• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
What Are The New Rules For Under 18s At Splendour In The Grass?

Home> News

Published 07:29 14 Jul 2022 GMT+1

What Are The New Rules For Under 18s At Splendour In The Grass?

If you're under the legal drinking age you better have a guardian with you.

Maggie Stoner

Maggie Stoner

The highly anticipated Splendour in the Grass festival has recently announced a new set of rules for underage ticket goers, most likely posing a barrier to some eager ticket holders.

The music festival tweeted that all ticket holders under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times while on the event grounds.

This new development propagated by NSW police - regarding a liquor license policy previously relating to event patrons under the age of 16 - has been extended instead to all under 18 year olds.


Advert

Police said they will be roaming the festival grounds and enforcing fines to those who don’t comply.

This was outlined in an email sent to all under 18 year old ticket holders, which read: "We appreciate that this is not ideal, we are not happy about this late change however we must adhere to these new conditions imposed on us by the Police and Liquor and Gaming.

"Police will be present at the event, roaming throughout the crowd checking that underage minors are with a responsible adult."

To add insult to injury, no more extra tickets will be made available for ‘accompanying responsible adults’ to purchase.

Splendour in the Grass has instead urged people to buy through re-sale sites, which will probably be at grossly inflated prices.

Advert

This development has sparked a debate on social media about the age responsibility in young people attending festivals, and at which age should they be trusted to self-supervise.

Not only this, but NSW Police has been experiencing backlash too.

Some have argued that the government and police force are perpetuating a vendetta towards live music and festivals, after they were halted during Covid-19 restrictions.

With a myriad of ticket holders eagerly awaiting the headlining performances of Gorillaz, Tyler the Creator and The Strokes, among many other noteworthy acts, Splendour in the Grass underage festival goers find themselves in an awkward situation just days before the festival is meant to begin.


Featured Image Credit: Splendour in the Grass/Instagram

Topics: Australia, Music

Maggie Stoner
Maggie Stoner

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

16 hours ago
17 hours ago
  • 16 hours ago

    Psychotherapist says there are 10 key signs that someone in your life is a narcissist

    Psychotherapist Alishia Portas has explained traits that narcissists tend to exhibit

    News
  • 16 hours ago

    Scientists warn that thousands of mini black holes could be hidden in your house

    Scientists believe that black holes could be moving through our bodies, and we don't even notice

    News
  • 17 hours ago

    Incredible find was made at house of ‘stubborn’ family who rejected £25 million to sell property

    The Zammit family have turned down multiple million-dollar offers to stay put

    News
  • 17 hours ago

    ‘Disc-shaped UFO’ captured by US military flying through sky in never-before-seen footage

    'Ufologist celebrity' Jeremy Corbell leaked the video and said it has 'implications that are huge'

    News
  • UK banks can charge you £100 fees under new rules that have come in today
  • Splendour In The Grass: What Are The Set Times For The 2022 Music Festival
  • Netflix viewers in shock at ending of new Travis Scott documentary about crowd crush that killed 10 people
  • Why two people are buried in graves under runway at airport