The organisers of Victoria’s Inca Roads festival have confirmed the cancellation of what was to be their fifth anniversary event. Just four weeks away from launch, organisers have issued a statement in which they cite insufficient interest from membership sales as motivating the cancellation.
“We have not received enough interest from membership sales for the 2015 festival or the not-for-profit organisation to continue into the future,” writes Co-Founder and Director Daniel Camilleri, who goes on to express his grief at the festival’s cancellation.
“This is extremely saddening. For our team, you the bands, the people who have supported Inca and made it their favourite little festival. Ultimately we do this for the love of it, as volunteers, solely to provide an incredible weekend of Australian and Melbourne music for those people that care.”
Camilleri then details the numerous tumults that the festival was put through in recent years, including local councils stalling on permit decisions, being taken to VCAT, being knocked back by council in 2014 after organisation had already been completed.
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Most recently, Camilleri writes, organisers were forced to postpone and move to a new location for the 2015 event, which was set to feature a lineup including The Harpoons, The Cactus Channel, Sex On Toast, Smile, Scotdrakula, Pikelet, Sunbeam Sound Machine, and many more.
“Everyone will be refunded by Friday. The process may take a handful of days to appear in your account,” Camilleri advises, before encouraging Inca Roads fans to seek out other ways to support Melbourne artists and the Australian music industry at large.
“People take for granted the incredible the amount of creative talent Melbourne and Australia has to offer,” he writes. “Go out and see a show, spend a few dollars on an EP and support the industry that makes this city and country so amazing.”
“Thank you to the supporters, fans, legends, bands of Inca over the years. It has been a privilege and a pleasure,” he concludes. Readers can check out the full statement from Camilleri below.
