1 STAGE | 1 DAY | 14 TOP ACTS
ADAM BRAND, STEVE FORDE, THE McCLYMONTS, ADAM HARVEY, SHANNON NOLL, THE WOLFE BROTHERS, BRAD COX, AMBER LAWRENCE AND MORE!
February 07, 2020
#BigCountry2020
Country Music will take overBerry on the South Coast of NSW on Saturday 9 May 2020 for the 2ndannual Big Country Festival featuring a line-up of Australia’s top country artists.
Following a sold-out inaugural year, Berry will once again light up with performances from some of Australia’s biggest and best country music stars on stage at the Berry Showground for the biggest country entertainment event the region has seen. Situated in the Shoalhaven Coast wine region on the spectacular NSW South Coast, Berry is a two hour drive or train trip from Sydney surrounded by award-winning restaurants, wineries and gorgeous beaches.
Big Country is thrilled to announce Adam Brand, Steve Forde, The McClymonts, Adam Harvey, Shannon Noll, The Wolfe Brothers, Brad Cox, Amber Lawrence, Casey Barnes, Melanie Dyer, Missy Lancaster, Darlinghurst and local Benn Gunn are set to tear up the stage on 9 May.
General Public tickets to Big Country go on sale from Moshtix at Midday on Thursday, 13 February 2020. Limited, reduced price Early Bird tickets are available from Midday on Wednesday, 12 February and can be accessed by registering at big-country.com.au.
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Adam Brand
Adam Brand is one of Australia’s most popular and successful recording artists. A stellar career spanning twenty years has seen him nominated for multiple ARIA Awards, win 12 Golden Guitars, sell over 600,000 CDs & DVDs, as well as earn 3 platinum & 5 gold albums. A fan favourite, Adam has won a record 7 x CMC Oz Artist of the Year Awards.
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Steve Forde
Aside from being a farmer and former bareback bronco rider, Steve Forde’s impressive career achievements include multiple #1 ARIA Australian Country Artists albums, over 10 #1 Music Videos, three Golden Guitar awards, an APRA Award nomination and the opportunity to tour with country’s biggest acts including Tim McGraw, Brooks & Dunn, Lee Kernaghan, Gary Allan and Joe Nichols.
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The McClymonts
Since the release of their debut EP in 2006, The McClymonts – sisters Brooke, Sam & Mollie McClymont – have established themselves as Australia’s number one country group with over a quarter of a million album sales, two gold album sales accreditations, twenty-two chart-topping singles and a reputation for being one of the most exciting touring acts in country music.
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Adam Harvey
In recognition of his immense reach, Adam Harvey was awarded the CMA’s Global Country Artist Award in 2007, and is the recipient of a Centenary Medal in recognition of his charity outreach – including Ambassadorships with the Fred Hollows Foundation and the McGrath Foundation.
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Shannon Noll
Shannon Noll’s everyman appeal lies in his honesty, he strikes a chord with legions of music fans, tapping into a pure emotion that’s both his own and instantly relatable.
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The Wolfe Brothers
After kicking off 2019 in the most extraordinary ‘dreams do come true’ way with a sweeping win at the Golden Guitars, The Wolfe Brothers have not stopped – touring the width and breadth of Australia with mate Lee Kernaghan on his Backroad Nation tour, heading overseas to join Canadian superstar Gord Bamford on a whirlwind run of dates, including the acclaimed Calgary Stampede rodeo, and consistently playing to packed houses with their own headline shows.
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Brad Cox
Brad Cox earned wide scale recognition in 2018 with his self-titled debut album that yielded the singles, Too Drunk to Drive and Lakehouse. Cox also won the 39th Toyota Star Maker award that year and became the name on country music-lovers lips around the country.
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Amber Lawrence
Multi-Golden Guitar winner, Australian singer-songwriter, Amber Lawrencehad a cracking 2019 with the release of her 6th studio album, Spark!, celebrating her wedding and introduction to motherhood. Spark! and it’s 10 songs perfectly represent this new chapter in Amber’s life, with a fun and energetic vibe interwoven with heartfelt ballads.
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Casey Barnes
Based on the Gold Coast, Casey Barnes had a solid start to 2018 when his current album, The Good Life debuted at #1 on the iTunes Country Album Chart and peaked at #2 on the ARIA County Album Chart.
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Melanie Dyer
Growing up on a farm in Mount Russell outside Inverell in NSW, Melanie Dyer burst onto the scene with startling vibrancy. Her debut EP laid a solid foundation and produced chart-topping singles Lifetime, Busy Doing Nothing and All You Need to Know About Me.
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Missy Lancaster
Music is at its most powerful when it hits a nerve, something singer-songwriter Missy Lancaster knows intimately. For in her twenty-three years, music has granted levity to moments of both pure joy and impossible darkness, guiding the girl from the country town of Picton, NSW, through life’s highs and lows with a level of tenderness and comfort akin to the truest friendship.
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Darlinghurst
Darlinghurst is a band of individuals who bring their experience in music together to create a contemporary Country Music sound that has a unique fingerprint and whatever and wherever they perform, Darlinghurst are creating a buzz and garnering a positive reaction.
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Benn Gunn
Australian Country Music only has one Benn Gunn. The knockabout bloke with a sound, attitude and personality that connects with rural and regional Australia in ways that many try to emulate. There are no frills, it is just Benn, his music and a good time for all who hear him play.
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Kevin Sullivan
From forensic police crime scene investigator to singer-songwriter, Kevin Sullivan, graduated at the 2018 CMAA Senior Academy of Country Music Course with flying colours. His debut album, Belonging, debuted at No. 2 on the Charts and it’s first single, Outback Australia, was nominated as Single of the Year and Kevin as Independent Male Vocalist of the Year at the Mildura Country Music Awards.
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As well as world class performances, Big Country is a great day out for the whole family with great local food options as well as a stack of fun for the little ones with Little Country Kid’s mini-festival featuring a petting zoo, mechanical bull, face painting, jumping castles and more.
For the big kids, there’s the return of some of Australia’s best bull riders vying for a prize pool of A$5,000 and the Big Country Buckle. For anyone bringing their dancing feet, a second stage will lay host to the Hoedown Showdown, a barnyard line dance to all the greatest country music hits, hand selected by ICMA award winner DJ Ronnie Tee.
Big Country is proud to support Blaze Aid, a volunteer-based organisation that helps families and individuals rebuild in rural Australia after natural disasters like fires and floods. After raising over $3,400 for Buy A Bale in 2019, the Festival has set a fundraising target of $10,000 for 2020.
Big Country is proudly supported by Shoalhaven Tourism.
For further information and to access limited, reduced price Early Bird tickets, go to www.big-country.com.au and register for the Big Country Festival Newsletter.
General Public tickets to Big Country Festival go on sale from Moshtix at 9.00am on Thursday, 13 February.
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Big Country
Berry Showground
Alexandra Street, Berry NSW
Saturday, 9 May 2020
Adam Brand, Steve Forde
The McClymonts, Adam Harvey
Shannon Noll, The Wolfe Brothers
Brad Cox, Amber Lawrence, Casey Barnes
Melanie Dyer, Missy Lancaster, Darlinghurst
and locals Kevin Sullivan and Benn Gunn
Tickets HERE
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