A major US ticketing company has suddenly gone out of business, throwing Australian festivals into chaos as they scramble for answers for ticket-holders. Lyte Ticketing has stopped operating and shut down its website, which now features a “be back soon” message. It states: “Our website is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance. We should be back shortly.
“All Entry tickets and items, glamping etc that have been purchased outright will be automatically transferred to the Humanitix system and reissued to the same email used to purchase your REL2025 ticket through Lyte,” they said. Lost Paradise organisers pushed back the sale of its festival accommodation to an unconfirmed date as it looks into the issue. “We’ve been informed that our ticketing platform, Lyte, is currently offline, showing a ‘scheduled maintenance’ message,” it said on Tuesday.