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Inside the Aussie outback music festival built on a 'crazy gamble': Big Red Bash | Australian Story

Greg Donovan was in his early 50s when he was made redundant from the Sydney insurance company he’d worked at for 20 years. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Instead of investing his payout, he took a massive gamble and used it to bankroll a musical passion project in Munga-Thirri country, on the outskirts of the Simpson Desert near Birdsville. Eight years later, the Big Red Bash has evolved into the world’s most remote music festival, playing host to some of Australia's most famous musicians. Promoters and managers around the country were awestruck that someone with no experience in the industry could pull off such an event. For musician Jimmy Barnes' manager, John Watson, it's proof yet again that a "crazy person with a good idea" will always be able to find a place in showbiz. Featuring music from Jimmy Barnes, Missy Higgins and John Williamson. Read more here: https://ab.co/3C178nJ #AustralianStory #abcnewsaustralia #BigRedBash ________________________________________________________________ Watch more Australian Story documentaries here: https://bit.ly/36ABH2J Like us on Facebook:   / abcaustralia.  . Follow us on Twitter:   / australianstory   About Australian Story: Putting the "real" back into reality television, Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people's own words. Take 30 minutes to immerse yourself in the life of an extraordinary Australian. They're sometimes high profile, sometimes controversial, but always compelling. It’s television guaranteed to make you think and feel. New episodes are available every Monday. ABC News In-depth takes you deeper on the big stories, with long-form journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, Planet America and more, and explainers from ABC News Video Lab. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews