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Bluesfest axed after 2025, ending its 36-year run

News of Bluesfest's closure shocked some while others see it as inevitable due to shift in demand.

15 Aug 2024 13:23

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Festival-goers at Byron Bay Bluesfest. A crowd of people gathering below a stage facing the camera. A figure in the centre of the photo is wrapped up like a mummy with their arms outstretched.

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Festival-goers at Byron Bay Bluesfest. Photo: Bluesfest Facebook.

On 14 August, Australia’s longest-running music festival, Byron Bay Bluesfest, announced that 2025 will be its final edition after 35 years.

The news comes at a time when many festival-goers are gearing up for next year’s event, with its 2025 line-up of artists due to be revealed next week.

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