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The Big Red Bash takes a breather in 2025
Words Julija Zivanovic Pics Big Red Bash Facebook
The iconic Birdsville Big Red Bash music festival will not be running next year but is set to return with a bang in 2026. Read on for the details.
Located in the famous Simpson Desert, the Birdsville Big Red Bash is almost as iconic as the ‘Big Red’ dune that it’s hosted on. Since 2013 the music festival has been running annually (bar 2020 due to COVID) and has brought much attention and visitors to the outback Queensland area.
The Big Red Bash — known as the ‘most remote music festival in the world’ — has consistently attracted large crowds that come from all corners of Australia, and many consider it a bucket-list experience.
Its remote location not far from where three state borders meet (Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia) means there is no infrastructure on site, not even basic running water or electricity. The event is therefore extremely challenging to throw as staff and volunteers are effectively building a mini city from scratch each and every year.
Due to the complicated logistics, this six-day event takes all year to plan and most of the crew spends a month in Birdsville preparing and then cleaning up/dismantling the ‘mini city’.
After 11 successful bashes, the event organisers have made the difficult decision to take a break in 2025. This means the team is finally given a well overdue reset and recharge so they can bring you the best ever bash in July 2026.
Whilst this is a decision that will disappoint some, we encourage our readers to consider the similarly iconic Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash which will be returning next year for its fifth installation during 21–23 August 2025.
More information about the Mundi Mundi Bash can be found here.
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