Tamworth Country Music Festival

Do you know which is the biggest country music fest worldwide? And no, it’s not in the United States. We give you three clues: it’s located down under, in Australia; gathers about 60.000 people and had been awarded as one world’s best music festivals. We’re talking about Tamworth Country Music Festival.

New South Wales is going to dress again in their best cowboy clothes to boast the most massive fest in the whole global South. The event will comprise ten days where this small city will double its population surrounded by live music, flea markets, cultural events, temporary showrooms, rodeos and the best Aussie and American gastronomy. A western paradise made true.

January 23th of 2022 is the chosen starting date, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of its first edition. Half a century giving a place to emerging singers and songwriters where introduce their creations. For example, now consolidated artists like Keith Urban, Troy Cassar-Daley or Kasey Chambers had a chance to boost their musical career at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. In its golden anniversary all attendees will enjoy a mix of tunes from the most traditional yankee sounds like bluegrass with some blues heartbeats and the current alt-country. This diversity of harmonies makes clear that Tamworth Country Music embraces all genres.

Part of the line-up has been already confirmed, and this year the fest topic will be linked to the past, paying a well-deserved tribute to all the artists that have been on Tamworth’s stage for the last 50 years. We will highlight names like John Williamson, Graeme Connors or Sara Storer, winner of seven Golden Guitar awards in its last edition.

If you’re doing figures and think it could be expensive to add with the travel and lodging expenses the festival ticket, just clear the last cost, as the entrance is for free. And yeah, for free you will be able to attend to more than 2800 open-air concerts located in different stages all over the town. You will find the main stage in Tamworth’s Bicentennial Park, an idyllic place where to enjoy a nice picnic in the Australian summer with your family and friends instead of the European and American winter, allowing everybody to stay in to be part of a country dancing night served with good food and a general mood that will transport you to Nashville.

Tamworth: much more than a fest

In those days, Tamworth will wear its finest clothes: its streets will be filled with amateur singers and bands of all ages, styles and genres catching the crowd’s attention while playing their bangers and melodic songs. During your walks you can enjoy the awesome local cuisine or several parked food trucks where taste some delicious international dishes or some classic take away food like juicy burgers, fish and chips or roasted beef. The special children’s areas are literally little amusement parks where all boys and girls with their parents will assist to a lot of family-friendly shows and activities.

To accommodate all visitors, different zones in Caravan Parks will be enabled to park your motorcade. Also, all hotels and hostels in Tamworth, from luxury hotels to the coziest inns are working to offer and unforgettable experience to all of their customers.

Golden Guitar Awards

Tamworth will roll out the red carpet as well to celebrate a gala evening, with the Country Music awards ceremony, that reward the musical excellence achieved by the best up-and coming Aussie musicians into the country music industry.

The trophies are all guitars casted in solid bronze, and they are so popular and beloved that Tamworth itself ‘earned’ its own trophy: the Big Golden Guitar is nowadays one of the most popular statues in Australia. This big replica made of fiberglass, natural wood and reinforced steel is 12 meters tall and weights more than 500 kilo, so probably it’s the biggest guitar ever. There are no strings on it, but this is a great homage to country music, all Australian people and foreigners that visit the town every year and the organizers of this event are the ones who play this still unfinished yet beautiful song called Tamworth Country Music Festival.

You still have enough time to plan a visit to this great music fest if your next touristic destination is Australia and the dates match with this amazing event that already is a milestone for all country and line dance fans, we consider this is an experience that you cannot let get away. Or even if you have the time and money, why don’t consider this blog as the trigger to embark yourself in an outstanding adventure like discover this unexplored territory? And vice versa, if you live in Australia or New Zealand and you want to wear some of the most wonderful and stunning cowboy boots made in Spain and Mexico, we’re glad to announce you Corbeto’s Boots is your place, as we do ship to both countries with UPS; in less than a week you will have the perfect pair of boots to join Tamworth’s Country Music Festival.