The big tops are slowly coming down, instruments are being carefully stowed back in their cases, and out-of-town punters are recovering on the beach or slowly turning their attention toward home.
Such is the gradual wind down from the 34th edition of the Byron Bay Bluesfest, an event bathed in golden sunshine and tasty tunes from across the euphonic universe.
Attendance numbers may have been down this year, but around 60,000 people still poured into Tyagrah for the five-day festival.
The slightly smaller crowd made it easier for people to move around the site and get close to their musical heroes, as well as easing the access and egress issues that impacted last year’s event.
Incredibly the weather was fine across virtually the entire length of the festival, meaning punters could trade in their wellies for shorts and thongs.
The general consensus was that this year’s Bluesfest was a success, at least from the people’s perspective, and for some the show will roll on with a number of artists now embarking on local, state and nation-wide tours.
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