Big Day Out Perth in trouble

Due to a strange council policy of a formula of points based on size and alcohol consumption, the Perth Big Day Out is in scramble mode to find a new venue after the planned Claremont Showground was last week refused an application from the Town Council

The point allocation was used up by rival concert the V festival.

According to The West Australian, “the council’s policy on the showground says it can approve only one music event each year that scores more than 30 points in a formula based on factors such as size and alcohol consumption.” If the Council was to approve both BDO and V Festival, it would exceed its 30 point quota.

The Royal Agricultural Society is reportedly rallying against the Council’s decision, on the grounds that thousands of tickets have already been sold. “We’re not happy about a small local government being able to make a decision of this magnitude,” RAS chief executive Martin Molony told the newspaper.