UNIFY Forever Postponed Following ‘Critical Advice’

Heavy music gathering UNIFY Forever is the latest victim of the Omicron variant.

Originally scheduled to go down later this month with The Amity Affliction, Violent Soho, Trophy Eyes and more, the beloved Victorian event has been postponed after organisers received “critical advice” about COVID.

UNIFY Forever will now take place at Tarwin Lower, South Gippsland on its previously announced backup weekend of March 10-12.

“With the rise in COVID positive cases and the impact this is having on the healthcare system and staffing levels, we received critical advice yesterday from key stakeholders, including emergency services, that the resources required to run UNIFY Forever on the January dates would be limited due to the pandemic,” organisers said.

“As we hope you all understand, without the confirmation of adequate emergency services and other key event personnel we just can’t proceed safely in January. Although not the outcome we had hoped for, safety is always our priority when running UNIFY and it's the best decision we can make given the current situation.”

All tickets remain valid for the March dates and it’s been confirmed that UNIFY has “been able to keep the vast majority of line-up intact”.

It’s expected a further update will be made in the coming weeks.

“We appreciate all your support and patience during this time and sincerely thank all the staff, agents, managers, artists, venue and crew who have worked tirelessly on UNIFY Forever to try and make it happen,” UNIFY said.

“Hang in there everyone. Bring on March!”