another aussie music The festival has announced it will be taking a break for a while, and organisers have vowed to return next year even bigger and better – despite some doubts from fans.
The Big Red Bash is a 10,000 person outback festival in the Simpson Desert. Queenslandannounced that he will take a “gap year” in 2025.
“After running continuously since 2013 (with a COVID break in 2020), our team is ready to reset and recharge,” organisers said on Thursday.
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“As the world’s most remote music festival, building our mini desert city from scratch each year is a huge task.”
Organisers said the break will ensure the festival returns bigger and better in 2026, and dates have already been set for early July.
“The Birdsville Big Red Bash will be back, refreshed, and ready to rock the Simpson once again,” organisers said.
“Thank you all for your incredible support. We will miss you in 2025, but look forward to seeing you in 2026.”
This year the Big Red Bash was held over three days in early July, also featuring performances from Australian artists Tina Arena and Vanessa Amorosi.
Fans expressed disappointment but supported the organisers' decision.
“This is totally understandable,” one person said on social media.
“Unless you’ve been on an organising committee of this scale you don’t understand how much work goes into an event like this.
“Enjoy the holiday.”
Others worried the holiday would signal the end of the festival, as other Australian music events had been cancelled and their futures became uncertain.
One fan said, “Many music festivals have been cancelled, possibly never coming back. I sincerely hope the Big Red Bash isn't among them and comes back next year.”
Splendour in the Grass, Groovin the Moo and Falls Festival are among a long list of festivals that have been cancelled this year, and smaller events such as Caloundra Music Festival and Coastal Jam have also fallen victim.
One An industry report released earlier this year revealed More than a third of Australian music festivals are making a loss, with the average cost of running a festival being $3.9 million.
More than half of the 51 Australian music festivals surveyed made a profit, but 35 per cent suffered a loss – with the average loss being $470,000.
About a third of festival organisers were still feeling the effects of COVID-19.
