Falls Festival Lorne / Photo: Carbie Warbie

Falls Festival Lorne Could Be Cancelled Due To Bushfire Threat

The Victorian leg of Falls Festival is in “serious danger” of being cancelled, with a monster bushfire tearing across the state’s surf coast and making its way towards Lorne.

Festival organisers will meet with emergency services today to determine if the sellout event – which is scheduled to kick off on Monday, 28th December – will still go ahead.

The festival site is nestled in the heart of dense bushland at Falls Farm, less than 15 kilometres from the suburb of Lorne – which was issued an emergency evacuation order this morning.

Thousands of residents and holidaymakers have been forced to get the hell out of dodge, after the blaze wiped out 53 homes in the region.

“You are in danger, act now to protect yourself. It is too late to leave,” the Country Fire Authority’s warning read.

There are more than 300 firefighters currently on the scene and a cool change overnight has helped with their efforts.

However, an update on the Falls official Facebook page late last night warned ticketholders that there was a genuine possibility that the event might be scrapped, if the threat was not sufficiently contained.

“We have a meeting scheduled with emergency services at 12 noon tomorrow,” their statement reads. “We will make a final decision on how the festival will progress from there. We will update you all with further information as soon as it comes to hand.”

Update: Festival organisers will make an announcement by 5pm

Falls Lorne update: we have just concluded our emergency services meeting, we continuing to work through the current…

Posted by Falls Music and Arts Festival on Friday, 25 December 2015

Hey guys, a festival update. The township of Lorne is now being evacuated, the Falls farm itself is safe from the path…

Posted by Falls Music and Arts Festival on Friday, December 25, 2015

Falls Festival 2015/2016 Lineup – Lorne Only

The Wombats

Dune Rats

Harts

Dj Yoda

City Calm Down

Melbourne Ska Orchestra

Banoffee

Generik

Vallis Alps

I Oh You Djs

The Bennies

Holy Holy

The Babe Rainbow

Hein Cooper

Russ Dewbury

Wax Motif

San Holo

Money For Rope

Ngaiire

Opiuo

Lurch And Chief

Hey Sam

Peter Bibby

Tuka

The Meeting Tree

Mighty Duke And The Lords

Dj I-Dee

Ainslee Wills

Joining…

Wavves

Leon Bridges

Bloc Party

Foals

Disclosure

Gary Clark Jr

Toro y Moi

Young Fathers

Django Django

Courtney Barnett

Halsey

Soak

Jarryd James

Elliphant

Hilltop Hoods

Hiatus Kaiyote

Kurt Vile And The Violators

Mac DeMarco

The Maccabees

Meg Mac

Oh Wonder

Paul Kelly & Merri Soul Sessions ft. Clairy Browne, Dan Sultan, Kira Piru, Vika & Linda Bull

RÜFÜS

Seth Sentry

Alpine

The Avener

Birds Of Tokyo

BØRNS

Gang Of Youths

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard

Little May

+ more to be announced.

Comedy Lineup

Nazeem Hussain

Randy

Adam Rozenbachs

Nick Cody

Becky Lucas

Tien Tran

Gallery: Falls Festival 2014 – Lorne / Photos: Nikki Williams

Monday, 28th December 2015 — Friday, 1st January 2016SOLD OUT

Lorne, Victoria

Tickets: Falls Festival

Tuesday, 29th December 2015 — Friday, 1st January 2016

Marion Bay, Tasmania

Tickets: Falls Festival

Thursday, 31st December 2015 — Sunday, 3rd January 2016

Byron Bay, New South Wales

Tickets: Falls Festival

Boogie Nights Lineup

Art Vs Science

El Vez

Fleetmac Wood

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

+ more

Monday, 28th December 2015

Lorne, Victoria

Tuesday, 29th December 2015

Marion Bay, Tasmania

Thursday, 31st December 2015

Byron Bay, New South Wales

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