soulfly, In Hearts Wake, Private Function, Nailbomb, Lagwagon, Abbath, Battlesnake, and many more. And despite a Perth debut that punters loved, organisers have explained that keeping the expansion in WA doesn’t currently make financial sense. However, they’d love to return.
The Froth & Fury team concluded its statement by assuring punters that the Adelaide edition will continue, with details around next year’s festival – including the date it will run – to be announced “very soon.”
“Unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision that FROTH & FURY PERTH will not be going ahead in 2027,” the Froth & Fury team shared on Facebook today (10 June).
They continued, “This is not the outcome we wanted. After an incredible day in Perth, we genuinely hoped to return and build on what was started. The support, energy and response from the WA music community meant a huge amount to us, and we are truly sorry that we cannot bring the festival back in 2027.”
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The team explained that as an “independent, fan-made and fan-owned festival,” the long-term future of Froth & Fury is the highest priority and, despite an “amazing” event in Perth, the festival “simply did not reach the turnout numbers required” to viably continue hosting it in Western Australia.
The statement continues, “As an independent, fan-made and fan-owned festival, every decision we make has to protect the long-term future of Froth & Fury. While the Perth event itself was amazing and everyone there had an incredible day, we simply did not reach the turnout numbers required to make the event viable for us moving forward.
“Combined with the rising costs involved in delivering a festival of this scale in WA, it is unfortunately too great a financial risk for us to take on again at this stage — even though this has been an incredibly hard decision to make.”
The Froth & Fury team also expressed its gratitude to the Soundworks Touring crew, particularly CEO Brad Wesson, for helping bring the festival to the West. “Their support, passion and hard work played a huge part in making the Perth event happen, and we are incredibly grateful for everything they put into it,” they wrote.
“To everyone who bought a ticket, came out, played, worked, shared a post, backed us, or helped make the Perth event happen — thank you. We are genuinely grateful for the first chapter we were able to create together.
“For Perth, we hope this is not the end of the story — just a pause until we can return.”
