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Casey Barnes, Hayley Jensen, Dylan Wright

Groundwater Country Music Festival Unveils Second Wave Of Artists For 2025

Groundwater Country Music Festival (CMF) is going all in for 2025, proving once again that the Gold Coast isn’t just where the beaches are, it’s where country lives ... perform across the beachfront precinct from 17-19 October, Groundwater CMF is not your average country music festival, it’s a coastal takeover, where country beats meet ocean breezes

Shaboozey

Is Shaboozey Going To Headline A New Country Music Festival In Australia?

festivals, with CMC Rocks , Tamworth Country Music Festival , Deni Ute Muster , Ridin’ Hearts , Groundwater Country Music Festival , Gympie Music Muster , and others making waves Down Under. Earlier this month, Live

Jenny Mitchell

Jenny Mitchell Unveils ‘Wives Who Wait’ Video As Album Tour Kicks Off Tomorrow

ignore. Over the past year, she’s toured with Adam Harvey , performed at Groundwater Country Music Festival , and represented Australia at AmericanaFest in Nashville, following a songwriting scholarship through

Features / Premiere

Tyla Rodrigues

VIDEO PREMIERE: Tyla Rodrigues ‘Hot & Heavy’

herself as one of country music’s boldest new voices. The Hot & Heavy music video is pure attitude and energy. It follows a confident bombshell as she struts into ... already made her mark on Australia’s biggest country festivals including Groundwater CMF , Tamworth CMF , and the Gympie Music Muster and spent the last month of 2024 opening

Jackson Dean

Jackson Dean Announces Massive Headline Australian Tour And First-Ever New Zealand Show

most iconic festivals, including Deni Ute Muster , Savannah in the Round , and Groundwater Country Music Festival . Exploding onto the scene in 2022 with his platinum hit Don’t Come Lookin

Tyla Rodrigues

Rising Country Music Star Tyla Rodrigues Signs With ABC Music

Label Manager, Jenny Peachey , recalls first seeing Tyla perform at a late-night Groundwater Country Music Festival set noting, “She commanded the stage. From that point forward, she has continued ... Rodrigues has already built an impressive resume playing standout sets at major festivals like Tamworth , Gympie , and Groundwater, and supporting US breakout Dylan Gossett on his 2024 Aus/NZ tour

Brooke Schubert

Brooke Schubert Hits The Road For First-Ever Headlining Solo Tour

music festival line ups around the country such as the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Gympie Music Muster and Groundwater Country Music Festival to name

News / Festivals

Groundwater Country Music Festival

Troy Cassar-Daley, Jackson Dean Lead First Announcement For 2025 Groundwater Country Music Festival

Gold Coast’s free-to-attend, beloved event, the Groundwater Country Music Festival , returns for its twelfth year this October. Leading the first artist announcement is Australian country royalty Troy ... about Groundwater, with its mix of surf, sun, country music and thousands of fans coming together in the heart of the Gold Coast. There is no other country festival quite

Tyla Rodrigues

Tyla Rodrigues Joins Wheelhouse Agency Roster

derivative artists and overwrought songs, Tyla Rodrigues delivers an obvious appreciation for classic country songs and stories. Showing incredible maturity, grace and ambition, Tyla stands away from the crowd with ... Rodrigues has become an in-demand artist at Australian music festivals, including the Groundwater Country Music Festival , Tamworth Country Music Festival , and the Gympie Music Muster . Last year, Rodrigues described

Industry / News

Jon Pardi at CMC Rocks 2025

Census Working Overtime: Data Collected On Australian Country Music

event’s attendees crossed the border from Victoria. Queensland’s free country music beach-meets-bush Groundwater gets 68 per cent of its crowd from outside the region, with ... attracts both “the 35-55 folk/blues festival crowds … and a new interest with younger crowds”. The Tamworth Country Music Festival and Gympie Music Muster both report attracting younger audiences. Savannah

Casey Barnes, Kaylee Bell & The Wolfe Brothers

Countrytown Awards Finalists & Legend Award Recipient Revealed

talent as well as being able to honour important figures like John Williamson.” “Australian country music has never been more popular and the Countrytown Awards are a fan-first celebration ... Setterfield Robbie Mortimer Tyla Rodrigues Wade Forster Festival of the Year CMC Rocks Groundwater Country Music Festival Gympie Music Muster Savannah In The Round Tamworth Country Music Festival Australian Tour

Denvah

Denvah Wins Prestigious Professional Development Award

honour went to Dylan Wright —she has won other awards, including the Groundwater Country Music Festival’s KIX-Start competition and the NAB Gympie Music Muster Talent Search

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