Attendees of the Byron Bay festival report long queues, flooded campsites and people sleeping in cars due to the downpour
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After two years of delays due to Covid, the Splendour in the Grass festival is in chaos with ticket holders reporting 15-hour queues, wild weather and flooded campsites.
The Byron Bay grounds of Australia’s biggest music festival have been hit by torrential rain this week, with thousands of attendees arriving to find their campsites inundated with water. Many festivalgoers – most of whom have paid more than $500 each for a three-day ticket and a camping pass – took to social media to complain, reporting long queues to enter as vehicles got bogged or ran out of fuel.