00:00The iconic Bluesfest Music Festival in Byron Bay has been cancelled just weeks before the
00:052026 event was due to begin.
00:08Organisers confirmed the long-running festival will not go ahead this year, blaming rising
00:13production costs, insurance, logistics and growing pressure across Australia's live
00:19music industry.
00:20Bluesfest has been a major fixture on the national music calendar since 1990, drawing
00:26about 100,000 fans each year to the Northern Rivers over the Easter long weekend.
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