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Cassandra Morgan and Liz Hobday

'Taking year off': gig is up for Splendour in the Grass

The Splendour in the Grass music and arts festival near Byron Bay has been cancelled. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

Artists are devastated and a NSW coastal town is facing a massive financial sting after Australia's biggest single-ticket festival Splendour in the Grass was called off.

Just days after tickets went on sale, organisers Secret Sounds issued a statement late on Wednesday confirming the cancellation, promising refunds for ticketholders and thanking them for understanding.

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