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Second Round Of Artists Added To 2027 Tamworth Country Music Festival

Amber Lawrence, Max Jackson, Mack Geiger, Rachael Fahim, Casey Barnes, Brad Cox and many others have joined the 2027 Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Jayne Denham @ Tamworth Country Music Festival
Jayne Denham @ Tamworth Country Music Festival(Credit: Tamworth Regional Council)

Next year’s Tamworth Country Music Festival just got even bigger. Today, organisers announced an epic second artist announcement, including headline shows by plenty of your favourite acts, plus new additions to the festival’s Dolly Parton tribute.

Amber Lawrence, Max Jackson, Melody Moko and Michael Waugh join the already star-studded Dolly Parton tribute line-up, appearing on stage alongside Adam Harvey, Beccy Cole, Catherine Britt, Denvah, Dylan Wright, Fanny Lumsden, Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham, Hayley Jensen, and others.

More just-announced acts filling up the line-up include Mack Geiger, Rachael Fahim, Casey Barnes, Brad Cox, Caitlyn Shadbolt, Kyla Belle, Allan Caswell, Ethan Calway, Gretta Ziller, Lindsay Waddington, Luke O’Shea, Piper Rodrigues, Sammy White, Wes Carr, and more.

To check out the line-up so far and find out which venues your favourite acts are performing at, visit the Tamworth Country Music Festival website.

Taking place from 15 to 24 January, tickets to the 2027 Tamworth Country Music Festival – plus the Toyota 55th Golden Guitar Awards – are now available. More information can be found here.

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On Tuesday, 17 November, Australia’s country music community will gather in Sydney to discover the nominees for next year’s Golden Guitar Awards, the annual celebration of country music in Australia.

The nominations reveal event, happening during ARIA Awards week, will be hosted by Melody Moko.

Festival Executive Producer Peter Ross said ticket sales for next year’s event are already ahead of the same time last year. With the second artist announcement, excitement will continue to build towards another exciting edition of the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

“The Toyota 55th Tamworth Country Music Festival showcases a rich and diverse program of artists and events, offering something to appeal to every audience,” Ross said. “It’s fantastic to see so many familiar favourites returning to Tamworth, alongside an exciting array of fresh talent making their mark.

“For more than five decades, Tamworth has welcomed Australia’s most celebrated country music artists while also providing an invaluable platform for emerging performers to launch and elevate their careers. That unique blend of established stars and rising talent remains at the heart of what makes this festival so special.”