The Queensland Music Festival returns to Mount Isa in 2019 with an explosive and spectacular set to blast off for three special performances from July 25-27 at the rodeo arena in Buchanan Park.
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Created for and by the local community, the Mount Isa Blast will put on a live show, packed with crowd favourites from past shows, as well as brand new elements set to get the city talking.
With a focus on Mount Isa's beauty and originality, its colourful history, diversity and legendary resilience, crowds can expect stellar performances from home town heroes William Barton and Megan Sarmardin, as well as a host of locals, as they guide the show through the untold stories of the city.
Racing Utes, a mass choir made of miners, dancing bob cats, motor cycle tricks, livestock and a full symphony orchestra comprised of a cast of hundreds of locals who will come together at Buchanan Park to celebrate the past, present and future of Mount Isa, united in song.
The ensemble will include groups and artists from across the community including Bulldust, Lucky Luke, MICE Ensembles, CAMS Choir, The Shack, Spinifex State College, North West Indigenous Catholic Social Services, Mount Isa Men's Shed, Ngukuthati Men's Shed, all local schools, Kalkadoon Tribal Council, School of the Air students and many more.
The Mount Isa Blast is just the latest in a long line of QMF events in town over the years including Bob Cat Dancing (2003), Swingin' Utes (2011) and Symphony of the Inland Sea (2015) with audiences of upwards of 10,000 for each event.
The Bob Cats are set to return in 2019 and there is no telling what secrets will also come out of the ground when the Mount Isa Blast goes off.
Tickets for 2019's Mount Isa Blast are free however those wishing to attend must register at the website, to avoid missing out.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
