The company behind one of Australia’s most popular music festivals has collapsed after a long-running series of setbacks. 

The parent company of the Grass is Greener festival, Hand Picked Events and Marketing, has gone into liquidation leaving $3million in unpaid debts. 

Oliver Frost, sole director of the festival, has cited the pandemic, low ticket sales, extreme whether events and artists pulling out as the key factors for its collapse. 

It comes as ticketholders of four cancelled legs of the festival – in Cairns, gold coast, Canberra and Geelong – are still waiting for refunds months after they were axed.  

The latest administration report reveals $120,900 is still owing to ticket holders. 

Grass is Greener’s parent company, Hand Picked Events and Marketing, is out of business eight months after their Cairns, Gold Coast, Canberra and Geelong festivals were cancelled

Oliver Frost, sole director of the festival, cited the pandemic, low ticket sales, extreme whether events and artists pulling out as the key factors for the liquidation

Disappointed music fans have slammed organisers on social media since the cancellations were announced in November 2022.  

‘Can’t you guys make an announcement regarding refunds so…