Muscly guys with tops off are synonymous with Australian outdoor music festivals, and to a degree they offer a perfect environment to show off your bod to the opposite sex….until now!

Organizers of the highly popular music festival have now implemented a new “shirts on” policy that will be strongly enforced as the event makes its way around Australia in the month of December.

Punters will be asked to cover up at the gates before being allowed into the festival, and if found inside without a shirt on, they’ll be made to leave.

The Australian first will be very closely followed by the media world with a lot of interest over whether or not it will serve its purpose or not.

The policy was introduced after fears by organizers the general public felt intimidated and scared off by the many muscle men with their tops off.

John Curtin from the Onelove Music Group, said they were constantly trying to find ways of making the event safer and more user friendly.

“We will continue to make Stereosonic a friendly and safe environment and after extensive market research feel that having a ‘tops on’ policy was a move in the positive direction. It’s caused a lot of discussion but,” he said.

“We want our patrons to feel comfortable in their surroundings and enjoy the day.”

Many media partners have already jumped on board of the PR stunt, with radio station NOVA 100 offering free bikini tops to guys entering the festival.