Brand new Australian country music festival Strummingbird sells out in Sunshine Coast and reveals set times

Australia’s newest country music festival, Strummingbird presented by Kicks Entertainment has sold out its Sunshine Coast debut and is sitting on the brink of a national sell-out across all three cities in its inaugural year.

Cementing Queensland’s growing reputation as a destination for world-class live music, Strummingbird’s opening event at Sunshine Coast’s Kawana Sports Precinct on Saturday 25 October will see tens of thousands of country fans descend for an unforgettable day of music and country spirit.

The festival brings together some of the biggest names in country and Americana to Australia for the first time including Jelly Roll, Shaboozey and Treaty Oak Revival, alongside homegrown stars such as James Johnston, Kaylee Bell and Wade Forster. With line dancing, rodeo energy, honky tonk vibes and boot-scootin’ singalongs, Strummingbird promises to be an unmissable celebration of modern country culture.

The sold-out success of Strummingbird in its first year is set to deliver significant benefits to the local economy, encouraging visitors to extend their stay across the weekend and driving activity across accommodation, hospitality, retail and transport sectors. Visitors are expected to travel from across Queensland, interstate and internationally to experience the first show of the run.

Launched by the team behind the nationally beloved Spilt Milk, Strummingbird has quickly established itself as a must-attend on the Australian festival calendar. With tickets now selling fast in the Newcastle (1 November) and Perth (2 November), the festival’s early success signals a bright future — and a powerful reminder of how live music can shape the cultural and economic life of regional cities.

Set times are now available in the app HERE or on the Strummingbird website HERE.

For fans who can’t attend the festival, or want to secure a ticket to the sold out Sunshine Coast show, Ticket Return and Resale is now available through Moshtix and Tixel. To learn more about the ticket return and resale process, visit the Moshtix website HERE and the Tixel website HERE.

Final tickets for Newcastle and Perth are selling fast, don’t miss out! Book now at strummingbird.com.au.

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Presented by Kicks Entertainment and Live Nation

Saturday 25 October 2025 – Kawana Sports Precinct, Sunshine Coast | Kabi Kabi & Jinibara SOLD OUT
Saturday 1 November 2025 – Newcastle Foreshore, Newcastle | Mulubinba
Sunday 2 November 2025 – Claremont Showground, Perth | Boorloo

MUSIC LINEUP

JELLY ROLL
SHABOOZEY
OAK REVIVAL*^
JAMES JOHNSTON, KAYLEE BELL, MATT HANSEN,
DREW BALDRIDGE, JULIA COLE, THE JACK WHARFF BAND^+,
THE DREGGS, WADE FORSTER, ZAC & GEORGE, RACHAEL FAHIM, DENVAH,
PLUS LATE NIGHT RIOT WITH HOT DUB TIME MACHINE*+ AND Y.O.G.A^

*Sunshine Coast ^Newcastle +Perth

Strummingbird is an all-ages event.

Tickets on sale from strummingbird.com.au
Final applications for media accreditation are open HERE

Strummingbird Newcastle is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.

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