UNBELIEVABLE: Bluesfest - Caught on Camera

Bluesfest collapse leaves punters, suppliers reeling

It's not just ticketholders who have the blues after the cancellation of a major music festival, with one business left holding 15,000 items of merchandise.

AAP · Mar 16

Bluesfest owes ticket holders $23m, as bands ‘gutted’ over cancellation

Metal band Parkway Drive say they are ‘heartbroken’ about the Byron Bay festival’s cancellation, after the organiser went into liquidation

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14

Byron Bay Bluesfest cancelled at short notice as organisers cite poor ticket sales

A liquidator has been appointed to wind up the festival, which was due to take place at the Byron Events Farm in Tyagarah over the Easter long weekend

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13

Off The Back Of Bluesfest & Splendour, Here’s A List Of Aussie Music Festivals That Have Been Axed

Why do Aussie music festivals keep getting cancelled? Let's take a look at what organisers of previous festivals have said.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 13, 2024

Bluesfest Organisers Announce They’re Pulling The Plug After 2025 In Another Huge Blow For Aussie Festivals

“Next year’s festival will be happening, but it will be our last."

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 13, 2024

Live music 'extinction event' as Bluesfest tunes out

A long-running blues and roots festival is the latest live music show to call time, with its organiser pleading for help to save an industry "on its knees".

AAP · Aug 13, 2024

'Good to be here': Rock legend Barnesy in stage return

One of Australia's most celebrated singers, Jimmy Barnes, has joined local and international artists at Bluesfest for his first performance since major surgery.

AAP · Mar 30, 2024

Eric Gales, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa and Marcus King preview 2023's star-studded Crossroads Festival with incendiary Red House cover

The four blues guitar giants came together for an unforgettable jam at the Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia earlier this month

Guitar World · Apr 19, 2023

Bluesfest removes Sticky Fingers from lineup after boycotts and backlash

Director says narrative around Sydney band is ‘difficult to accept’ but festival can no longer support them

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2023

Bluesfest changes its tune on Sticky Fingers

Byron Bay Bluesfest has changed its tune on Sticky Fingers, announcing the controversial band is out of its line-up.

The New Daily · Mar 2, 2023