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Aaron Bunch

Music festival Splendour in the Grass to stay off stage

Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass festival has been cancelled for a second year in a row. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

One of Australia's biggest music festivals, Splendour in the Grass, has been cancelled for a second year in a row, as the industry body points to a lack of artists being the potential cause.

It is another blow to Australia's ailing music industry with Falls Festival and Groovin the Moo among other festivals to have canned events in recent years, while Bluesfest has confirmed its 2025 edition in April will be its last.

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