The Bush Doof Australia's Riotous Outback Dance Parties


20 Epic Bush Doofs in Australia Hippie/Psychedelic Festival List Adventures & Sunsets

Australian doof culture (arguably) started at some point in the early 90s. It was a movement exported from ex-pats, punkers and activists who were Goa trance enthusiasts, in a way of rebelling against the conventions of mainstream rave culture. These pioneers started putting on sound systems in city parks, as well as out in the bush.


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A doof or bush doof is a type of outdoor dance party generally held in a remote country area, or outside a large city in surrounding bush or rainforest. Originating in the post-punk electronic music scene of Melbourne, Australia in the early 1990s, events referred to as doofs are now held worldwide and have built from a small set of social.


The Rising Popularity Of The Australian Bush Doof

A doof or bush doof is a type of outdoor dance party generally held in a remote country area, or outside a large city in surrounding bush or rainforest. Events referred to as doofs are now held worldwide and have built from a small set of social groups to a subculture with millions of active members worldwide, considered by some as a full blown culture similar to raves or teknivals.


The Bush Doof Australia's Riotous Outback Dance Parties

The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Bush Doof. A comprehensive look at the history, and current state, of the great Australian tradition. Losing your mind to psytrance in a forest isn't a uniquely.


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Rainbow Serpent Festival has been on my list since the first time I learned what the term 'bush doof' meant. It's one of Australia's premier and oldest running bush doofs - which are incredible, vibrant transformational music festivals out in the bush of Australia. It's known for having music, art, workshops, speakers, and tons of.


The Bush Doof Australia's Riotous Outback Dance Parties

For those unaware, a bush doof is an Australian term for a rave set within untamed rural surroundings. Bush doofs are not a new phenomenon - Australia has had a rich history of such events, with.


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A bush doof is basically a rave thrown in a remote rural setting — an outdoor dance party pumping out electronic and psychedelic trance tunes that uses the grass as its dance floor. A bush doof can be anything from a few dozen mates huddled around a stereo all the way up to a multi-day festival that attracts thousands of revellers keen for a.


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A group of youths dance to the beats at a Sunburn bush doof on a wintry morning. Photo: Annika Ledet. While the nationwide phenomenon of the bush doof has been passed on from generation to generation, little is known about Canberra's own scene. For those unaware, a doof or bush doof is an outdoor dance party that takes its name from the sound.


20 Epic Bush Doofs in Australia Hippie/Psychedelic Festival List Adventures & Sunsets

A 'Bush Doof'' is an event where hippies and just down right cook heads head into a random bush and listen to non stop trance for days on end. Copious amounts of drugs are consumed and people essentially doof in the bush. For something to be defined as a bush doof 50 or more people have to be present listening to doof music together while the sun rises.


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Snap. At some point during the 1980s, on a surf-combed beach at the edge of the Arabian Sea, the first neon embers of the "bush doof" scene flickered into existence. Goa, India's smallest.


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Bush doof festival leaves nearby residents fuming Meliora Festivalattracted nearly 2,000 punters over the new-year period, and while some locals say it was great for business, others were left.


How Goa's 80s Beach Parties Gave Rise to the Australian Bush Doof

The Town is but one corner of the quickly growing alternative festival scene. This scene is sort of like a descendent of Burning Man, Goa trance parties, and maybe even Woodstock if we go far back.


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(Cancelled since 2019) Earth Core is a classic Aussie bush doof which had a full three day edition in Victoria and one day events in WA, NSW, and QLD with the same awesome vibes. They considered themselves the original bush doof, having started a few dozen years ago! This festival has almost too extensive of an experience to try and list, but I.


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Doofs are (and have always been) dance music events in the bush, and they came about from the early 90's by the process of banging a soundsystem in the middle of the bush. Early pioneers of the "doof" movement, in the context of outdoor bush parties (and the established, historically correct context), commenced with a few events by good.


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The first ticketed bush doof; Earthcore, was held in Victoria in 1993. The rest is history. Long story short, a bush doof is basically a rave thrown in a remote rural setting. But they possess a certain je ne sais quoi vibe that sets them apart from other festivals, parties and events. Being one with nature, feeling serene and surreal.


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The bush doof sentiment revolves around 'getting out, man.' Out from suburban boredom, from swanky nightclubs and surly bouncers, and, as the oldest and largest bush doof Earthcore puts it, 'searching for the real response to stifling city saturation.' The harsh beauty of the ozzie bush is fundamental to a true doof, which is reflected.