We need to be making the best impression possible to visitors when events like BASS are on

It is an extraordinary sign that in less than 48 hours, early bird tickets for BASSINTHEGRASS 2022 sold out

IT is an extraordinary sign that in less than 48 hours, early bird tickets for BASSINTHEGRASS 2022 sold out.

1500 tickets were gone in the blink of an eye, despite the line-up not yet announced.

BASS has been a Territory staple for almost two decades and has been on the nation’s radar for years, but this festival proved that all eyes are on Darwin and people are willing to pay to party without tough restrictions.

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About half of this festival’s punters travelled from interstate specifically for the event, with many arranging to tour the Territory further after the event.

If the rate at which the early bird tickets say anything, it’s that people will be fighting to attend next year’s festival.

This eagerness is not an opportunity to be wasted.

The results also showed the next day at the Mindil Beach Markets, where BASS act Boo Seeka played an extra show to a huge crowd.

Mindil Beach Markets general manager Peter Ayre told the NT News “large portions” of market goers were in town for the festival.

There is a clear flow-on effect from events such as BASSINTHEGRASS.

While year around we need to be making the best impression possible to visitors, when events like BASS are on, the Territory needs to be on its A-game. If we hope to keep being on the nation’s radar, we have to pull out all the stops.

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