Music fans will be happy that history sometimes does repeat - when legendary Kiwi band Split Enz reunites to headline the resurrected Byron Bay Bluesfest.

Best known for hits including I Got You, I See Red, History Never Repeats, Message to My Girl and Six Months in A Leaky Boat, the progressive/art rock pioneers will perform their first Australian show in almost 20 years at the four-day Easter music festival in northern NSW.

Led by original members Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Noel Crombie, and Eddie Rayner, the group has reformed to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

More than 109,000 people made the trek to Byron Bay for what had been billed as the "last-ever" Bluesfest in 2025 - the third-largest crowd in the event's history, according to organisers.

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