An Australian music festival run by influencer Nikki Westcott’s restaurant fiancé Oli Frost has been scrapped after his company filed for bankruptcy.
Founded in 2016 by Mr Frost and promoter Johnny Eddings, the Grass Is Greener Festival was an annual indie music festival held in cities across Queensland.
However, the company Handpicked Events and Marketing, founded by Mr. Frost, which is responsible for the festival, went bankrupt on December 8.
Australia’s music festival The Grass is Greener, which is run by Oli Frost, fiancé of influencer Nikki Westcott’s restaurant, has been axed after his company filed for bankruptcy. Pictured: Frost and Westcott
Administrators will evaluate over $570,000 in loans made to other companies managed by Mr. Frost and Mr. Eddings, according to The Gold Coast Bulletin.
This year’s festival promised an outstanding lineup of artists performing in Cairns, Gold Coast, Canberra and Geelong.
Shortly after the line-up was announced, however, a bevy of international artists pulled out, including Ty Dolla $ign, ZHU and Maya Jane Coles.
Administrators will evaluate over $570,000 in loans made to other companies managed by Mr. Frost and Mr. Eddings, according to The Gold Coast Bulletin. Pictured: Festival co-founder Johnny Eddings
Sydney hip-hop group ONEFOUR also pulled out before ever playing a show, claiming organizers “failed to live up to their commitments” in an Instagram post.
Despite this, the festivals in Cairns and Gold Coast continued in October with a reduced line-up.
However, the forthcoming dates in Geelong and Canberra have been scrapped due to poor ticket sales – with fewer than 1900 tickets sold in total.
Mr Frost (pictured) is a well-known Gold Coast restaurateur. He runs Maman restaurant on James Street, Burleigh Heads with Tammy Hembrow’s ex Matt Poole
Shortly after the casting was announced, however, a bevy of international artists pulled out, including Ty Dolla $ign (pictured), ZHU and Maya Jane Coles
Ticket holders have been informed that their refunds have been withheld due to the bankruptcy of London-based ticketing company Festicket, which sold tickets to the festival.
Festicket was about $44.5 million in debt.
Despite Festicket being an “official partner” of Grass is Greener, neither the festival nor its directors were named in the lengthy list of creditors submitted to the UK regulator for Festicket.
Sydney hip-hop group ONEFOUR also pulled out before ever playing a show, claiming organizers “failed to live up to their commitments” in an Instagram post.
Ticket holders have been informed that their refunds have been withheld due to the bankruptcy of London-based ticketing company Festicket, which sold tickets to the festival. Pictured: Frost and Westcott
Despite Festicket being an “official partner” of Grass is Greener, neither the festival nor its directors were named in the lengthy list of creditors submitted to the UK regulator for Festicket. Pictured: Frost and Westcott
The Grass is Greener social media channels, meanwhile, have banned comments from the public after being inundated with complaints.
Mr Frost’s director’s report reveals the names of 1200 people who were left out of their pockets after buying around 1900 tickets for the canceled Canberra and Geelong festivals.
Mr Frost runs Maman restaurant in James Street, Burleigh Heads with Tammy Hembrow’s ex Matt Poole.
Mr Frost’s director’s report reveals the names of 1200 people who were left out of their pockets after buying around 1900 tickets for the canceled Canberra and Geelong festivals. Pictured: Frost and Westcott
He also runs the Lucia Tapas Garden restaurant in the beach town of Tugun, Queensland.
Photos shared to his Instagram account show Mr Frost flaunting his extravagant lifestyle while touring the world with his glamorous fiancé Westcott.
Nikki has over 100,000 followers on Instagram and owns fashion brands JGR & STN (Jagger and Stone), Wild Ones and a wine called Jackson West.
Grass is Greener’s social media channels shut down comments from the public after being inundated with complaints