Australian Tamworth Country Music Festival Cancelled Due to Virus Situation

The McClymonts, Mollie McClymont, Brooke McClymont and Samantha McClymont take part in the 43rd Tamworth Country Music Festival Calvalcade along Peel Street on January 24, 2015 in Tamworth, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

For the first time in nearly half a century the Tamworth Country Music Festival has been cancelled, with organisers losing a battle against COVID-19 restrictions.

NSW’s Tamworth Regional Council overnight voted against proceeding with the January 2021 event amid travel restrictions and bans on mass gatherings.