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2020 Artist Lineup
After a hugely successful sold out event in 2019, the world’s most remote music festival is set to return with its biggest ever lineup of iconic Aussie rock acts next July 7-9, when Paul Kelly and many other Oz music legends hit Outback Queensland’s Simpson Desert for the 2020 Big Red Bash.
Paul is looking forward to headlining the 2020 Big Red Bash and experiencing the desert landscape and said “I’m really looking forward to playing under a big sky again.”
Collectively, the bumper artist lineup has won more than 25 ARIA awards and 27 CMAA awards, as well as releasing over 100 albums and countless hit singles.
Crowd favourites Bjorn Again – who took to the stage on camel-back in 2019 – will also return by popular demand for the eighth edition of the all-ages festival, along with Steve Balbi, Chocolate Starfish, Ross Wilson and Vika & Linda Bull.
In 2013, the Big Red Bash was born from John Williamson performing solo on top of Big Red. Now, seven years on, we’re proud to welcome him back.
“I was there for the first Big Red Bash and I will forever remember performing on top of Big Red. I’m looking forward to returning again to a festival and event that celebrates our beautiful country with a great line-up of entertainers. This is just another reason I encourage everyone to go and explore our big backyard”. - John Williamson
We’ve come a long way, but we certainly wouldn’t be here now if wasn’t for John.
“The Big Red Bash event is out of control! The location is so unique – it’s just like a lunar scape, with the earth and the sky divided in equal measure. It’s set up cradled in the arms of this amazing 40 metre red sand dune, where the kids can go crazy.”
“I’m not kidding you when I say that it’s one of the greatest events I’ve ever personally been part of. And some of the greatest artists from around the country will gather to perform there again next year. Everything that ailed me in Melbourne was suddenly cured when I got out to the Simpson Desert last time, and I can't wait to get back out there for Big Red Bash 2020” - Kate Ceberano.
So get your friends and family together, bring the kids and the dog if you like, and start planning for an outback adventure of a lifetime.
Tickets to the 2020 Big Red Bash will go on sale next Thursday, September 19, at 9am AEST through the website.
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Thanks to all of our sponsors who help us bring you this amazing event.
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Big Run Events, the organiser of the Big Red Bash is enormously grateful for the various forms of assistance provided to the event by Tourism and Events Queensland, the Outback Queensland Tourism Association, and Diamantina Shire Council.
Birdsville Big Red Bash event extensions are funded under the Year of Outback Tourism Events Program during the Year of Outback Tourism 2019.
Big Red Bash is a unique high profile outback event, which draws significant media coverage. If you are interested in Big Red Bash sponsorship opportunities, please contact us, and our sponsorship manager will respond to you.