BYRON MUSIC FESTIVAL RELEASES FULL LIST OF WEEK-LONG SIDE EVENT LINE-UPS

beachfront event in Dening Park. Spanning all genres and demographics, the program is designed to appeal to and be accessible to locals.

The full line-up is:

LAUNCH PARTY -

Friday 16 June, The Great Northern Hotel (+18, Free Entry)

Flying Machine Off Judy

Soy Division Stoned Waves Ratmongers Fauve

Billy Bailey Cecile

Kira Sunday Ben Walsh

AFTER PARTY - Saturday

Birren RECOVERY DAY/ CLOSING PARTY –

Sunday 18 June, Treehouse (All ages, Free entry)

Summer Woods Felicity

Lawless Animal Ventura Burning Hands

Byron Music Festival has announced the full epic line-up for its’ satellite events to be held throughout Byron Bay over the festival weekend 16-18 June.

Over three days Byron

Music Festival hosts a diverse line-up of all-local musicians throughout venues including Treehouse

17 June, Byron Bay Services Club (All ages, Free entry)

DJ Sun Jazz Velvet Trip

Colbey

The New Language The Versace Boys Tahlia

Matheson

AFTER AFTER PARTY –

Saturday 17 June, Saltwater Social Club (+18, $10 Entry)

DJ’s into the night (still to be announced)

“We’re so excited and proud to showcase as many local artists as we can over the festival weekend. The diversity of musical talent in our area is immense. Many of these artists are on the precipice of exciting careers so we want locals to get out see them, support them, and celebrate them while they can!” said Festival Director Nick Sergi. BMF is an all-ages, all-inclusive, multivenue, weekend-long music festival combined with a fagship cultural placemaking event that celebrates the immense creative talent of Byron Bay and beyond.

BMF is supported by Byron Music, Create NSW, Byron Bay Brewery, Stone & Wood, Husk Distillers, Flip Insurance, Hnry, Treehouse Belongil, McGrath Real Estate, SAE, Jonson Lane, The Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay Services Club, Salty’s, Hertz, McWilliams Wines, Azteca Margarita, Altos Tequila, Explore Byron Bay, Humantix, ByronBay.com, and Bay Fm.

EVENT INFO:

Byron Music Festival 2023

Friday 16 – Sunday 18 June

2023

Main Event: Dening Park, Byron Bay, Arakwal

Bundjalung Country Main event date: Saturday 17

June, 11am – 8:30pm

Tickets (frst release):

General Admission = $55

Youth (7-14 yo) = $20

Under 6’s = Free

Carers = Free Info: www. byronmusicfestival.com.au at Belongil, The Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay Services Club, Saltwater Social Club, and an iconic

COMMUNITY BEACH CLEAN-UP, BEACH SOCCER GAME & BBQ (Co-hosted with Positive Change for Marine Life)

– Sunday 18 June, Dening Park & Main Beach (All ages, Free)

Byron Music Festival is fundraising for Bay Fm and Byron Youth Service. The fundraising goal is $10,000. Any individual or business who would like to donate a prize to the mega raffe (drawn on Sat 17 June) can register via info@ byronmusicfestival.com.au

BIG RED BASH ‘NUTBUSH’ WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT SET TO BE BIGGEST AUSTRALIAN TRIBUTE TO TINA TURNER

Thousands of boot-scooters to hit the red desert sands at July Birdsville Big Red Bash

With the passing of legendary performer Tina Turner Birdsville Big Red Bash attendees and organisers are rallying to ensure a new world record is set to one of her biggest hits – Nutbush City Limits on Thursday July 6, 2023.

The Nutbush City Limits dance world record attempt will be a highlight of the fnal day of the sold-out three-day 10th anniversary Birdsville Big Red Bash event – with more than 4,084 boot-scooting Nutbush dancers needed to beat the current record that was set at the 2022 Birdsville Big Red Bash.

The Nutbush City Limits world record attempt is set to form Australia’s biggest tribute to Tina Turner with the spectacular dance off set to take place below the Simpson Desert’s legendary 40-metre-high Big Red sand dune – the largest of its kind in the world.

The Nutbush has collectively raised more than $500,000 for the Royal Flying Doctors since 2016 and this year it’s hoped that around 5,000 people will come together to Nutbush at the Birdsville Big Red Bash – adjudicated by the Australian Book of Records.

Last year punters kicked up the dust in wild and wacky costumes dancing to Tina Turner’s 1973 soul classic – with organisers expecting many revellers will come as their favourite incarnation of Tina at this year’s events.

“We were very sad to hear of Tina Turner’s passing earlier this morning. She was an incredible performer and her Nutbush City Limits song and associated world record attempt is a huge, fun part of our events. We always get quite a few people dressed up as Tina for the Nutbush world record attempt, but we’re now expecting even more this year. She was so well loved and it’s always an amazing call to action when her Nutbush song is played out across the festival sites and thousands of boot scooters came together to dance their way into a new world record. Our Mundi Mundi Bash Mad Max Dress up in August is also sure to have a huge representation of Tina’s iconic Mad Max look. I’m sure she would have been proud that the Nutbush raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Royal Flying Doctors, and that this legacy will live on,” said Steve Donovan, Operations Manager for the Outback Music Festival Group who stage the Birdsville Big Red Bash and Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash.

The 4,084 Nutbush City Limits world record set at last year’s Birdsville Big Red Bash annihilated the previous mark of 2,878 dancers, which was set at the 2021 Big Red Bash. The Broken Hill Mundi

Mundi Bash staged an epic ‘State of Origin’ battle to try and wrest the world record from the Queensland event however ultimately fell short by 364. The Nutbush has collectively raised more than $500,000 for the Royal Flying Doctors since 2016 and this year it’s hoped that around 5,000 people will come together to Nutbush at the Birdsville Big Red Bash – adjudicated by the Australian Book of Records