Big Red Bash: Revellers flock to Birdsville for Aussie outback music festival Big Red Bash held in Birdsville each year READ MORE: Another music festival cancelled By Zak Wheeler For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:12 EDT, 2 July 2024 | Updated: 12:21 EDT, 2 July 2024 e-mail View comments Thousands of revellers have flocked to the outback for the world's most remote music festival. The Big Red Bash 2024 is expected to attract 10,000 Aussies and international tourists to the Simpson Desert over the coming days to enjoy a jam-packed line-up of entertainment. The event runs for three days just outside of Birdsville in Queensland near the Northern Territory and South Australia borders, 1,586km west of Brisbane .
Former Men at Work frontman Colin Hay opened festivities on Tuesday with a lively rendition of the band's Aussie anthem Down Under. The all-ages, dog-friendly camping event promises to offer 'a uniquely Australian adventure' set against the backdrop of the desert. ' Day one set the bar for an unforgettable three-day celebration of music, community, and outback culture,' a spokesperson said.
Apart from kicking back to Aussie rock tunes, festival goers were equally enamored with the starry outback sky and jaw-dropping scenery - at the spot where the Wangkangurru-Yarluyandi traditional owners gathered for thousands of years to trade 'grinding stones, ochre, weapons and other goods'. The 2024 Big Red Bash kicked off on Tuesday. Pictured are some of the happy campers who ar.