With recent rumours surfacing that Australia could see not one but two of it’s most treasured music festivals make a triumphant return to the live music scene, it hurts all the more that we are saying goodbye to another.
After six years of operations, Queensland’s River Sessions will no longer run, which was confirmed yesterday by 4EVA Young Entertainment director Adrian Young, the guys at Triple J report.
Sadly, the official statement from Young reads, “Organisers have decided to take a break in 2015 to pursue other endeavours” neither confirming or denying that the festival would return, “however we have not ruled out the event returning in 2016.”
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Young went on to thank supporters and fans of the festival over the years of functioning, “I’m extremely proud of the event and happy it could provide entertainment for so many people, I’m eternally grateful to everyone who supported the event, sponsors and my family and friends.”
Held in Mackay Showgrounds, the one day event was originally intended to return in June this year, in the past has witnessed the likes both massive international and Aussie acts such as Lorde, Boy and Bear and Karnivool, not to mention fostering young and up-and-coming artists, the event just last year establishing a stage solely designed for local talent to strut their stuff in front of a sea of punters.
Despite this blow to the live music scene of the north, 4Eva Young’s other music festival Sunny Dayz held a little further toward the equator in Cairns still has the green light headlined by the likes of Dan Sultan, Violent Soho and The Preatures.
