Mad Max fans dressed in leg braces, studded leather, masks and goggles are heading to Australia’s biggest outback music festival for a post-apocalyptic-themed tribute to the Oscar-winning movie franchise.

One of the highlights of the three-day Mundi Mundi Bash, the Mad Max-themed dress-up gathering and competition sees punters – and the event’s promoter Greg Donovan – channel their favourite characters from the iconic George Miller films, complete with burned-out cars.

Open to all ages, the Mundi Mundi Bash is staged on Belmont Station, nine kilometres north of Silverton and 35 kilometres from Broken Hill in NSW, and has become an annual pilgrimage for many.

“We’re officially at full capacity,” Donovan said of the BYO, dog-friendly music and camping event, which swung into action on Thursday.

Mundi Mundi Bash director Greg Donovan joins in the Mad Max fun. Photo: supplied

The 2025 bash will celebrate its Mad Max heritage on Saturday with themed activities that reference Furiosa ­– the latest instalment of George Miller’s franchise, which was filmed on the festival grounds.

“We have an awesome line-up, but in many ways, the incredible landscape is the real headliner,” Donovan said.

“When you pair that with our iconic Aussie artists and give people the chance to camp under stars in the middle of nowhere – that’s where the magic happens.”

Some 6000 vehicles and almost 15,000 punters converge on the plains to create the event’s pop-up city – known as Mundiville – which Donovan says has a population “close to the size of Broken Hill itself”.

“The whole town has embraced us and each year our festival goers have more to experience in the region with businesses organising special activities and promotions in town pre and post the bash,” he says.

It appears the NSW government agrees – it has sealed the last 2½ kilometres of road into the station in time for the 2025 event.

 

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The bash will be the last dance for one of the festival’s most popular traditions – the Nutbush Dance World Record Attempt, which raises money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Melbourne musician Mick Thomas will open the bash’s main stage performances on Thursday before evening sets by Kasey Chambers and The Angels.

Friday’s program includes shows by Birds of Tokyo and Missy Higgins and Iota’s Ziggy – 50 Years of Bowie tribute, while Kate Ceberano, The Cat Empire and Hoodoo Gurus top the bill on Saturday.

The Mundi Mundi Bash runs until Saturday.

–AAP