Splendour in the Grass fashion in full force after rain and mud

Splendour in the Grass was plagued with bad weather, but when the sun came out on day three, the rain ponchos were thrown aside as fashion came to play.

Splendour in the Grass didn’t go to plan for many attendees, with bad weather and cancellations plaguing the event.

But, as the sun broke out on Day 3 of the Byron Bay music festival, many were excited to finally put on their planned outfits after previously having to resort to rain ponchos and gumboots.

Fashion is always a standout for the festival and this year was no exception.

One woman was seen in a black bodysuit similar to the popular version that circulated on TikTok for much of the year.

Splendour fashion came out in full force on Day 3. Picture: Instagram/@tessebear

With cutouts in the chest, stomach and thigh areas, the festivalgoer used silver tape to cover any X-rated parts and completed the outfit with black ankle boots and matching sunglasses.

The outfit was met with rave reviews on Instagram, with fans commenting, “Get out”, “Queen”, “Holy Smokes!” and “Huge bloody yes”.

Another woman wore an ankle-length white dress – a brave choice considering days of rain left festival grounds covered in mud.

The all-white ensemble was finished with white cowboy boots – soon to be brown cowboy boots. Picture: Instagram/@hayleygillard_

The stylish outfit had a split in the side and long mesh sleeves, and was finished off with white cowboy boots.

Meanwhile others opted for bold colours, with one dynamic duo wearing complementary dusty pink and lilac wigs. Their outfits, long trousers and crop tops, matched the pastel colour scheme.

One woman donned an incredibly elegant look. Picture: Instagram/@thefashionheist

One dynamic duo opted for bold colours. Picture: Instagram/@lanaqueripel

Meanwhile drag queen Danni Issues looked flawless in black and white striped chaps, with fishnets and white bodysuit underneath.

She completed the look with pink sunglasses and had her long blonde hair styled in plaits.

Drag queen Danni Issues looked flawless in her SITG outfit. Picture: Instagram/@missdanniissues

Meanwhile, another woman kept it elegant yet simple in a flowy two-piece. She embellished the look with stunning gold accessories.

One festivalgoer opted for a bold, yellow mini-dress.

Another wore a black top and bottoms combo that was covered in flames while another woman wore a shiny pink miniskirt.

Splendour in the bus queues

After making its comeback following two years of cancellations due to Covid, this year’s festival was plagued with issues.

On Friday, the main stage was shut down due to extreme weather.

Thousands of festivalgoers were forced to retreat to Byron Bay after acts including headliners Gorillaz as well as the Avalanches and Kacey Musgraves were cancelled as hectic weather turned the festival site into a flooded swamp.

On Saturday, Grace Tame was the only act to pull out of the festival, but attendees had more issues with many complaining of hour-long queues to get in and out of the site.

Revellers were forced to wait for up to six hours on Saturday night in crowded, muddy lines just to get on a bus out of North Byron Parklands after The Strokes’ headline set at the festival.

One woman braved the muddy conditions in a pink miniskirt and fringe jacket. Picture: Instagram/@georgejcgriffin

Some exhausted festivalgoers who had pre-booked transport to get to their accommodation in nearby towns didn’t get home until after 6am on Sunday despite the festival’s Saturday line-up wrapping up before midnight.

Splendour organisers took to social media to apologise, blaming the lengthy delays on “bus driver shortages” and insisting only 1000 people were affected.

“We hear you and we understand your frustration with our bus services last night,” Splendour wrote in a statement.

One woman wore an outfit covered in flames. Picture: Instagram/@madi.ambler

One festival goer opted for a bright outfit. Picture: Instagram/@madidillon_

“Our event site closes at 2am and 90 per cent of our bus patrons were off-site by 3.30am, like it was in 2019.

“Unfortunately, some of our Tweed routes experienced extended delays due to bus driver shortages.”

But for many, the apology fell short, with furious attendees who spent up to $650 for tickets to the three-day festival accusing organisers of making up “excuses” and downplaying how many people were impacted.

“While the music was incredible, your festival sucks. It was so poorly organised it appears you don’t actually care. Caring means resourcing the event adequately. You have to over-resource so you have contingency to fall back on,” complained one man.

“I knew this was going to be an issue on Friday, when you had TWO buses to transport thousands of people to and from the venue,” added another.

Others attempted to get alternative means of transport to Splendour in the Grass but prices meant not everyone could.

Uber costs for drop-offs to the festival soared as high as $250 on Friday night, – with some popular camping areas around Byron Bay and Mullumbimby experiencing a shortage of Uber rides on Saturday.