Under The Southern Stars Fest Postponed Again: 'We Must Protect Our Artists & Patrons'

The Under The Southern Stars touring festival has again been postponed.

In a statement released this morning, organisers said that "given the disappointingly slow roll-out of the vaccine by the Government, there is no confidence that we can keep all safe and proceed as planned at our festivals this May".

The 11 events were to be headlined by Bush, Stone Temple Pilots and Cheap Trick.

"We ask you all to continue to believe in us. We must protect our artists and patrons," promoter Andrew McManus said.

"We get it... how many times can the Australian system force another postponement?'

"So we are making the hard decision to reschedule Under The Southern Stars to the first quarter of 2022 and ask that all our valued supporters hold on to their tickets and in return we will be announcing some truly exciting additions to the line-up and festival circuit!"

Speaking to The Music earlier this year about how he intended to get international acts into Australia despite the border restrictions, McManus said he received approval for the tour to go ahead by the Commissioner of Border Control and over 60 letters of support, including SA Premier Steven Marshall and NSW Minister for Energy and Environment Matt Kean, with the latter's office confirming their support to The Music. 

Full details on rescheduled dates and line-up additions are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.