Music festival Pandemonium faces backlash for removing Deep Purple and Dead Kennedys, changing to a single stage format, and relocating Sunshine Coast show to Brisbane.

Pandemonium Rocks music festival faces backlash after removing Deep Purple and Dead Kennedys from its lineup, moving to a single stage format, featuring Alice Cooper, Blondie, The Psychedelic Furs, Wheatus, and Wolfmother. The festival now spans across Melbourne, Sydney, and Gold Coast, with the Sunshine Coast show moved to Brisbane and Blondie not performing there. Despite lineup and venue changes, the event is set to go ahead.