Splendour in the Mud showcases the highs, lows, laughs and missteps of Splendour in the Grass music festival's 20th anniversary. After three years of countless cancellations and delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the least of festival-goers' problems. A weather system bringing the most rain that the North Byron Bay Parkland region had seen in over 50 years would leave attendees stranded and miserable, resulting in Australia's capstone live music event's most chaotic weekend.