Bluesfest owner was seeking insurance two days before cancelling festival and lodging liquidation notice

Two days before the 2026 Byron Bay Bluesfest was canceled and filed a liquidation notice with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), festival owner Peter Noble was seeking insurance to cover the event. cricket can reveal.

This happened three weeks before the four-day event was scheduled to begin and ASIC records show Bluesfest Enterprises Pty Ltd’s ticket revenue was almost completely lost.

‘He was told to fuck off,’ says industry veteran cricket.