	{"id":123331,"date":"2026-03-13T10:53:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/?p=123331"},"modified":"2026-03-13T20:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:49:41","slug":"bluesfest-cancellation-rumours-swirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/bluesfest-cancellation-rumours-swirl\/","title":{"rendered":"Shock as Bluesfest 2026 cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"190\">IT is understood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluesfest.com.au\/\">Bluesfest Byron Bay<\/a> will be cancelled in 2026 due to low ticket sales \u2013 a development likely to send shockwaves through the local community and the wider music industry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"327\">Tickets were no longer available for sale on the festival\u2019s website on Friday morning, with every option marked \u201callocation exhausted\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"327\">An official announcement of the cancellation of the event, due to be held over the Easter long weekend, is expected to be made later today.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"327\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_123353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123353\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123353 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/PN2-1024x708.jpg?_t=1773373949\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/PN2-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/PN2-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/PN2-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/PN2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>READ MORE:<a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/liquidators-appointed-for-bluesfest-byron-bay\"> Liquidators appointed for Bluesfest Byron Bay<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"327\">\n<p data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"327\">The news comes after Bluesfest director <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Peter Noble<\/span><\/span> said that 2025 would be the festival\u2019s final year, citing rising production costs, soaring insurance premiums and increasing weather risks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1407\">The announcement led to a surge in ticket sales, but when Noble later revealed the festival would return in 2026, many festivalgoers expressed anger, saying they felt misled.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1715\">Noble <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iqmagazine.com\/2024\/12\/peter-noble-delivers-u-turn-on-bluesfest-future\/\">told UK music industry magazine IQ<\/a> that the announcement had largely been intended to attract the attention of the NSW government, which he said had declined to invest in Bluesfest during a challenging economic period while backing \u201cimported\u201d events such as <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">South by Southwest<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1715\">The cancellation has much wider ramifications, with a report commissioned by organisers in 2024 revealing the event brings more than $200 million to the NSW economy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1715\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_123371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123371\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123371\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-9-1-1024x538-1-300x158.png?_t=1773374230\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-9-1-1024x538-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-9-1-1024x538-1-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-9-1-1024x538-1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"http:\/\/READ MORE: READ MORE: Bluesfest line-up leaked ahead of Monday\u2019s reveal\">Bluesfest line-up leaked ahead of Monday\u2019s reveal<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1715\">\n<p data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1715\">The figure includes more than $40 million for the Byron Shire and over $80 million across the Northern Rivers region, providing work for around people.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"748\">The long-running festival was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions before making a major comeback in 2022, when it sold around 100,000 tickets. However, a large portion of those sales came very late, as many fans were hesitant to commit amid fears the event could again be cancelled. The result was a shift in buying behaviour, with more people waiting until the last minute to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"1051\">Slower sales continued in 2023 and 2024, with many festivalgoers holding off until closer to the event. At the same time, the cost-of-living squeeze has reduced discretionary spending, while the costs of staging festivals \u2013 including insurance, logistics and international artist travel \u2013 have surged.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"2142\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Bluesfest is not alone in facing these pressures. A number of major Australian festivals have been cancelled in recent years amid rising insurance costs, the expense of securing international artists, weather risks, shifting ticket-buying habits and broader cost-of-living pressures. Among them are <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Splendour in the Grass<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Groovin the Moo<\/span><\/span>, both of which have cancelled recent editions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"2142\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Byron Writers Festival&#8217;s weekend program was also cancelled at late notice last year after <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/byron-writers-festival-weekend-cancelled-after-wild-weather\/\">heavy rain caused flooding and safety concerns at Bangalow Showground,<\/a> which had been the festival\u2019s home since 2023. But the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/news\/byron-writers-festival-returns-with-bold-new-format\/\">event will be back with a new format in 2026.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"2142\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">For the latest news and updates subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/byroncoasttimes\/subscribe-here\/\">Byron Coast Times<\/a> or follow it on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/byroncoasttimes\">Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT is understood Bluesfest Byron Bay will be cancelled in 2026 due to low ticket sales \u2013 a development likely to send shockwaves through the local community and the wider music industry. Tickets were no longer available for sale on the festival\u2019s website on Friday morning, with every option marked \u201callocation exhausted\u201d. 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