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Happy campers hit the road after muddy muddy festival

Mundi Mundi Bash organisers are helping thousands of campers dig their way out of mud and hit the road home after a wet but wonderful celebration of live music.

AAP · Aug 22

Fuel prices can't stop the music at outback festival

The rising cost of fuel has failed to deter thousands of music-loving campers hitting the road to travel to outback NSW for the Mundi Mundi Bash.

AAP · Aug 3

Famed outback music festival cancelled after heavy rain

Music festival Birdsville Big Red Bash has been cancelled for 2026 after heavy rains. It's more bad news for live music lovers after the collapse of Bluesfest.

AAP · Mar 26

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Outback music festival built for comfort, not for greed

Organisers of Australia's biggest outback music festival have ruled out building on the event's sold-out crowd of 15,000.

AAP · Aug 22, 2025

Mad Max adds extra grunt to outback music festival

Music-loving Mad Max devotees have packed extra luggage for a trek to the outback as they pay tribute to George Miller's famed film franchise.

AAP · Aug 20, 2025

Birdsville's Big Red Bash music festival aims for Nutbush dance record as tribute to Tina Turner

The Simpson Desert has been the backdrop of attempts to set world records for Nutbush group dances since 2016. But with the recent passing of American singer Tina Turner, this year's event is set to be bigger than ever.

ABC News · May 26, 2023

Greg Donovan got a $300k redundancy payout. Then he took the biggest punt of his life and started the Big Red Bash music festival

When middle-aged insurance executive Greg Donovan was made redundant, he was told to play it safe. Instead, he gambled his payout on a crazy idea to build a music festival in the desert — and won.

ABC News · Oct 2, 2022

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Birdsville Big Red Bash features 'spontaneous' outback wedding

Jimmy Barnes and Kasey Chambers were meant to be the highlights of this year's Big Red Bash but a loved-up couple from Victoria may have stolen the spotlight.

ABC News · Jul 6, 2022

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