Music Festivals Across Australia Called On To Ban Wicked Campers

Music festivals across Australia, including Splendour In The Grass, are being called on to ban local van company Wicked Campers from their events. 

Grassroots movement Collective Shout, which works against the objectification of women in media, advertising and pop culture, has issued an open letter to four festivals - Splendour, Rainbow Serpent, Woodford Folk Festival and Big Pineapple - urging them to introduce a complete ban of Wicked Campers. 

It comes only months after director of NSW's Wollombi Music Festival, Adrian Buckley, announced Wicked Campers would not be welcome at September spectacle. 

"Some festivals around Australia have made the decision to ban individual Wicked Camper vans if they contain an offensive slogan. But we would urge festivals to go further and following the lead of Adrian Buckley in banning all Wicked Campers from your event," Collective Shout's statement reads.

"This would send a strong signal that you will not allow Wicked Campers to be represented in any way at your festival. Our thousands of supporters around the country would welcome this move."

In March this year, the then Minister for Women Kelly O'Dwyer also called on support from state and national leaders and transport ministers to take action against the "misogynistic" company. 

The Music has contacted all festivals listed on Collective Shout's open letter for comment.