Bassinthegrass

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Music festival held in Darwin, Australia

title: "Bassinthegrass" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["music-festivals-in-the-northern-territory", "music-festivals-established-in-2003", "2003-establishments-in-australia", "tourist-attractions-in-darwin,-northern-territory", "electronic-music-festivals-in-australia", "rock-festivals-in-australia"] description: "Music festival held in Darwin, Australia" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassinthegrass" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Music festival held in Darwin, Australia ::

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FieldValue
music_festival_nameBASSINTHEGRASS
captionShannon Noll performing at BASSINTHEGRASS 2007
locationDarwin, Northern Territory, Australia
years_active2003 - present
foundersNorthern Territory Government
datesmid-to-late May
genreRock, Hip hop, Electronic, Indie
websitehttp://bassinthegrass.com.au
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| music_festival_name = BASSINTHEGRASS | image = | caption = Shannon Noll performing at BASSINTHEGRASS 2007 | location = Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | years_active= 2003 - present | founders= Northern Territory Government | dates = mid-to-late May | genre = Rock, Hip hop, Electronic, Indie | website = http://bassinthegrass.com.au

Bassinthegrass (styled as BASSINTHEGRASS) is an Australian music festival. It is the largest music festival in the Northern Territory, and has been held annually since 2003 in the territory capital. The festival is operated by the Northern Territory Government through the Northern Territory Major Events Company, part of a project of the previous Martin government to bring prominent bands to the territory and showcase local talent. BASSINTHEGRASS has grown rapidly since its inception, resulting in the imposition of cap on ticket numbers in 2007. A sister festival, Bassinthedust, had been held in Alice Springs commencing in 2004, but was shelved in 2008.

History

Established in 2003, BASSINTHEGRASS is the Northern Territory's biggest and longest-running music festival.

The festival was first held in 2003 to fulfill a campaign promise by the government to hold a Big Day Out-style youth concert in the territory. It was held in both Darwin and Alice Springs in its inaugural year, with the Alice Springs leg later becoming the Bassinthedust festival. 5000 people attended the Darwin leg, with a further 1500 in Alice Springs, listening to headline acts The Living End, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, and NoKTuRNL. It became an annual event.

It became a Darwin-only festival in 2004 with the creation of Bassinthedust, and a crowd of 6000 turned out to a hear a larger lineup. Radio personality Jackie O had been meant to MC the event, but arrived nine hours late, and stormed off stage after being booed by the crowd and played over by Frenzal Rhomb in an incident that received national media coverage. You Am I, Little Birdy, Evermore, Regurgitator and Anthony Callea headlined the festival in 2005.

The festival switched to a two-stage format in 2006. BASS is a Darwin rite of passage, and in its 18 years has seen some of the country's biggest acts perform to sold-out crowds. In 2019, the festival moved to a bigger, new seaside location at Mindil Beach (famous for its sunsets) and hasn't looked back since. The 2019 event sold out at 10,000 tickets.

Artist lineup by year

2003

2004

2005{{cite web |title=2005 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS |url=http://www.bassinthegrass.com.au/page.php?ID=5&type=band&title=Band%20Line%20Up |website=Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050620134429/http://www.bassinthegrass.com.au/page.php?ID=5&type=band&title=Band%20Line%20Up |archive-date=20 June 2005 |access-date=24 July 2024 |url-status=live }}

2006{{cite web |title=2006 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS |url=http://bassinthegrass.com.au/index.php?page=renderer&sub=renderer&table=bands&included=true |website=Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819213025/http://bassinthegrass.com.au/index.php?page=renderer&sub=renderer&table=bands&included=true |archive-date=19 August 2006 |access-date=24 July 2024 |url-status=live }}

2007{{cite web |title=2007 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS |url=http://www.bassinthegrass.com.au/index.php?page=renderer&sub=renderer&table=bands&included=true |website=Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526061807/http://www.bassinthegrass.com.au/index.php?page=renderer&sub=renderer&table=bands&included=true |archive-date=26 May 2007 |access-date=24 July 2024 |url-status=live }}

2008{{cite web |title=2008 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS |url=http://www.bassinthegrass.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=14&Itemid=51 |website=Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718165111/http://www.bassinthegrass.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=14&Itemid=51 |archive-date=18 July 2008 |access-date=24 July 2024 |url-status=live }}

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

  • Festival postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19

2021

2022{{cite web |title=2022 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS |url=https://bassinthegrass.com.au/plan/set-times/ |website=Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323161013/https://bassinthegrass.com.au/plan/set-times/ |archive-date=23 March 2023 |access-date=24 July 2024 |url-status=live }}

2023{{cite web |title=2023 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS |url=https://bassinthegrass.com.au/plan/set-times/ |website=Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020175330/https://bassinthegrass.com.au/plan/set-times/ |archive-date=20 October 2023 |access-date=24 July 2024 |url-status=live }}

2024{{cite web |title=2024 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS |url=https://bassinthegrass.com.au/plan/set-times/ |website=Wayback Machine | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724145001/https://bassinthegrass.com.au/plan/set-times/ |archive-date=2024-07-24}}

2025

References

Notes

References

  1. unstated. (n.d.). "BASSINTHEGRASS 08 -". NT Major Events Company Pty Ltd.
  2. "It's music to ALP". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 15 July 2003
  3. Burton, Alice. "Local acts signed for big day out". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 4 July 2003.
  4. "It's music to ALP". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 15 July 2003.
  5. "Crowe quietly flies in". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 11 July 2003.
  6. Carter, Chris. "Darwin ready as Alice swings". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 12 July 2003.
  7. Jackson, Paul. "Get set to rock in grass again". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 12 July 2004.
  8. "Locals boost big gig". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 3 July 2004.
  9. "NT and beyond". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 6 August 2004.
  10. Cavanagh, Rebekah. "Concert tickets selling fast". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 2 June 2005.
  11. "More room for more rocking". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 5 June 2005.
  12. Langford, Ben. "The Living End in our sights". ''[[Northern Territory News]]'', 11 April 2006.
  13. "2005 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS".
  14. "2006 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS".
  15. "2007 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS".
  16. "2008 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS".
  17. "Home".
  18. "2022 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS".
  19. "2023 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS".
  20. "2024 Set Times - BASSINTHEGRASS".

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