Labor leader Anthony Albanese has received a mixed reception at Bluesfest in Byron Bay.

Mr Albanese received a mostly friendly reception when he first arrived at the festival, but there were loud boos when he briefly faced the crowds ahead of a performance by Jimmy Barnes on Sunday night.

The opposition leader took to the stage with a short pitch on two issues.

“What we want is to recognise First Nations people in our constitution,” he said.

“What we want is a government that backs the arts sector.”

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Anthony Albanese got a friendly reception from the crowd when he first arrived at Bluesfest, not so friendly when he went on stage (until Jimmy Barnes appeared. I’ll tweet that video next!) #auspol @9NewsAUS #AusVotes2022 pic.twitter.com/9G7M7SwaVo

— Fiona Willan (@Fi_Willan) April 17, 2022