Some ticket holders turned away from 'saturated' outback music festival site
After publishing: 2 headlines quietly rewritten, 5 URLs changed7 changes
- ABC News (Australia)seen 19 Aug, 09:39headline rewritten
Days of downpour threaten outback music festival as gates remain closedSome ticket holders turned away from 'saturated' outback music festival site - perthnow.com.auseen 21 Aug, 23:47headline rewritten
Leo Sayer makes outback festival offer it can't refuseOutback festival stars take heart-Broken Hill by storm - wellingtontimes.com.auseen 24 Aug, 13:06URL changed
now resolves towww.wellingtontimes.com.au/story/9335186/rain-makes-way-for-stars-as-bash-ends-on-a-high-note/
- hardenexpress.com.auseen 24 Aug, 13:06URL changed
now resolves towww.hardenexpress.com.au/story/9335186/rain-makes-way-for-stars-as-bash-ends-on-a-high-note/
- muswellbrookchronicle.com.auseen 24 Aug, 13:06URL changed
now resolves towww.muswellbrookchronicle.com.au/story/9335186/rain-makes-way-for-stars-as-bash-ends-on-a-high-note/
- blayneychronicle.com.auseen 24 Aug, 13:06URL changed
now resolves towww.blayneychronicle.com.au/story/9335186/rain-makes-way-for-stars-as-bash-ends-on-a-high-note/
- gloucesteradvocate.com.auseen 24 Aug, 13:07URL changed
now resolves towww.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/9335186/rain-makes-way-for-stars-as-bash-ends-on-a-high-note/
The headline, as it mutated - 6 wordings
- 19 Aug, 03:15Some ticket holders turned away from 'saturated' outback music festival site1 outlet
- 21 Aug, 08:10Sun steals show as gates reopen at rain-soaked festival11 outlets
- 22 Aug, 10:05Rain makes way for stars as bash ends on a high note4 outlets
- 22 Aug, 10:05Silver City's rivers of gold swell as bash hits town5 outlets
- 22 Aug, 17:31Happy campers hit the road after muddy muddy festival6 outlets
- 2 Sept, 06:00G-strings, mud and mankinis: this outback festival's undie run is wild5 outlets
- and 3 one-off wordings
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+ 11 more outlets · 2 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 9 original reports, 26 reprints
Wed, 19 August 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)03:15edited after publishing
previously
Days of downpour threaten outback music festival as gates remain closedSome festival goers, many of whom have made the long drive to outback NSW for the Mundi Mundi Bash, have been turned away from the partially flooded site.
- perthnow.com.au21:03first to reportedited after publishing
previously
Leo Sayer makes outback festival offer it can't refuseArtists performing at Australia's biggest outback music festival are mucking in to play free pub shows for ticket holders left stranded off-site by heavy rain.
Fri, 21 August 2026
1 report- batemansbaypost.com.au08:10
It's a breathtaking sight over the red desert plains at Australia's largest outdoor music festival - one that...
10 reprints
- irrigator.com.au21 Aug, 08:10their copy
- mudgeeguardian.com.au21 Aug, 08:10their copy
- theadvocate.com.au21 Aug, 08:10their copy
- dailyadvertiser.com.au21 Aug, 08:10their copy
- southernhighlandnews.com.au21 Aug, 08:10their copy
- hardenexpress.com.au21 Aug, 08:10their copy
- hepburnadvocate.com.au21 Aug, 08:10their copy
- therural.com.au21 Aug, 08:10their copy
- muswellbrookchronicle.com.au21 Aug, 08:10their copy
- gleninnesexaminer.com.au21 Aug, 08:10their copy
Sat, 22 August 2026
4 reports- ABC News (Australia)03:13
After record rains drenched Broken Hill ahead of the Mundi Mundi music festival and ticketholders were turned away, organisers take advantage of welcome sunshine to open the gates for a complimentary day.
- inverelltimes.com.au10:05
"There's nothing quite like Mundi," Noiseworks and INXS rocker Jon Stevens says as he headlines the closing night...
3 reprints
- areanews.com.au22 Aug, 10:05their copy
- lithgowmercury.com.au22 Aug, 10:05their copy
- mandurahmail.com.au22 Aug, 10:05their copy
- wellingtontimes.com.au10:05
URL changednow www.wellingtontimes.com.au/story/9335186/rain-makes-way-for-stars-as-bash-ends-on-a-high-note/
Renowned as the birthplace of Australia's largest mining company, Broken Hill has earned a new reputation as a...
4 reprints
- muswellbrookchronicle.com.au22 Aug, 10:05their copy
- blayneychronicle.com.au22 Aug, 10:05their copy
- hardenexpress.com.au22 Aug, 10:05their copy
- gloucesteradvocate.com.au22 Aug, 10:05their copy
- singletonargus.com.au17:31
Mundi Mundi Bash organisers are helping thousands of campers dig their way out of mud and hit the...
5 reprints
- newcastleherald.com.au22 Aug, 17:31their copy
- armidaleexpress.com.au22 Aug, 17:31their copy
- macleayargus.com.au22 Aug, 17:31their copy
- standard.net.au22 Aug, 17:31their copy
- greatlakesadvocate.com.au22 Aug, 17:31their copy
Sun, 23 August 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)21:00
Heavy rain and high fuel prices couldn't stop the largest outback music festival in Australia from going ahead.
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- merimbulanewsweekly.com.au06:00
Even record-breaking rain couldn't dampen the spirits of festival-goers.
4 reprints
- irrigator.com.au2 Sept, 06:00their copy
- examiner.com.au2 Sept, 06:00their copy
- dungogchronicle.com.au2 Sept, 06:00their copy
- wellingtontimes.com.au2 Sept, 06:00their copy