Country Music Festival kicks off
TAMWORTH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL – FREE CONCERTS AT TOYOTA PARK
Feeling the heat? Must be nearly January which of course means it's Toyota Country Music Festival time! Be in the know and stay across what's on. Toyota Park will have free concerts each night of Festival, and the lineup is now live so you can start planning!
Country music fans will have the opportunity to experience 10-days of FREE entertainment at the 2024 Toyota Country Music Festival, Tamworth, with some of the nation’s top country stars and emerging talent taking to the stage across multiple venues at the 52nd event.
The 2024 festival will officially kick off on Friday, 19 January with the Opening Concert in Toyota Park – the festival’s largest and loudest venue. Artists taking to the stage for the Opening Concert include 2023 Toyota Golden Guitar Female Artist of the Year Amber Lawrence, 2023 Toyota Golden Guitar Male Artist of the Year Andrew Swift, 2023 Toyota Golden Guitar winners Lyn Bowtell and Luke O’Shea, 2023 Toyota Star Maker Loren Ryan, 2023 Golden Gig, Sponsored by Maccas winner Caitlyn Jamieson and 2023 Toyota Busking Champion Lane Pittman, who competed on The Voice 2022, and who recently toured with Luke Combs earlier this year. The night will also be compered by Sam McClymont, concluding with a fireworks display at 9.30pm.
Toyota Country Music Festival Manager, Barry Harley says the 52nd festival will be a truly unique live music experience for all those who attend. “The Toyota Country Music Festival is one of the only events in Australia that provides top-level live music for FREE for everyone to enjoy in addition to our many ticketed shows,” he said. “In 2024, the nation’s top country artists, as well as the best in emerging talent will feature in full line-ups across Toyota Park and Toyota FanZone, with multiple venues across the region also offering the best in live entertainment.”
Toyota Australia Chief Marketing Officer, Vin Naidoo, said “The Tamworth Country Music Festival serves as a vibrant celebration of the heart and soul of rural and regional Australian communities and we are proud to be involved once again in 2024. The nightly free concerts at Toyota Park bring everyone together, fostering a sense of unity between the locals, performers and festivalgoers alike. Attendees can look forward to an exceptional roster of Australia’s top country music artists, guaranteeing a variety of sensational free entertainment each evening.”
More than 100 artists will take to the stage in Toyota Park across the 10-day festival including, one of the top Golden Guitar nominees for 2024 Travis Collins, two-time Golden Guitar winner Aleyce Simmonds, world-renowned rock legend Andrew Farriss, five-time Golden Guitar nominee Jayne Denham, multi-Golden Guitar winner Kristy Cox, three-piece sibling band The Buckleys, 2022 New Talent of the Year winners Darlinghurst, four-time Golden Guitar nominee Allison Forbes, the recently formed duo of Catherine Britt and Lachlan Bryan – The Pleasures, Western Australia’s Indigenous group Kimberley Gold, the 2024 Toyota Star Maker Top 10, plus many, many more.
Several artists performing in Toyota Park will also feature on the Toyota FanZone stage giving festivalgoers a unique opportunity to see their favourite artists up close. Tamworth Country Music Festival is proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. Stay up to date at www.tcmf.com.au/news, TCMF Facebook and TCMF Instagram.