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Poor ticket sales have forced the 35-year-old festival to close just weeks from its 2026 show, with sources saying “bad will” ...

Byron Bay Bluesfest will not return in 2026 after organisers confirmed the Easter festival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The event has been staged in the Byron Bay region since 1990.

Bluesfest Byron Bay has entered liquidation with ticket holders advised to seek credit card chargebacks from their banks as the most viable refund option for the cancelled 2026 event.

Byron Bay Bluesfest is under threat less than three weeks before the 37th edition of the long-running music festival was due to open its gates.

Popular Byron Bay music festival Bluesfest has been cancelled just weeks out from its first day on April 2.

The Secret Session American xylophone player and vibist, Red Norvo (born Kenneth Norville) played in the bands of Benny Goodman, Paul Whiteman, Charlie Barnet and Woody Herman and recorded with ...