A major music festival has been cancelled just days before it was meant to start with the organiser blaming the cost-of-living crisis.
Coastal Jam organisers announced the event not go ahead on the Mornington Peninsula, in Victoria, on January 13.
Event organiser Adam Metwally said the shock decision had not been made lightly an took to Instagram on Friday to announce the festival had been cancelled.
‘Everyone that I know has been feeling the sting of the cost of living crisis and one of the consequences of this has been the much slower than usual and very much last minute sales for boutique events like Coastal Jam,’ he said.
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Major music festival Coastal jam has been cancelled just days before it was meant to start with the organiser blaming the cost-of-living crisis (pictured festival goers at the event)
‘(Music fans) only have enough money for a few things now, naturally leading to the major festivals, massive international tours being the priority which I fully understand.
‘Unfortunately it’s led to smaller boutique festivals and events such as ours to fall by the wayside.’
Mr Metwally said he did everything that he could to keep ticket prices as low as possible but said it wasn’t enough to keep the festival running.
‘I’m sorry for letting people down,’ he said.
The popular festival which hosts live and electronic music began in 2017.
![Event organiser Adam Metwally said the festival he did everything that he could to reduce ticket prices so that partygoers (pictured) could attend the event by hosting the festival was not feasable](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/10/04/79829909-12945667-image-a-32_1704862147348.jpg)
Event organiser Adam Metwally said the festival he did everything that he could to reduce ticket prices so that partygoers (pictured) could attend the event by hosting the festival was not feasable
![The festival (pictured) which began in 2017 hosts live bands and electronic music from local and international artists](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/10/04/79829907-12945667-image-a-30_1704862110139.jpg)
The festival (pictured) which began in 2017 hosts live bands and electronic music from local and international artists
The event has been held in several picturesque towns and regions including Geelong, Warnambool, and Torquay.
This year’s event was expected to be attended by up to 5000 party goes with acclaimed Aussie artists and bands including DICE, Mathilde Anne, and Sunday Honey.
More to come.