Sydney Showground will welcome LONGHAUL Touring’s new country music festival, LONGHAUL Festival next January, in an exciting addition to the premier venue’s growing music calendar.

A country-music lovers dream, the festival will welcome two of country music’s biggest and most celebrated artists, Kane Brown and Kacey Musgraves as headlining acts, with the festival set to be their only Australian shows.

Joining Kane Brown and Kacey Musgraves on the inaugural lineup is Charles Wesley Godwin, one of modern country’s fastest-rising stars and fresh from his collaboration with country superstar Luke Combs on ‘Better That Way.’ LONGHAUL will also feature GRAMMY-nominated Americana and country powerhouse Margo Price and breakout artist Maddox Batson, one of country music’s new breed with a massive global following.

Rounding out the line up are international artists Ava Hall and James Barker Band, as well as a stellar lineup of Australian artists including Beau Shearer, Denvah, Nathan Lamont, Taylor Moss and Tyla Rodrigues.

All international artists will be appearing exclusively at LONGHAUL Festival making it the only opportunity for Australian fans to experience live, these celebrated and emerging international country music stars.

Sydney Showground has certainly proven it can run a groundbreaking music event, with LONGHAUL Festival set to join the venue’s current music line-up which includes Knockout Outdoor: Level Up, Post Malone’s BIG ASS World Tour, Jay Chou’s Carnival II World Tour, and Guns N’ Roses World Tour. The venue is also well known to country music lovers, having hosted the Ridin’ Hearts Festival for multiple years.

Darryl Jeffrey, General Manager of Sydney Showground said, “We’re thrilled to welcome some of country music’s biggest acts to Sydney Showground and to work with TEG Live and LONGHAUL Touring to bring this brand-new festival to life for Sydneysiders. If there are two things we know how to do incredibly well here at Sydney Showground, it’s delivering world-class live experiences for our clients and festivalgoers, and how to bring a bit of country to the city – something we’ve successfully been doing for over 170 years with the Sydney Royal Easter Show!”

Tim McGregor, Global Head of Touring at TEG Live said, “We have been working very hard on this festival concept for a number of years and so it is incredibly exciting to finally launch the inaugural LONGHAUL Festival with an awesome lineup of international and domestic artists, headlined by superstars Kane Brown and Kacey Musgraves. LONGHAUL Touring is just getting started with this flagship festival and there is a lot more in the pipeline to share with you all very soon. In the meantime, we look forward to welcoming fans to LONGHAUL Festival next January for what will be a great summer’s day out in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.”

Set to become a cornerstone of Australia’s live music calendar, LONGHAUL Festival will showcase the genre’s rich heritage while embracing its exciting future, reflecting the incredible growth and popularity of country music across Australia and around the world.

The inaugural LONGHAUL Festival will kick start at Melbourne Showground on January 22, followed by Sydney Showground on January 23 before it heads to Brisbane RNA Showgrounds on January 24.

For tickets and further information, visit: www.longhaultouring.com.au

To learn more about what’s on at Sydney Showground, visit www.sydneyshowground.com.au