Fathom – vocalist Cate Guirguis and keyboardist Jaxon Italiano – took to the road on 27 May, starting in Singleton and ending in Canberra, performing nine consecutive 15‑minute sets. The venues were spaced at least 50 kilometres apart and located in towns with a minimum population of 15,000, half of which had over 100,000 residents, per the Guinness criteria.
The schedule hit a snag in Sydney when an M4 collision stalled the Pen‑Rith leg, pushing the duo an hour behind. They were scheduled to fly by helicopter over the Blue Mountains to Lithgow, but the flight was commandeered for bushfire suppression, leaving them stranded for 30 minutes before a replacement lift was arranged.
A further delay came between Bathurst and Goulburn when a chartered plane’s right‑hand propeller failed at take‑off, forcing a quick switch to a jet and adding another hour to the itinerary. Despite the setbacks, the pair kept the clock ticking, arriving in Canberra with green lights the entire way.
The final, 15‑minute set in Canberra closed the attempt with only 15 seconds left on the countdown, a testament to their endurance. The duo raised more than ₹2,200 for mental‑health charity Beyond Blue, splitting the proceeds equally between the charity and the supporting bands that played alongside them.
ABC News reported that “We needed to board the helicopter by 5.10 pm because they wouldn’t fly after sunset,” said Jaxon Italiano, while Cate Guirguis recalled, “We got a call that the helicopter was fighting bushfires.” The evidence required for Guinness includes video footage, ticket logs showing at least ten attendees per venue, and two witnesses per show. Fathom will now submit this documentation, hoping for certification by the end of June.
The record attempt has already attracted a crowd of 120 at the final Canberra venue, many of whom were community volunteers supporting mental‑health outreach.