After the Floods, Australia’s Big Red Bash Is Looking For a Dry Site

BRISBANE, Australia — The site of the Big Red Bash has taken a mighty big splash, a situation that has forced organizers to look for an alternative site. Presented mid-winter in Birdsville, about 1,000 miles west of Brisbane, the Bash is said to be the world’s most remote music festival. Related Ella Langley Joins Beyoncé & Taylor Swift to Become 3rd Woman to Hold Top 2 Spots on Hot Country Songs Russ Penuell When it rains in the outback, it pours.

That happened earlier this month, as a tropical low system caused widespread flooding across the region. Birdsville recorded more than its annual average rainfall in just a few days, reads a statement from organizers, and stations north have received up to four times their annual rainfall, with many locals comparing the situation to the record floods of 1974. The roads to Birdsville, as they are right now, are cut off.

“What wasn’t anticipated was the extent of the inundation at the Big Red Bash festival site,” the update continues. “Based on current conditions and local advice, the site will...