Lane Pittman Tells All: “They’ll Probably Get Up Me For Saying It”

Fresh off a rain soaked but electric set at Ridin’ Hearts Festival in Melbourne, Countrytown sat down with Lane Pittman who was still buzzing from his set. The 20 year old from Tamworth laughed about “cutting loose” on stage before the heavens opened but not before convincing stage management to let him storm the catwalk, against the odds.

“I’d been praying all day,” he admits with a grin. “I said to the boys on the flight down from Sydney, it was so bright and sunny, and then the further we got into Melbourne, the more miserable it got. I was just like, ‘Let me be on the catwalk.’ Ten minutes before the set I asked the stage manager, and she was like, ‘I’ll squeegee it.’ I was so happy.”

When reminded that fellow performer Sara Berki was banned from using the catwalk, Pittman laughed: “I was pushing the envelope. I was like, ‘Please, let me on it.’ They said it looked safe enough. But honestly, even if they’d said no, I probably would’ve gone out there anyway. My favourite saying is ‘don’t ask for permission, beg for forgiveness later.’”

That fearless, cheeky energy runs through everything Pittman does. His latest single, Right Til Now has quickly become a crowd favourite for its upbeat take on heartbreak. “Every country artist needs a good breakup song,” he explains. “But I didn’t want it to be depressing. The first verse is sad, but then the chorus flips it. We wrote it in about an hour and a half, and it just fell into place.”

And fans won’t have to wait long for more. Lane casually spilled the beans that a brand new EP is on the way in late January or early February, with a major project following later in 2026. “They’ll probably get up me for saying it,” he laughs, “but next year is going to be the year of music, the year of touring, the year of internationalism… if that’s a word, it is now.”

Among those international highlights is his debut performance at Stagecoach Festival in California, one of the biggest stages in country music. “I’ve got until April, so I’ll probably start stressing in March,” he jokes. “I’m bringing the whole band over, and we’ll do a few long days of production rehearsals. I’m very OCD with our show, every move, every line, every moment is planned. I want it to be really good.”

And while he’s got one eye on the USA, Pittman is still thinking about home and maybe a little branding help. “Buy me a tour bus, I’d tattoo [your logo] on my arm,” he laughs. “We actually found one on Facebook Marketplace. Red Bull, Ariat, Wrangler, anyone who wants to help, shoot your shot!”

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Looking ahead, Pittman says 2026 will be about playing to as many fans as possible, from regional towns to international stages. “We've already announced we're headlining A Night in Nashville in Orange next year, which is going to be really fun.”

He also highlighted that they’re going to try to get to places that don’t have as much opportunity for live country music: “Tasmania, South Australia, WA, all the places that don't really get country music, or if they do, it's just the festival. We're trying to see as much of the country as we can, and go to the people that want to hear the music.”

Despite the chaos, Pittman’s grounded perspective is humbly solid. “It’s the dream,” he says. “If the crowd’s giving me 120%, I’ve got to give them 140. Even with the weather today, they stuck it out, drinking, partying, singing every word. That’s why I do it.”

And with his next chapter already taking shape, one thing’s clear: Lane Pittman isn’t just riding the wave of Australian country music, he’s steering it full speed ahead.