The 2026 Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash is shaping up as another massive celebration of Australian music, community and outback adventure, with a powerhouse line-up headed by The Teskey Brothers, Jon Stevens, John Butler, Boy & Bear, Baby Animals and Jessica Mauboy leading the charge into the red dirt this August.
Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Mundi Mundi Plains just outside Broken Hill, the all-ages, dog-friendly festival has quickly become one of Australia’s most unique live music experiences. Running from August 20-22 at Belmont Station, the event will welcome close to 15,000 fans for three days of live music, camping and classic outback culture under enormous desert skies.
The 2026 line-up mixes Australian rock royalty, roots favourites, beloved singer-songwriters and crowd-pleasing festival veterans. Alongside the headline acts are appearances from The Whitlams, Leo Sayer, Tim Finn, Richard Clapton, Troy Cassar-Daley, Chocolate Starfish, Furnace and the Fundamentals, Wendy Matthews, The Radiators, Shane Howard, Fanny Lumsden and 19-Twenty among many others.
For Melbourne blues-soul favourites The Teskey Brothers, the 2026 Bash marks a first trip into the Mundi Mundi experience. “We’ve heard a lot about these desert shows from our friends and we can’t wait to get out there in the red dust and see what it’s all about,” said Josh Teskey. “Very excited for these shows.”
Likewise, John Butler is preparing for his debut appearance at the festival. “Everything I’ve heard about this festival has been amazing,” Butler said. “Stoked to be a part of it.”
Festival founder Greg Donovan has built the Mundi Mundi Bash into one of the country’s great destination music events after first striking gold with the iconic Birdsville Big Red Bash. What began as a charity-driven outback adventure inspired by his son’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis eventually evolved into a career-changing leap of faith.
After being made redundant from a senior insurance role, Donovan famously invested his $300,000 payout into staging the 2015 Birdsville Big Red Bash with Jimmy Barnes as headliner, a gamble that paid off spectacularly. Today, the Bash events are among Australia’s most celebrated regional festivals, with the Birdsville Big Red Bash taking out Australia’s Best Festival & Event at the 2025 Australian Tourism Awards.
Beyond the music, the Mundi Mundi Bash has become known for its uniquely Australian mix of activities and spectacle. Festivalgoers can expect everything from the Mad Max Procession and Big Blue Day world record attempt through to camel rides, helicopter flights, outdoor movie screenings, yoga sessions, talent quests and the charity Mundi Undi Run.
Importantly, despite its remote location, the site remains highly accessible, with sealed roads leading virtually all the way to Belmont Station following recent infrastructure upgrades.
With tickets already reportedly 95 per cent sold, the 2026 Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash looks set to once again prove why thousands of Australians are willing to travel deep into the outback for one of the country’s most unforgettable live music gatherings.
Tickets and information are available via Mundi Mundi Bash