The Rhythm & Alps music festival in the Cardrona Valley began yesterday as the skies cleared and the crowds started rolling in - but the Covid-19 Omicron variant soon cast its shadow. Rhythm & Alps organisers announced DJ Dimension (Robert Etheridge) had pulled out of the festival. Festival director Alex Turnbull said Dimension would not be travelling South for the festival if he had tested positive for Covid-19. University students from Otago and Canterbury get ready to pitch a tent at the Rhythm & Alps festival in the Cardrona Valley yesterday. Tents are in place for the Rhythm & Alps festival.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 30, 2021 06:56 UTC