Nutbush City Limits dance record broken at Big Red Bash, Qld | Video

A quirky world record has been set in the Australian Outback, with more than 4,000 dancers bootscooting their way into the history books. SEE THE VIDEO

A world record has been shattered in the Queensland Outback, with thousands of people hilariously bootscooting their way into the history books.

More than 4000 dancers peppered the Simpson Desert sands of Birdsville, as part of the annual Birdsville Big Red Bash outback music festival, smashing the record for the largest Nutbush City Limits dance.

A new world record for the largest ‘Nutbush City Limits’ dance was set at the Birdsville Big Red Bash outback music festival. Picture: Matt Williams

The 4084 participants surpassed the previous record of 2878 dancers, which was set in 2021 at the same event.

Those participating were also encouraged to wear costumes, with revellers donning their favourite tutus and wigs or dressing up as their favourite fiction characters or stereotypes.

Registration fees for the event raised more than $60,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, lifting the total to $435,000 since 2016.

To qualify as a world record, strict criteria had to be met.

A new world record was set at the Birdsville Big Red Bash outback music festival. Picture: Matt Williams

Firstly, the dance must continue for at least five and a half minutes.

Secondly, as many as 10 per cent of participants can be deemed ineligible if their moves aren’t up to scratch, but any more than that and the attempt would have failed.

“We had marshalls watching and keeping an eye out,” Mr Donovan said.

“It is a pretty well known dance but we also made sure that we had a few leaders up on stage leading so people could see, just to be safe.”

Released in 1973 by Ike and Tina Turner, the song Nutbush City Limits is about Tina Turner’s small rural childhood home of Nutbush, Tennessee.

A new world record was set today in the heartland of outback Australia, as more than 4,000 revellers at the Birdsville Big Red Bash music festival annihilated the world record for the Largest Nutbush City Limits Dance. Picture: Matt Williams

The Nutbush dance is a line dance that emerged in the 1970s and was particularly popular in Australia throughout the 1980s.

Another record was broken at the Birdsville Big Red Bash, held from Tuesday to Thursday, with the biggest opening day crowd in the event’s history attending on Tuesday.

Almost 10,000 people filled the 1.3 million square metre site and a concert arena the size of nine rugby fields, about 35km from the small outback town of Birdsville.

Launched in 2013, the Birdsville’s Big Red Bash is the world’s most remote music festival.

A line up of Australian music stars performed with other events including a Bashville Drags charity fun run for the Royal Flying Doctors, Fashions in the Desert, dunny door painting, scenic helicopter rides, outback air guitar championships, whip cracking, desert camel rides, movies, desert volleyball, drama workshops and more.

For more information visit bigredbash.com.au

A new world record was set today in the heartland of outback Australia. Picture: Matt Williams