{"id":2486170,"date":"2026-07-03T07:29:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2486170"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:29:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:29:49","slug":"adelaide-music-festival-harvest-rock-wont-take-place-in-2026-promoter-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/adelaide-music-festival-harvest-rock-wont-take-place-in-2026-promoter-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide music festival Harvest Rock won&#8217;t take place in 2026, promoter confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Adelaide music festival Harvest Rock will not go ahead in 2026, with organisers announcing it will be a &#8220;fallow year&#8221; for the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;We know this will be disappointing news to many of you,&#8221; the promoter wrote in a statement on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;But good things take time, and we&#8217;re already working on future plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;We appreciate the ongoing support of the South Australian government in making the event a huge success to date, and we look forward to partying with you soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"Social media embed\" class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK\" data-print=\"inline-media\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaUUCL3jykG\/\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/SocialMediaPosting\">\n<div class=\"OEmbed_skeleton__f9vKS\">\n<p><span data-component=\"Loading\" data-print=\"inline-media\" class=\"Loading_loading__21MZU Loading_loading__EPOtN OEmbed_loading__r4w1t\"><span class=\"Loading_spinner__zmkAw Loading_spinnerSize32__Z_XId Loading_spinnerColourBrand__CqEIF\"\/><span class=\"Loading_label__cTH1q\" role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"assertive\">Loading Instagram content<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Harvest Rock launched in 2022, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/listen\/doublej\/music-reads\/features\/harvest-rock-2023-review-beck-paul-kelly-jamiroquai\/103040978\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/103040978\">quickly establishing itself with enviable line-ups<\/a> combining big-name overseas acts and homegrown favourites, showcasing SA cuisine and hospitality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Headliners like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/listen\/doublej\/music-reads\/features\/jack-white-harvest-rock-2022-review-adelaide\/101675726\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/101675726\">Jack White<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/listen\/doublej\/music-reads\/features\/jamiroquai-harvest-rock-review-2023\/103036550\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/103036550\">Jamiroquai<\/a>, Crowded House and Beck have mixed it up with Ocean Alley, Courtney Barnett, and Tash Sultana in recent years.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_floatRight__nfR_t RelatedCard_relatedCard__4Im5s interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU interactive_hoverContext__LDUDX interactive_defaults__AKxUU\" data-component=\"RelatedCard\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106878074\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-10-25\/harvest-rock-and-oz-asia-festivals-disrupted-by-thunderstorms\/105933816\" data-component=\"FullBleedLink\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_heading__S_nm2 Typography_sizeMobile18__eJCIB Typography_lineHeightMobile24__crkfh Typography_bold__FqafP Typography_serif__qU2V5 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Storms disrupt Adelaide&#8217;s  Harvest Rock and OzAsia festivals<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP RelatedCard_synopsis__cFwMW Typography_sizeMobile14__u7TGe Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">A burst of stormy weather causes interruptions at Adelaide&#8217;s Harvest Rock music event and the OzAsia Festival, amid more downpours in other parts of the state.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The two-day festival has been a key strategy to boost tourism in the region, and despite <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-10-25\/harvest-rock-and-oz-asia-festivals-disrupted-by-thunderstorms\/105933816\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/105933816\">thunderstorms derailing the first day of last year&#8217;s event<\/a>, Harvest Rock 2025 was considered a major success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">South Australian Tourism Commission stated last year that more than 30 per cent of ticket holders came to SA from out of state to see a bill featuring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-08-14\/harvest-rock-festival-2025-line-up-strokes-jelly-roll-mia\/105641118\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/105641118\">The Strokes, Jelly Roll, Royel Otis and The War On Drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The 2026 hiatus marks the second time Harvest Rock has taken a year off.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ContentAlignment_marginBottom__4H_6E ContentAlignment_overflowAuto__c1_IL ContentAlignment_outdentDesktop__ijbiK Figure_figure__xLyBy Figure_docImage__DSvk4\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"Figure\" id=\"106878094\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/106878094\">\n<div class=\"Figure_content__8xRH4\">\n<div class=\"FigureContent_content__GnImC\">\n<div class=\"ContentImage_ratio__0yYeG\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatio_container__FC_XH\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.5\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure_caption__fS2lN\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">A huge crowd watches Beck perform at Harvest Rock 2023.<!-- --> <cite>(<span>Supplied: Harvest Festival\/Pat Stevenson<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Promoter Secret Sounds pulled the plug on the 2024 edition, just months after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-03-27\/splendour-in-the-grass-cancelled-triple-j-hack-music-festivals\/103641604\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/103641604\">cancelling flagship winter festival Splendour In the Grass<\/a>, which has yet to make a comeback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Another Secret Sounds live music staple, New Year&#8217;s Eve event Falls Festival, has also been absent since announcing it would <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/triplej\/news\/falls-festival-2023\/102353068\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/102353068\">&#8220;take some time off&#8221; following the 2022\/2023 editions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Today&#8217;s statement gave no reason for the postponement, simply stating that &#8220;good things take time&#8221; before promising that future plans are in place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Festival-goers are right to be nervous; studies in the industry sector have revealed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-04-09\/music-festivals-profitable-data-creative-australia\/103686918\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/103686918\">just over half of Australian music festivals are profitable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A combination of skyrocketing operational costs and dwindling younger audiences has led to the collapse of major events, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-02-21\/groovin-the-moo-cancellation-australian-music-festival-crisis\/103483890\" data-component=\"Link\">Groovin the Moo<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-03-13\/byron-bay-bluesfest-cancelled\/106450384\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106450384\">Bluesfest<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-03-27\/big-red-bash-cancelled-2026-concerns-outback-tourism\/106490946\" data-component=\"Link\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/106490946\">Big Red Bash<\/a>, but also a rise in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Link_link__kR0xA Link_link__5eL5m ScreenReaderOnly_srLinkHint__OysWz Link_showVisited__C1Fea Link_showFocus__ALyv2\" 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