Lost Paradise Still Happening Despite Ticketing Company Lyte Going Bust
The much-loved New Year’s Eve festival is still going ahead.
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Despite the collapse of ticketing platform Lyte, New Year’s Eve festival Lost Paradise is still going ahead.
In news that is sure to relieve both ticket holders and festival organisers, Lost Paradise will proceed as normal after funding was acquired to keep the festival running.
A statement released by Simon Beckingham, founder of Finley Tune (the company that runs both Lost Paradise and Glenworth Valley), details how “before shutting down, Lyte diverted 100% of Lost Paradise ticket funds into a bank account outside of our control, then transferred them offshore out of our reach.”
Unable to obtain the funds through legal methods, Beckingham and his small team have managed to “source enough funding” so the 2024 event can still go ahead as planned.
Megatix has come on board as the new ticketing platform, with all ticket holders being emailed in the coming days with information about the current status of their tickets. You can also visit the Lost Paradise FAQ page on their website for more details on everything that’s gone down.
This year’s Lost Paradise lineup includes Fisher, Tinashe, Royel Otis, Caribou, Flight Facilities (Decades Set), AJ Tracey and Confidence Man.
Limited tickets are still available via the Lost Paradise website.
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Below is the full statement from Simon Beckingham:
“We are thrilled to announce that Lost Paradise 2024 is going ahead as planned this December with our lineup and full festival experience unchanged!
This situation has been a monumental challenge to overcome, and you deserve an explanation.
2024 was on track to be our fastest sell-out in history. But celebrations took an unexpected turn with the sudden collapse of our ticketing provider, Lyte. Before shutting down, Lyte diverted 100% of Lost Paradise ticket funds into a bank account outside of our control, then transferred them offshore out of our reach. Despite our best efforts through lawyers and the Courts, we have been unable to gain access to the ticketing money.
On complete transparency, Lost Paradise has not received any ticket funds despite selling almost all of our 2024 tickets. The amount missing is in the millions. Despite the odds, we did not give up.
Our small, eight-person strong team at Finely Tuned remained determined to find a way to make the festival happen. It’s been an exhausting and stressful rollercoaster involving many rabbit holes.
Thankfully, Lost Paradise means so much to so many. And with the generosity and support of our artists, staff and suppliers we set out to source enough funding to enable us to operate the 2024 festival.
Today, we are thrilled to announce we have pulled off exactly that, and Lost Paradise 2024 is set to run as planned – Dec 28 to Jan 1, 2025.
Not only is it our tenth anniversary, but we have now overcome the biggest challenge we’ve ever faced. This is going to be one hell of a celebration!”
Lost Paradise takes place from Saturday, December 28, 2024 to Wednesday, January 1, 2025, on Darkinjung Country at Glenworth Valley, NSW. For full ticketing details visit lostparadise.com.au.
Lost Paradise 2024 Lineup
Saturday, December 28 to Wednesday, January 1, 2025, on Darkinjung Country at Glenworth Valley, NSW
FISHER, Tinashe, Royel Otis, Caribou, Flight Facilities (Decades Set), AJ Tracey, Confidence Man, Teenage Dads, The Rions, Neil Frances, Flowdan & Neffa-T, Lola Young, Telenova, Kita Alexander, Rum Jungle, Nick Ward, Don West, Radio Free Alice, Total Tommy, Djanaba, Casual Fan, Surely Shirley, Civic Video, Micra, Krystal Rivvers, Micah Jey, Green Hand Band + triple j Unearthed Winner
Marlon Hoffstadt, Sammy Virji, Denis Sulta, Ki/Ki, DJ BORING, Tinlicker (DJ set), Interplanetary Criminal, Girls Don't Sync, Oden & Fatzo (live), Malugi, CC:Disco!, Sally C, FISH65OCTAGON, Chloé Caillet, Jennifer Cardini, Moxie, Little Fritter, Sarah Story, Dameeeela, James Pepper, Caleb Jackson, Elijah Something, Who Is Arcadia B2B Half Cut, Lost Soundsystem, Uncle Ru, Disco Dora, Chloe Harry Hooper, Mash, Gabriella Spritz, Sasha Milani B2B Fuchsia, Sim Select, Tokyo Sexwhale, Dayzzi B2B Daug, Cozi, OSCILL8, Olliv
Dr Karl, Aretha Brown, You Wouldn't (w/ Will Gibbs & Pat Clifton), Cooper Chapman, Plastic Free Mermaid, Emmanuel Asante, Rache Moore, Gwyn Williams, Damon Gameu, First Nations Culture w Uncle Phil
