Outback NSW Scores Major New Festival Feat. Paul Kelly, Ian Moss, Kate Ceberano & More

Outback NSW is getting a new festival with the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash announced today.

The festival is set to hit the town from 19 to 21 August with a stack of big names announced for the line-up. 

The three-day event, which will be the biggest event ever staged in outback NSW, is an all-ages and dog-friendly festival and is considered a sister event to the Birdsville Big Red Bash. 

The event site, a huge two million square metres, is on the red earth of Mundi Mundi Plains, already famous for having been used as a backdrop in filming Mad Max 2 and The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert.

The event will feature the likes of Paul Kelly, Tim Finn, John Williamson, Kate Ceberano, Ian Moss, Shannon Noll, The Radiators, Ross Wilson, Vika & Linda Bull, Mi-Sex, The Chantoozies, Marc Gable, Dragon, Glenn Shorrock, Wendy Matthews, Shane Howard and more in the historic region. 

Over 20 acts will be on-stage at the inaugural Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash and in addition to the music line-up, the event will also feature a program of outback activities – from a Nutbush City Limits World Record dance off attempt (the current record of 2,330 boot-scooting revelers is held by the Big Red Bash) to comedy and outdoor film screenings, scenic helicopter flights, camel rides and charity initiatives such as the Mundi Mundi Undie Run, fundraising for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. 

The event will be BYO alcohol for both the campsite and concert area, and ticket holders are also permitted to bring their own food. There will also be a large range of food vendors selling both hot and cold food and non-alcoholic beverages at the event. Children aged 11 and under will also able to attend the event for free.

Launched by NSW Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism & Western Sydney Stuart Ayres, he said that the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash had been secured for the region from 2021 until 2023 by the Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. 

Event Organiser Greg Donovan said, “Like all event organisers we’ve had the year from hell with COVID, however looking at the silver lining, 2020 has given us the time needed to get the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash off the ground. 

"It’s an event we’ve been planning and looking at for several years now, and we thank the NSW Government for their partnership which will allow us to successfully run the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash for the next three years. We couldn’t be more excited!”

Tickets will go on-sale 23 March and for more info head to theGuide.