Groundwater Country Music Festival 2024
Get ready to dust off your boots, Experience Gold Coast is bringing back the highly anticipated Groundwater Country Music Festival (CMF) featuring another huge program of incredible homegrown and international country music acts!
Set to take over Broadbeach for three days of live music from 18 – 20 October, this iconic festival by the beach promises a free long weekend of toe-tapping, bootstomping performances from some of the very best in country music.
With over a decade of bringing unforgettable music to the Gold Coast, Groundwater CMF has solidified its place as one of Australia’s most beloved country music festivals.
Combining the laid-back, coastal charm of Broadbeach with the electrifying energy of live country music, the festival offers a unique and unmissable experience for music lovers of all ages.
This year’s festival will feature 55 artists performing across 12 stages and venues in Broadbeach, bringing fans a taste of all styles of country from Bluegrass to American rockabilly, folk to pop, and everything in between.
Kicking off the festival on Friday is one of Australia’s most cherished and recognised recording artists, Shannon Noll, headlining at The Kurrawa Big Top from 9pm.
Festival goers can see the Davidson Brothers and Taylor Moss among a list of other great acts for the first day of the festival. The Surf Parade Stage will come alive with performances from Adam Brand and Jayne Denham.
The second day of the festival will feature an unmissable tribute performance The Linda Ronstadt Show featuring Ella Hooper on the Surf Parade stage with sets included from Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham and Canadian sensation Jess Moskaluke.
The Kurrawa Big Top will feature Canadian country star Tim Hicks performing Groundwater CMF for the first time, along with Josh Setterfield and two-time Grammy winning music legend Jim Lauderdale. In addition to Saturday’s packed lineup of country music sensations which kick off in the morning and continue into the balmy nights, festival goers can try Beachside Line Dancing with Chris Watson on the Beach Deck from 9am and festival favourite DJ Colonel playing his vintage American sounds across the three days of the festival in Surf Parade.
Legendary songstress Kasey Chambers will headline the final day of Groundwater CMF, kicking off her set at 7.15pm on the Surf Parade Stage.
Also taking to the stage that day is Grammy-nominated artist Gord Bamford, Canadian singer-songwriter Tim Hicks and rising star Max Jackson.
Gold Coast local Emily Grace Taylor will open the day’s bill from 10.30am. A festival highlight in 2023, KIX Live at Groundwater ‘Songwriters’ returns in 2024 to The Kurrawa Big Top from 10:30am on Sunday 20 October featuring songs and stories from some of Groundwater CMF’s biggest stars.
Later in the day captivating songwriter Abbie Ferris will take to the stage, followed by Melanie Dyer and Robbie Mortimer. Headlining The Kurrawa Big Top on Sunday night will be Aussie vocal powerhouse Christie Lamb.
Groundwater CMF is also proud to welcome back Farm Angels (formerly Drought Angels) as the festival’s Charity Partner in 2024.
When you’re not listening to live music, enjoy some family-friendly fun at the Country Fair and markets, or a meal at one of Broadbeach’s many dining spots.
Groundwater Country Music Festival is produced by Experience Gold Coast and supported by the Queensland Government, via Tourism and Events Queensland.
For more details on the 2024 festival, make sure to follow Groundwater CMF on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
