People all around Australia were gearing up for an epic weekend of live music as Splendour in the Grass held its first festival since 2019.
However, the wild weather that has been battering parts of the country certainly hasn't avoided the Byron Bay area.
It has turned the festival site into a muddy, miserable mess and festival goers have complained about the conditions.
The wet weather reportedly caused humungous delays for people trying to get into the festival site.
Some festival goers had to wait up to 15 hours to finally get access to the camping zone and set up their tents.
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Jaide Fisher told the Sydney Morning Herald: “We decided to finally sleep in the back of our ute at 2.30am this morning since we hadn’t moved in hours.
"We made up a very uncomfortable bed onto our Eskys in the tray of the ute.
“We don’t even want to go in any more, but we won’t leave if we’re going to waste all that money. After this experience I’ll likely never go again."
Tickets for the multi-day event can cost more than $400 just to get in, let alone the price of camping supplies, alcohol, clothes and transport.
A spokesperson for the music festival said on Facebook: "We are extending our campgrounds entry hours tonight so if you’re in the queue we will get you in.
"Please be patient — we hear you.
"The weather and staff shortages were all worse than expected. We are doing the best we can — the show will go on rain, hail or shine."
Imagine waiting all that time to finally get the privilege to erect a tent in all that mud.
ABC News reporter Tobias Loftus told the broadcaster that there was 'mud everywhere'.
"I'm so thankful I brought my gumboots. I've seen so many people around the place that don't have gumboots on. Hopefully they can find some inside once the main festival gates open," he said.
"It's not Splendour in the Grass this year, it's Splendour in the Mud."
The rain isn't expected to ease up until at least Sunday, so people can expect it to get a whole lot muddier and wetter in the coming days.
Today (Friday, July 22) is expected to have a maximum temperature of 17 degrees with a near 100 per cent chance of rain.
To be fair, mud is always a concern for people heading to Splendour in the Grass, which is meant to be held every year smack bag in the middle of winter.
Topics: Australia
Stewart Perrie