Byron Bay’s Bluesfest Festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row, following COVID-19 concern in the region after a local man tested positive on Tuesday night.
The music festival was supposed to start today, and organisers were expecting up to 15,000 people to attend.
In a statement released yesterday, New South Wales Health acknowledged the cancellation was "disappointing" but reiterated urgent contact tracing was taking place.
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the 2021 festival would be rescheduled and encouraged would-be attendees to hold onto their tickets.
"While the cancellation of Bluesfest is disappointing for music lovers and the local community, I hope that ticket holders would support Bluesfest and hold on to their tickets, as I understand Bluesfest will be working on a new date as soon as possible," he said.