Further to our post regarding The Pyramid Rock Festival on Friday 01 January 2010 here’s an update from the official media release Shiny has just this minute distributed to all relevant media.

We understand that it has been an extremely difficult and trying time for everyone involved and hope that this goes some way to explaining some of the procedures and actions taken by the organisers of the festival on the night.

“The organisers would like to take this Full Story >>

This is the most difficult news i’ve had to post since Mammal broke up….

The Shiny life is usually one of fun, joy and good times. This cautionary tale started out that way and looked like continuning the trend until Mother Nature butted in and said it wasn’t gonna be so…read on pilgrims, but above all else, KEEP THE FAITH!

After almost three days of fun, good vibes and hot music, and with just three hours before New Year’s Eve 2009, The Pyramid Rock Festival was hit by a severe electrical storm that ripped across Phillip Island.

The west facing Main Stage of the festival bore the full force of the extreme Westerly that brought fierce winds, heavy rain, lightning and thunder to the finale of the three day Phillip Island music festival.

The Main Stage suffered major damage to vital lighting and effects systems that could not be restored in time to bring in the New Year. All effort was made to reinstate the appropriate and acceptable standard of stage production levels to the Main Stage area without success, prompting festival organisers arranging to re-locate the four remaining main stage headline acts for the night from the Main Stage to the Pharaoh’s Annex tent. Full Story >>