The hype of Dark Mofo is not disappearing, with the first 6,000 tickets to the festival’s Night Mass selling out in 38 minutes – in what organisers say is record time.
The limited release was open to people who had pre-registered, ahead of the festival’s return to Hobart from June 9 to June 22 next year.
Night Mass is the festival’s late-night program of art and music, described by organisers as a “labyrinth”.
More tickets will be released after the full festival program is announced early next year.
Dark Mofo artistic director Chris Twite said the response showed strong interest from both Tasmanians and interstate visitors.
“It’s incredible to already see so much enthusiasm for next year’s Dark Mofo,” he said.
“Thousands of locals have gotten in early and thousands of visitors have locked in their winter in Tassie. We can’t wait to reveal the whole of the program next year.”
Twite said the team was pulling together “another ambitious program” for 2027, which will be the festival’s 13th year and will open a night earlier than usual.
It starts with The Gathering, a First Nations-led celebration of culture, storytelling and connection to country. Hip-hop artist Kieran Lonergan, also known as KIZ, will program the event for the first time.
The Winter Feast, the Ogoh-Ogoh procession and burning and the Nude Solstice Swim will also return.
Tourism, Hospitality and Events Minister Roger Jaensch has described the festival as a “major drawcard” for visitors to Tasmania.
Next year’s festival will be the last under the state government’s current funding deal. In 2024, the government committed $21.6 million to support Dark Mofo through to 2027, up from the $7.5 million over three years it agreed to in 2021.
Dark Mofo is run by the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA).
