Australia’s largest touring country festival Strummingbird returns with another crackin’ lineup for 2026, and Grammy-nominated, genre-defying megastar POST MALONE is leading the charge. Rolling into Victoria Park Ballarat, Newcastle Foreshore and Sunshine Coast’s Kawana Sports Precinct this October, the stacked lineup spans international heavyweights, alt-country stars, country legends and homegrown favourites worth road-tripping for. If POST MALONE’s last visit down under is anything to go by, these tickets won’t last long. Fans wanting to experience Strummingbird 2026 should act now and sign up for the presale for the best chance at tickets.
STRUMMINGBIRD FESTIVAL 2026
Saturday 10 October – Victoria Park, Ballarat, VIC / Wadawurrung
Saturday 17 October – Newcastle Foreshore, Newcastle, NSW / Awabakal
Sunday 18 October – Kawana Sports Precinct – Sunshine Coast, QLD / Kabi Kabi
Three years on from his sold-out Spilt Milk run, POST MALONE returns to Australia, and this time, he’s bringing country with him. Malone has spent over a decade racking up record-breaking hits, five American Music Awards and a fanbase that spans every corner of the globe.
Joining POST MALONE is multi-platinum American country artist BAILEY ZIMMERMAN – one of the genre’s fastest rising stars. Known for his chart-topping hits and gritty sound, his breakout debut Religiously.
Strummo fans can rev up for rowdy sing-alongs, fearless showmanship and all the unfiltered authenticity of North Carolina musician COOPER ALAN. Since his beginnings in cover bands and Nashville honky-tonks, Alan has soared in popularity with his balance of reflective lyrics, witty humour and unique genre blends on anthems like “Plead The Fifth” and “Take Forever (Hally’s Song)”. Two acts currently climbing the Billboard Top 100 make the bill even harder to ignore. LA-based country superstar STELLA LEFTY is set to deliver a blissed-out performance with feel-good hits like “Boston” and “Thinking ‘bout You” in tow, while Texan outfit DEXTER & THE MOONROCKS bring their self-coined Western Space Grunge to the bill, all DIY grit and rock-driven firepower.
Homegrown hero BRAD COX needs little introduction – from fan-favourite “Lake House”, to acclaimed single “Give Me Tonight” and his heartland rock pivot on Endemic Intelligence in Multiple Dimensions. Highly sought-after, Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER songwriter CAM brings her beautiful vocals and introspective blend of folk, country and pop, including Grammy-nominated album All Things Light, while US outfit CIGARETTES @ SUNSET are set to serve up their signature ‘Possum Rock’ – raw, soulful Americana with an Appalachian edge.
CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2025 alumna KAITLIN BUTTS is ready to sling her soulful voice and theatrical storytelling and rising Californian NOAH RINKER arrives with intimate, dusky acoustic anthems. Fresh off 750 million streams and global stages, Sydney’s SONS OF THE EAST will bring their beloved blend of blues, classic country, soul and folk back where it belongs.
Brisbane native and 2026 Countrytown Breakthrough Artist of the Year nominee BRIANA DINSDALE joins the lineup, along with Central Queensland cattle station turned global sensation MACK GEIGER. Back-to-back CMAA Female Artist of the Year MAX JACKSON is primed and ready to prove exactly why she’s taken the title twice, running with her electrifying live performance. The earthy presence of SARA BERKI will transport crowds to serene outback plains, and bootscootin’ will be guaranteed when country DJ WILLIE PAKE takes the stage.
Each stop on the Strummingbird run brings a local artist along for the ride – repping the country flavours of their own backyard. Ballarat scores the rising folk-country and modern pop infusions of LEWIS LOVE, Newcastle is treated to Gamilaraay artist LOREN RYAN and her powerful blend of traditional language and modern acoustic songwriting, while the Sunshine Coast rounds out the tour with SAMMY WHITE, whose voice is fast becoming one of the most talked-about in modern Australian country. Keeping boots moving between sets across all three stops, Strummo legend, renowned performer and instructor MADDISON GLOVER is back to lead the line dancing sessions that had crowds kicking up dust last year.
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