Statement from Matt Grant re MEAA

In response to a press release put out by the MEAA today: Festival and Creative Director, Matt Grant says: "I have been in contact with MEAA, and advised them I am working very hard to find a solution. I have been personally contacting all artists and crew who may be affected. The process for payment for artists is a legal one, and the liquidators have been speaking to all creditors to the Festival who have contacted them, as we have instructed all Festival suppliers to do from the moment we were advised liquidation was the only option facing the Festival. I have been open and transparent about what is happening and I have personally communicated with the vast majority of those affected including the MEAA. Peats Ridge has been an important platform for emerging artists for the past nine years, and has been one of the few major festivals in Australia that has given opportunities for emerging artists to perform in front of large audiences. I personally am pursuing every avenue to find a solution to the current situation, and am in communication with several parties regarding this." Creditors to the event should contact Jirsch Sutherland at GPO Box 4256, Sydney NSW 2001, tel. 02 9236 8333. All media Enquiries tel. 02 8065 7363, email info@cardinalspin.com.au

2013-01-24 • Read More

Peats Ridge Festival – Statement from Festival & Creative Director Matt Grant

"In the wake of what was an incredible 2012 Peats Ridge Festival, it is with great regret that I have to announce that the income from ticket sales and other sources fell below that required to meet the costs of the event. As a result, the Festival's accountants have advised that the entity that runs the Festival be wound up. We are in discussion with various parties about the future of the Festival and will release information as soon as it becomes available. I would like to thank everybody involved in creating the 2012 Festival and for making such an extraordinary and memorable event possible." All media Enquiries to Cardinal Spin, tel. 02 8065 7363, email info@cardinalspin.com.au Creditors to the event should contact Jirsch Sutherland at GPO Box 4256, Sydney NSW 2001, tel. 02 9236 8333.

2013-01-18 • Read More

CELEBRATING THE BEST PEATS EVER!!

Happy New Year Peats Family!

Welcome to 2013, we all hope that you had as good a time as we did this year at Peats. We reckon that it was our BEST Festival to date!

2013-01-07 • Read More