Rabbits Eat Lettuce: Easter bush festival near Texas, Queensland

Rabbits Eat Lettuce has been running over the Easter long weekend for long enough that 2027 is its 18th edition: five days of camping in the Queensland bush. Let me be upfront: this isn't a pure psytrance festival. Psy is one strand among house, techno, bass and more. What I find interesting is its stubbornness. Permit fights with councils in southern Queensland keep forcing it to change sites, and it keeps showing up anyway.

For 2027 the festival moves to Bushland Hideaway on the Dumaresq River near Texas (yes, Texas, Queensland). Camping is right by the river under river gums, with rope nets strung between the branches, which is the best hammock upgrade I've heard of. Be aware that sites change often: in 2025 it switched at the last minute to Crystal Springs, a 3,500-acre property at Stonelands, after Southern Downs council refused its permits. Late March is early autumn in Australia.

The bill mixes house, techno, bass and psytrance, with downtempo too. In 2025, psytrance headliner Astrix shared the line-up with Luude and Nora En Pure, which tells you the range. If you're a full-on purist used to Ozora, you'll find psy here, but as one part of the program, not the whole festival. I see it as a good festival where psy is part of the mix, and five days by a river leave plenty of room to lose yourself in whatever floor you land on. Check the official site for the 2027 line-up.

The crowd is mostly locals and campers. Beyond the dance floors there are yoga, workshops, art installations, a market and swimming. My favorite detail: at past editions the chill-out zone turned into a "psychedelic slumber party" at night, with movies, acoustic sets, beanbags and chai. That tells me a festival thinks about the hours when you're not dancing.

Getting there is the hard part. The site is remote, a car is recommended, and the nearest major airport is Brisbane (BNE). Since the venue keeps changing, don't rely on old directions; check the official site for 2027 access details. Camping is included, with glamping and campervan options. My honest take: if you fly in from abroad, plan the drive as part of the trip, not an afterthought.

Tickets for 2027 are on sale through Humanitix, linked from the official site. Prices start at A$400 for a Saturday-entry pass in the second release; passes with earlier entry cost more. For five days of camping, that's mid-range: not cheap, not outrageous.