Tasmania’s Dark Mofo festival has experienced unprecedented demand, with more than 40,000 tickets snapped up on the first day of sales.
Organisers say the winter arts festival is well on track to meet box office targets after the extraordinary opening day response.
Several musical performances have already sold out, including AGENESIS, Forest Swords, Keanu Nelson, Mong Tong, Peep Tempel, Shackleton + Siddhartha Belmannu and all three Berlin Atonal gigs.
The immersive psychedelic musical odyssey XYZZY, held at Ulverston’s planetarium and created by Jess Johnson and Simon Ward, has completely sold out across all sessions.
Chris Twite, Dark Mofo’s Artistic Director, expressed his delight at the public response.
“The response to our ticket release today has been phenomenal,” he said on Wednesday evening.
“Seeing people clamouring for tickets and watching shows sell out is tremendous.”
“Audiences have spoken and Dark Mofo is back.”
Dark Mofo has established itself as one of Australia’s most distinctive winter festivals, drawing thousands of visitors to Tasmania during the ‘off-season’.
