Financial woes force By the Pier cancellation

ORGANISERS have cited financial pressure for their decision to cancel this year’s edition of Queenscliff’s By The Pier.

The festival was set to take place on March 24-25 as a spin-off from the Queenscliff Music Festival, but festival organisers stated last weekend the second coming of the event would not go ahead.

“Sadly we have cancelled the 2023 edition of By The Pier with ticket refunds effective immediately,” By The Pier organisers wrote on the event’s official Facebook page.

“Due to a number of factors impacting on the financial sustainability of the event, including rising costs, increased competition and lower-than-expected sales, our not-for-profit community organisation cannot responsibly proceed with the event and put at risk significant financial losses.

“After such a successful debut event in 2022, we set out with high hopes in 2023.

“We have put a lot of time and effort into bringing something new and exciting to Queenscliff and despite our best efforts, it simply hasn’t worked. Our team are devastated and very sorry.

“We would like to thank everyone for their understanding and support in this decision.”

Artists that were set to perform at the festival included Thelma Plum, SAFIA, Holy Holy, King Stingray, Slowly Slowly, Alice Ivy and Big Twisty & The Funk Nasty.

Ticket refunds are effective immediately, and ticket agency Oztix have contacted all ticketholders regarding the process of seeking refunds.