The 2027 Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash brings Australian rock legends to the red-dirt plains near Silverton from 19 to 21 August.
The road north of Broken Hill gradually loosens its grip on the familiar. Town streets give way to long stretches of open country, low scrub and weathered earth, with the Barrier Ranges rising against a sky that seems to extend beyond the horizon. Near Silverton, the landscape opens onto the Mundi Mundi Plains, a vast sweep of red dirt that feels a long way from the usual concert setting.
For three days in August 2027, that quiet expanse becomes a gathering place for music lovers travelling from across Australia. The Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash returns to Belmont Station from 19 to 21 August, bringing a line-up led by Jimmy Barnes alongside some of the country's best-known rock and pop acts. Organisers announced 25 acts for the festival, marking the largest programme in its six-year history.
Yet the draw of the Mundi Mundi Bash extends beyond the names on the bill. The festival asks its audience to make a journey into the outback, to camp beneath open skies and share a landscape that becomes part of the experience. The music is central, but it unfolds within a setting that an indoor arena, suburban park or coastal stage cannot replicate.
Here, the distance between the stage and the horizon is part of the spectacle. The red earth, the shifting afternoon light and the night sky give the event a character shaped as much by place as by performance.
The Mundi Mundi Bash And The Landscape Beyond Silverton
The Mundi Mundi Plains sit about nine kilometres north of Silverton and 35 kilometres from Broken Hill, in a part of far-western New South Wales where the scale of the country can be difficult to appreciate until it is experienced firsthand.
The surrounding landscape carries a distinctive outback atmosphere. Low vegetation breaks up the open ground, distant ranges define the horizon, and the changing light can make the earth appear rust-red, copper or muted brown as the day progresses. The weather is part of the setting, too, with cool nights and potentially warm, dry days shaping how visitors spend their time outdoors.
Silverton, with its historic buildings and long association with artists and film-makers, offers a natural point of reference for visitors exploring the region. Beyond it, the plains feel more exposed and expansive. The festival site at Belmont Station transforms this remote setting into a temporary community, with camps, food stalls, gathering places and a stage set against the surrounding country.
The journey is an important part of the occasion. For many festival-goers, arriving means leaving the pace of ordinary life behind for a while. The practical details matter, from planning fuel stops to packing for several nights outdoors, but they also reinforce the sense that this is more than a concert reached by public transport after work.
The Mundi Mundi Bash makes the landscape part of the event rather than simply a backdrop. The country remains visible around the stage, reminding visitors that they are gathering in a place with its own scale, climate and rhythms.
Jimmy Barnes Leads The Mundi Mundi Bash Line-Up
The 2027 programme brings together performers from several generations of Australian popular music. Jimmy Barnes leads the bill, joined by The Living End, The Cat Empire, Kate Ceberano, Ross Wilson, The Screaming Jets and Mental As Anything. For audiences who have followed Australian rock across decades, the names offer a kind of musical map, connecting pub-rock anthems, new-wave sounds, pop favourites and more recent festival staples.
The Rolling Stones Revue adds another layer to the programme, with Adalita, Phil Jamieson, Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers among the performers. Mark Seymour, Pseudo Echo, Casey Barnes, Dragon, Furnace and the Fundamentals, 1927, V Spy V Spy, GANGgajang, 19-Twenty, Pierce Brothers, Sarah McLeod, The Chantoozies, Ella Hooper, Taxiride featuring Jason Singh and The Pigs round out the announced line-up. The festival's official artist page currently lists 23 acts, with individual playing days and set times still to be announced.
The breadth of the line-up suits a festival built around a shared setting rather than a single genre. Different audiences arrive with different favourites, but the open-air format creates room for discovery as well as nostalgia. A group might spend the afternoon waiting for a long-loved band, then find itself drawn towards an act it knows less well. Across three days, the stage becomes a meeting point for different musical histories.
Barnes has described the Mundi Mundi Bash as a festival distinguished by its location and the experience of travelling through the surrounding scenery. For an artist accustomed to major venues, the prospect of performing against the plains offers a different relationship with the audience and the landscape. The horizon remains visible beyond the stage, and the performance takes place within the broader drama of the outback.
The schedule will be released closer to the festival, so visitors planning around particular acts should check the official website before travelling. For now, the announced artists provide the broad outline of three days built around familiar songs, live performance and the atmosphere of a remote gathering.
More Than A Stage: Life At Mundiville
The festival's temporary campground, known as Mundiville, is central to the Mundi Mundi Bash experience. Rather than arriving for a set and leaving afterwards, many visitors settle in for several days, bringing tents, caravans, motorhomes and the everyday comforts that turn a patch of red earth into a temporary home.
Camping is included with general admission for a period of up to seven nights, depending on the vehicle pass purchased. For the 2027 event, the camping period runs from Monday 16 to Monday 23 August. The site is on a working sheep station, and the organisers ask visitors to respect the property and follow campground rules.
That extended stay changes the rhythm of a festival. Mornings can begin quietly, with the first light reaching across the plains and people emerging from tents to make coffee or check the day's plans. By afternoon, the concert area draws people together. Later, as the temperature drops, warm layers and a place to sit become as useful as a ticket.
The practicalities deserve attention before departure. Visitors need to plan their supplies, check vehicle-pass requirements and prepare for limited services in a remote setting. Organisers advise that the campground is suitable for two-wheel-drive vehicles, including many caravans and motorhomes, but visitors should still review current access and arrival information. Glass is prohibited at the campground, partly because broken pieces can be difficult to see and dangerous for people, animals and the teams maintaining the site.
Dogs are welcome in designated areas, including a dedicated dog-friendly camping zone and concert area. That makes the event unusual among large music gatherings, but it is not a free-for-all: dogs are restricted from general concert areas and food-vending zones, and owners need to follow the published rules. The outback environment, crowds and amplified music may not suit every animal, so planning around a dog's comfort is part of deciding whether to bring one.
Mundiville is more than somewhere to sleep between performances. It is where the social life of the event develops, as neighbours exchange advice, share a meal or become familiar faces over several days. The shared experience of camping helps explain why the festival has developed a following that returns as much for the community as for the music.
Mundi Mundi Bash Activities Beyond The Music
The main stage is only one part of the programme. The festival also builds a series of activities around the gathering, giving visitors ways to take part even when no band is playing.
One of the most recognisable is Big Blue Day, a fundraiser for Beyond Blue. Participants dress in blue and form the shape of Australia across the plains, creating a large-scale image that can be seen from above. It is a striking use of the landscape, turning thousands of individual festival-goers into a shared gesture of support for mental health.
The Bash Choir offers another kind of collective performance. Participants gather to sing together, with proceeds supporting the Royal Flying Doctor Service, an organisation with a vital role in providing healthcare across remote and regional Australia. The Mundi Undi Run also raises funds for the service, bringing a community fun run into the festival programme. Dates and activity details are listed on the official website.
Other activities invite visitors to experience the plains at a slower pace or through a different lens. The programme includes morning yoga, camel rides, scenic helicopter flights, outdoor film screenings, family activities and opportunities for dressing up. The Mad Max procession acknowledges the area's connection to the films directed by George Miller, several of which helped establish Silverton and its surrounds as a familiar cinematic landscape.
These activities give the festival a character beyond a conventional concert weekend. A visitor might arrive for the music but remember the scale of the blue formation on the red earth, a shared song in the open air or a film watched beneath the night sky. The experience is shaped by what happens between performances as much as by the acts themselves.
The fundraising also links the event to communities far beyond the festival site. In a region where distance can make access to services difficult, support for the Royal Flying Doctor Service carries a particular resonance. Beyond Blue's presence offers another reminder that a large gathering can direct attention and resources towards causes that reach well beyond its own temporary community.
Travelling To The Mundi Mundi Plains
For most visitors, reaching the festival means travelling by road. The site is about 35 to 38 kilometres from Broken Hill, depending on the route and reference point, with sealed roads providing access towards the campground. Broken Hill is the main regional base for travellers arranging fuel, supplies and connections before heading out to the plains.
The city is also accessible by air and rail, making it possible to combine different forms of transport. Visitors arriving without a vehicle should investigate local transfers and the festival's latest transport information before finalising their plans. Because the site is remote, it is wise not to assume that taxis, rideshares or last-minute transport will be readily available.
Planning the journey is part of preparing for the event. Check the vehicle-pass conditions, arrival windows and camping dates, and make sure supplies are sufficient for the time spent away from town. Water, sun protection, warm clothing and suitable footwear are practical essentials for an outdoor festival in the outback. August can bring pleasant daytime conditions, but temperatures can fall sharply after sunset, and the weather remains variable.
Those travelling from further east or from interstate may want to build in time to explore Broken Hill and Silverton rather than treating them solely as access points. Broken Hill's mining history, galleries and cultural life provide context for the wider region, while Silverton's historic streets and stark surrounds offer a different view of life on the edge of the desert. A few extra hours can turn a festival trip into a broader journey through far-western New South Wales.
2027 Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash: Dates, Tickets And Details
Event: 2027 Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash
Dates: Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 August 2027
Location: Belmont Station, Mundi Mundi Plains, near Silverton and Broken Hill, New South Wales
Tickets: On sale Thursday 22 October 2026 at 10am AEDT
Official website: mundimundibash.com.au
The main music programme runs across the three festival days, with additional activities and camping available around the event dates. The official website will publish the playing schedule closer to August 2027. General admission includes access to the three days and nights of music and camping for the period specified by the ticket and vehicle-pass conditions. A vehicle entry pass is required for each vehicle entering the festival grounds.
Visitors should check the official ticketing information for current prices, camping options, accessibility arrangements, dog rules and any changes to the programme before travelling.
An Outback Gathering That Stays With You
The Mundi Mundi Bash brings together two things that are often experienced separately: the familiarity of Australian live music and the unfamiliar scale of the outback. Songs that have travelled through pubs, car radios and family gatherings take on a different atmosphere when heard beneath an immense sky, with the plains extending beyond the crowd.
For some, the appeal will be the chance to see Jimmy Barnes and a broad line-up of Australian performers in one place. For others, it will be the days spent camping, the friendships formed across neighbouring sites or the sense of being part of a temporary town far from the usual routines of home.
The setting does not need to compete with the music. It gives the performances room to breathe, while the distance from everyday life encourages visitors to settle into a different pace. At the end of the evening, when the last notes fade and people begin making their way back across the red earth, the plains return gradually to quiet.
That contrast is part of what makes the event distinctive. For three days in August 2027, the Mundi Mundi Plains become a place of amplified guitars, shared songs and thousands of people looking towards the same stage. Afterwards, the crowd disperses and the open country remains, carrying on beneath the vast outback sky.
Photos by: Matt Williams