Bluesfest Cancelled: Poor Ticket Sales Hit Byron Bay

A popular music festival has been

Bluesfest, which has been a huge hit for Aussies since it began in 1990, will not be

The event was reportedly going to be . 

However, multiple industry sources have since confirmed the festival has been cancelled this year, with an official statement to come later in the day. 

Some insiders have suggested the cancellation is due to poor ticket sales, according to The Daily Telegraph. 

In addition to Split Enz, other performers set to appear at the event included The Black Crowes, Earth, Wind & Fire, and blues legend Buddy Guy. 

Daily Mail has reached out to the event organisers for further comment. 

Bluesfest initially called it quits in 2025 after 35 years, .

The Byron Bay music festival announced in 2024 that its four-day event starting April 17, 2025, would be its 'final curtain call'.

'Bluesfest Byron Bay, Australia's premier and most awarded music festival in Australia ever, proudly announces that the 2025 edition will be its final curtain call,' organisers said at the time.

'After 35 years of celebrating the very best in Blues, Roots music, and beyond, the legendary institution that has brought the world's greatest artists to Australia, plus a whole bunch of our own, will host its last festival.'

Festival director Peter Noble OAM said Bluesfest was a 'labour of love' and celebration of community, music and resilient spirit of the fans.

However, Mr Noble, who has been at the helm of the festival since 1994 and in the music industry for more than 50 years, said it was time to 'close this chapter'.

'After the 2025 festival, as much as it pains me to say this, it's time to close this chapter,' he said.

The event was reportedly going to be headlined by iconic New Zealand rockers Split Enz, who were reuniting for their first Australian show in two decades