What is to be last ever Birdsville Big Red Bash has sold out in record time as people raced to secure their spot at the world’s most remote music festival.
All tickets for the iconic three-day camping-based festival sold out in under an hour of going on sale at 10am AEDT yesterday.
More than 15,000 people had pre-registered their interest ahead of tickets going on sale this morning, almost four times the usual number, with fewer than 8,000 adult tickets available for the three-day celebration.
Big Red Bash founder and Outback Music Festival Group Managing Director Greg Donovan said the response had been extraordinary and a fitting tribute to the event’s remarkable history.
So many memories have been made at the Big Red Bash. PIC: Big Red Bash
“We knew there would be enormous interest in the final Big Red Bash, but to see tickets disappear in under an hour is incredible,” he said. “It shows just how much this event means to people right around Australia and it’s bittersweet to see the outpouring of love … our festival goers want to be part of something special one last time.”
It was announced last month that the 13th edition of the Big Red Bash will be the last. Organisers blamed previous severe weather events, rising operational costs, and the massive logistical challenges of running a pop-up city in such a remote area as the reasons behind the decision.
The final Big Red Bash will bring together an extraordinary roll-call of Australian music legends for three days of live music from July 6-8, 2027. Acts will include Missy Higgins, Hoodoo Gurus, Leo Sayer, The Living End, Birds of Tokyo, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll, Kate Ceberano, The Whitlams, Troy Cassar-Daley, and many more.
Set against the spectacular 40-metre-high Big Red sand dune, 35 kilometres west of Birdsville, the 2027 event will be the biggest ever staged in that remote corner of Australia.
And while the music will take centre stage, the Big Red Bash has always been about much more than the bands.
From world record attempts, dune surfing, doggy dress-ups and camel rides to helicopter adventures, charity challenges and nights under some of the clearest desert skies in Australia, the festival has built a reputation as an unforgettable outback adventure.
“The Big Red Bash is so much more than a music festival,” said Greg Donovan. “It’s the people, the friendships, the incredible atmosphere and the experience of bringing thousands of Australians together in one of the most remote and beautiful places in Australia.”
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It sold out in 8 minutes. We tried to get 4 abd then 2 and couldn’t even get that.
We’ll yet again outback tourism is going to cop a major hit. What I’m reading is – it’s hard. We’ll der did you think it’s meant to be easy?
I sincerely hope they do something in place of it. Tourism operators have copped hot after hit, in recent years, they didn’t need another blow.
Australia has fast become the lazy country.