Country & Inner Western 2021 Lineup is Here!!

Inviting country music lovers from Sydney, NSW and beyond, we are excited to today announce Country and Inner Western, a three-day festival featuring Kasey Chambers, Tex Perkins plays Johnny Cash, All Our Exes Live In Texas and more, taking over Sydney’s Inner West bars, pubs and parks.

This June Long Weekend, experience a country music festival like never before, as some of Australia’s best emerging and established artists in alt-country, bluegrass folk and blues light up the famed entertainment precincts of Newtown, Enmore and Erskineville in a series of free and ticketed events. Whether you choose a seat in the open-air grassy surrounds of Sydney Park Amphitheatre, the familiar sticky floor of The Enmore Hotel or cosy wooden balcony of The Midnight Special, a unique live music experience at Country and Inner Western awaits.

Headlining the Sydney Park Amphitheatre on Saturday is ARIA-Hall of Fame artist, Kasey Chambers, seeing her multi-award-winning catalogue played in a festival-first setting. The pioneering Australian country artist with five #1 albums to her name is joined by fellow icon and all-round legend, Tex Perkins. Perkins will headline Sunday with a set exclusively of material from country music king, Johnny Cash in what is set to be an unmissable performance.

Also appearing from Sydney Park on Saturday is Jindabyne-bred artist, Brad Cox whose relentless touring has coined a devoted following, alongside charismatic Aussie alt-country act, Wagons. Andy Golledge Band and their unpredictably wild live sets are accompanied by alt-bluegrass outfit The Morrisons, as well as the raw and memorable singer-songwriting talents of Harmony Byrne to complete Saturday’s lineup.

Joining Tex Perkins from Sydney Park on Sunday is local four-piece, All Our Exes Live In Texas with their charmingly unique folk harmonies. Led by acclaimed Indigenous vocalist, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks bring their inimitable world-class soul to the stage, joined by four-piece Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys, ex-Gooch Palms alt-Western crooner Leroy Macqueen, local bubbling act, Babitha and soul-folk songwriter, Lady Lyon.

Some of the Inner West’s most iconic venues, long known for making live music memories will host free performances all weekend. Watch this space with a list of artists to be announced to perform from venues like Newtown’s Waywards, The Union, Kelly’s On King, Sydney Park Hotel. Local favorites Route 66 are taking over Enmore Road and hosting free live music performances at The Midnight Special, HiWay Bikini, The Duke, The Enmore Hotel, Fortunate Son, Jacobys and much more.   

Tickets to the three-day-long festival will be made available in a flexible range of formats, including single-day tickets and weekend passes. Grab your tickets HERE and get ready for the fun!

As the June Long Weekend fast approaches, dig out your scootin boots and clear your calendar for the debut arrival of Country and Inner Western, an exciting slice of fun and entertainment coming to the heart of Sydney’s Inner West.

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COUNTRY AND INNER WESTERN FESTIVAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 11 – SUNDAY, JUNE 13
TICKETING INFO HERE
 
SYDNEY PARK AMPHITHEATRE, EUSTON ROAD, ALEXANDRIA
 
SATURDAY 12 JUNE
KASEY CHAMBERS
BRAD COX
WAGONS
ANDY GOLLEDGE BAND 
WILLIAM CRIGHTON
THE MORRISONS
HARMONY BYRNE
 
SUNDAY 13 JUNE
TEX PERKINS PLAYS JOHNNY CASH
ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS
EMMA DONOVAN & THE PUTBACKS
CAITLIN HARNETT & THE PONY BOYS
LEROY MACQUEEN
BABITHA
LADY LYON
 

Plus free popup events dotted along King Street including venues: Waywards, Kelly’s On King, The Union, Botany View Hotel, Sydney Park Hotel.Enmore Road will be programmed by local legends Route 66 and include free shows at: The Midnight Special, Route 66 Store, Secret Garden Bar, The Duke, Jacoby’s, HiWay Bikini, The Enmore Hotel, Cotton Mouth Records, Papa Disquo Records.