A guide for artists, industry workers, and ticketholders in the wake of Bluesfest 2026
Teskey Brothers @ Bluesfest 2024(Credit: Kurt Petersen)
Bluesfest
Byron Bay’s Bluesfest with its 36 years of blues, roots, and world music will not go ahead in 2026.
On 12 March 2026, Bluesfest Enterprises Pty Ltd was placed into liquidation. The timing is brutal. The festival was barely three weeks from its scheduled Easter run (2–5 April), with an impressive lineup featuring Parkway Drive, Erykah Badu, Split Enz, Earth Wind & Fire, and dozens more.
This is not just a cancelled show, it’s a formal insolvency with real consequences for artists, crew, suppliers, and the tens of thousands of ticketholders.