James Reyne will be there.
So will Jon Stevens, Ian Moss, The Living End, Daryl Braithwaite, Tim Finn, Diesel, Baby Animals, Vanessa Amorosi, Mark Seymour, Richard Clapton and a rocking roster of more world-class artists to set to bring the Mundi Mundi Plains alight.
The Outback Music Festival Group will stage the biggest ever Bash event this August when the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash kicks off on the iconic Outback plains outside Silverton, NSW.
A record 14,000 festival goers will hit the road to the spectacular red earth site to take in a line-up of Aussie music legends including The Rolling Stones Revue (starring Adalita, Phil Jamison, Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers), Casey Barnes, Bjorn Again, Chocolate Starfish - Bat Out of Hell, Pierce Brothers, Shane Howard, Ash Grunwald, Fanny Lumsden, Furnace & the Fundamentals, Sarah McLeod, Hayley Mary, Mundi Mundi Bash Band, Tha Boiz and Leroy Johnson & The Waterbag Band.
" Last year we set new records for our event by having 12,250 at the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash and 11,000 at the Birdsville Big Red Bash. And this year we've smashed that again," said festival owner and managing director of the Outback Music Festival Group Greg Donovan.
"Given the tough environment regional festivals are working in I'm incredibly grateful that our festival goers have stayed loyal and chosen to join us for a bucket list experience in the Outback. We're now four events and three years into staging the Bash on the Mundi Mundi site and this will be the 11th year for the Birdsville Big Red Bash so we've shown everyone what we can do and they're responding to that shared experience."
There are slight line-up differences between the two events with Tina Arena and Jon Stevens headlining the Birdsville Big Red Bash joined by an epic lineup of over 30 artists including Ian Moss, Colin Hay, Tim Finn, Diesel, Baby Animals, Vanessa Amorosi, Mark Seymour, Richard Clapton, Casey Barnes, Shane Howard, Pierce Brothers, Bjorn Again, Mi-Sex, Chocolate Starfish - Bat Out of Hell, The Rolling Stones Revue starring Phil Jamison, Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers, Furnace & the Fundamentals, Ash Grunwald, Fanny Lumdsen, Sarah McLeod, Hayley Mary, Steve Balbi and Amy Ryan.
Both events are all-ages, dog-friendly camping events that run across three days. The festivals offer up a Australian adventure.
Festival-goers can expect an exciting lineup of artists, bands and cover acts representing a slew of music genres from rock, pop, folk, country and more, guaranteeing something for everyone to kick up the dust to.
Off stage, the events also feature a wonderful wide-ranging program of outback activities - from a Nutbush City Limits World Record dance off attempts (the current record of 6594 boot-scooters was set by the Mundi Mundi Bash in August 2023) to a Mad Max costume dress up world record attempt, sunrise yoga, dunny door painting, comedy and outdoor film screenings, scenic helicopter flights, camel rides and charity initiatives like the Bashville Drag Race and Mundi Undie Run raising funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Event details:
- What: 2024 Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash
- Where: Belmont Station, on the Mundi Mundi Plains 9km north of Silverton - 35km north of Broken Hill
- When: August 15 - 17
More info and tickets: www.mundimundibash.com.au
- What: 2024 Birdsville Big Red Bash
- Where: Big Red sand dune, 35 km West of Birdsville
- When: July 2 - 4
More info and tickets: www.bigredbash.com.au
Therese Murray
Wordsmith. Senior journalist. Editor. I have a proven track record in helping people and communities solve their problems. My career is all about telling stories.
Wordsmith. Senior journalist. Editor. I have a proven track record in helping people and communities solve their problems. My career is all about telling stories.
