Internet responds to Future Music Festival cancellation by blaming shirtless men and ecstasy dealers

THE team behind one of Australia’s biggest music festivals blamed financial decisions for pulling the plug in 2016 but the internet blamed other factors.

‘Shirtless f***wits killed’ festival

DRUGS have always been a part of the music festival scene. A relatively new phenomenon, however, is the proliferation of jacked-up gents without shirts.

Sadly, for that increasingly bronzed percentage of the population, there will be one less Australian event to shred for after the ironically-named Future Music Festival announced this year would be its last.

Pharrell Williams got his shirt off last year.

2015 revellers.

Organisers Mushroom Group, who bought in to the venture in 2013, said in a statement that “the day of the large scale travelling festival in its current form is unfortunately numbered”.

The group posted the following statement on Facebook: “We’re very sad to say that we’ve decided 2015 was the last year for Future Music Festival. It’s been a difficult decision to make but in the end travelling the festival in its current form across Australia simply doesn’t make financial sense anymore.”

Hilltop Hoods at Future Music Festival, Sydney, 2015.

Devotees were devastated.

But others, less impressed by the Australian music festival scene’s takeover by the Instagram generation, celebrated the event’s downfall.

“Shirtless f***wits killed Future Music Festival,” one person wrote.

Others wrote “Sad news about Future Music Festival. Gym memberships and ecstasy dealers to be hardest hit” and “candlelight vigils will be held at your local bench press”.

Given the cancellation of Future Music Festival, gym memberships are set to decrease, but there'll be an increase in re-racked weights #win

— Janweh (@janmartyy) April 2, 2015

So now that Future Music Festival has been cancelled forever.. What do I have shred for?

— Smallzy (@Smallzy) April 2, 2015

Cyaaaa later future music festival, i guess ugly men will have to find another place to shelve pingas and take their shirts off

— Amanda Salmon (@amaandasalmon) April 2, 2015

Sad news about Future Music Festival. Gym memberships and ecstasy dealers to be hardest hit.

— Sam Taunton (@samtaunton) April 2, 2015

I'll miss the drug bust stories from Future Music Festival

— Andrew Hind (@iamtheoracle) April 2, 2015

RIP Future Music Festival pic.twitter.com/UGtsBGgpZH

— Mark Di Stefano (@MarkDiStef) April 2, 2015

Won't someone think of the shredders! 💪 #FutureMusicFestival #Shredding pic.twitter.com/oayMTpR2Cg

— The Scoopla Show (@thescooplashow) April 2, 2015

Originally published as Internet responds to Future Music Festival cancellation by blaming shirtless men and ecstasy dealers