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Bluesfest is expected to face more than $10 million in losses following the snap decision by the New South Wales government to shutdown the iconic event with less than one days notice.

The Australian Festivals Association has issued a statement following the last minute cancellation of Bluesfest.

The Bluesfest music festival in Byron Bay has been cancelled the day before it was due to begin.

Splendour in the Grass has been postponed again due to Covid. It will now be on in November.

Iggy Pop's Australian pet, which he adopted 12 years ago, has been given the role by the animal medical facility in New South Wales and explained that he accepted the appointment because of how devastated he was by the Australian bushfires earlier this year, which saw 180 million birds and three billion native animals in Australia, including kangaroos, die in the widespread blazes.

Byron Bay's two-night bushfire benefit gig Make It Rain has sold out both nights, but fans can still bid for a piece of memorabilia to help raise money.

Byron Bay will play host to two huge lineups called Make It Rain to raise money for local branches of the Rural Fire Service.