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An Australian band’s ‘unreal’ journey to break a gig world record

An Australian band’s ‘unreal’ journey to break a gig world record
BBC World Thursday 15 October 2026, 18:09 UTC 1 min read
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The dream rock band called Fathom travelled roughly 700km across Australia by car, helicopter and plane to play nine shows in 12 hours.

The dream rock band called Fathom travelled roughly 700km across Australia by car, helicopter and plane to play nine shows in 12 hours.
Australian (ORG) Fathom (PERSON) Australia (LOCATION)
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