Aussie favourites King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have axed their New Year’s Eve event, Timeland, due to growing concerns around the spread of the Omicron variant.

Set to kick off tomorrow, Timeland was scheduled to take place in central Victorian town Tallarook with a line-up that included Harvey Sutherland, Grace Cummings & Her Band, Gordan Koang, Stonefield and more.

In a statement to ticketholders earlier this week, the band said: “We do not feel it is safe for Artists, crew and staff, vendors and ticket buyers to perform, work, service and attend without a significant risk to either their personal health or those they come into contact with, and their immediate future for life, work and travel post event.

“The risk of ticketed buyers, staff and Artists being contacted prior to, and during the event as a close or casual contact and having to isolate by not attending or leaving the site, as well as anyone testing positive and not being able to attend the event just bring up too many complexities for the event to continue.”

Refunds are being issued to ticketholders.