Statement regarding MelodicRock Fest Australia

It is with regret that FM have to announce that we will not be appearing at MelodicRock Fest Australia, or any of the associated side shows.

This is not a decision that we have taken lightly. Despite all the cancellations, and venue issues, we always held on to the fact that the Promoters had fulfilled most of their contractual obligations towards FM, so we felt confident that we would see everyone in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

However, once the cancellations began, and then the original venue for the festival was cancelled, we felt that we required additional assurances on things like internal travel, accommodation, new line-ups, new venue information, and more.

None of this was forthcoming at any stage, the extremely limited contact we had with the promoters amounted to “It’s all in hand”, "Yes it’s all confirmed.”, etc. Despite requests for more than just verbal assurance, none of this has been forthcoming.

We have left it as late as we possibly can, indeed, right up to the point of check-in for our flight to Melbourne, having already made the first part of the journey.

Unfortunately, we just can’t take the risk, especially with the the lack of communication, and the vagueness of their communication we have received. The cancellation of our sideshows in Sydney and Brisbane were not notified to us by the promoters, we found out from fans. When the promoters finally did comment to us, the response on both occasions was “the venue did it, it wasn’t our decision”.

So, we apologise to everyone who was looking forward to seeing FM play in Australia for the first time. We are as disappointed as you are.

What we do promise; if we can agree a deal with a more reputable promoter to bring FM to Australia, then we WILL be there. And hopefully it will not be too long.



Thanks,
Merv, Steve, Jim, Pete, Jem

FM confirm Australia tour dates

We are excited to announce dates for our first ever shows in Australia! In addition to the already announced MelodicRock Fest we will be visiting Sydney and Brisbane, rounding off our trip with a return to Melbourne.

Tickets are on sale now for MelodicFest and for the other shows from Friday 17 January at 10am Australia time (11pm on 17 January UK time).

8 March - Melbourne - MelodicRock Fest - Tickets

10 March: Sydney - The Factory Floor - Tickets

12 March: Brisbane - Crowbar - Tickets

14 March: Melbourne - Stay Gold - Tickets

VIP Ticket upgrade is also available. For full details please see https://shoutoutloudevents.ticketbud.com/fm-vip-ticket-upgrade

FM join line-up for MelodicRock Fest Australia

We are super-excited to be heading Down Under in March, joining a fantastic line-up at MelodicRock Fest in Melbourne for our first-ever show on Australian soil!

Early-bird tickets on sale from Monday 5 August at bit.ly/MRF2020.