Organisers Announce Cancellation Of Gold Coast's SandTunes Music Festival

SandTunes Music Festival has officially been cancelled, with promoters TEG Dainty citing 'low sales' as the cause. 

The two-day festival, which included Travis Scott, Logic, Carly Rae Jepsen, JUICE WRLD, CHVRCHES and more on the line-up, was due to kick off on the Gold Coast later this month. 

The festival was initially due to take place on Coolangatta Beach but announced its relocation to Metricon Stadium following “responses from the local community”.

"We tried our best to make Metricon work for SandTunes," said TEG Dainty President and CEO Paul Dainty. 

"Metricon is a world class venue which has a storied history of live music and festival events including Foo Fighters, the iconic Big Day Out and the blockbuster Queen + Adam Lambert in February, which we have all but sold out. 

“But the reality is that without sand between our punters’ toes, the very notion of the beachside festival in a stadium meant low sales and we had to make the hard decision to cancel this major Gold Coast event.

"This whole concept started with bringing a great music festival to the beach which we see happening the world over in major locations like Spain (Barcelona Beach Festival) and Alabama (Hangout Music Festival). 

"I’m disappointed because I believed this could have grown year-on-year into something really big but unfortunately, we weren’t even able to get it off the ground here. 

“I would like to extend my gratitude to the many people who have spent numerous hours over the past two-and-a-half years trying to bring this event to fruition. I would also particularly like to thank the ticket purchasers and supporters of this event. 

"Despite this setback, TEG’s commitment to work with the Queensland Government and City of Gold Coast to bring major acts to the city is still strong now and into the future, starting with Queen + Adam Lambert in February next year."

Patrons who purchased via credit or debit card will be refunded in full within 10 working days, while those purchased in an agency will be contacted via phone in the next 14 days to arrange a full refund.