Big Name, No Blankets celebrates the phenomenal journey of Sammy Tjapanangka Butcher, a founding member of iconic group, Warumpi Band, in an epic rock ‘n’ roll theatre show.

Celebrated for bringing First Peoples culture to the world, Warumpi Band were the fi rst to record music in Aboriginal language, singing in Luritja and Gumatj (Yolngu Matha). They became renowned for their politics and activism communicated through song.

Big Name, No Blankets brings this pivotal chapter in Australian music history into the present, co-directed by Dr Rachael Maza AM, Artistic Director of ILBIJERRI Theatre Company, and daughter of Sammy Butcher, Anyupa Butcher. The show is narrated by actor Baykali Ganambarr (as Sammy), who takes audiences on a journey through the highs and lows of this iconic group’s trajectory, from their origins in the Papunya desert in 1970 to their wild and wonderful years spent writing songs on the road while touring the outback and cities in Europe.