Following the last-minute cancellation of the 2026 Bluesfest two Bluesfest companies, Bluesfest Enterprises Pty Ltd (which ran the ticketing arm of the business) and Bluesfest Byron Bay Pty Ltd (that ran the event) went into administration. However the site of the event was merely ‘leased to the operators of the Byron Bay Bluesfest’, according to North Coast Commercial Real Estate’s listing, and now the owner of the land has put it up for sale.
The 300-acre site has three main parcels across six titles at 30 Tanner Lane, Tyagarah.
According to the listing by North Coast Commercial Real Estate – Lismore, ‘The property is available individually, in one line or in any combination via an Expressions of Interest campaign closing 8 October, unless sold prior’. As the agents say, ‘situated in one of Australia’s property hot spots “the Byron Bay shire”‘ this is a ‘truly unique, once in a generation offering’.
The site contains environmentally-sensitive areas and must operate under the Koala Plan of Management (KPoM) created for the site under the original approvals for the festival at that site.
The site comes with three houses, each on its own title, along with a range of infrastructure including the Green Room venue, staff facilities, and other infrastructure.
Locals, businesses, and performers left out of pocket
The sale comes after Bluesfest went into administration in March 2026 with ‘debts exceeding $10 million’. Of that ‘$7.4 million is owed to unsecured creditors, primarily ticketholders and suppliers, who are expected to recover only about 11 cents for every dollar they are owed,’ according to the ABC in June 2026.
♦ Questions have been sent to Bluesfest site owner Peter Noble.
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