Dixie Chicks, Little Big Town Will Play Country Festival In Australia

The CMC Rocks QLD country music festival in Australia has confirmed Dixie Chicks, Little Big Town, Kip Moore and many other artists to appear at the 2017 event.

This will be the Dixie Chicks’ first appearance in Australia in more than 10 years, as well as the first Australian concert ever for Little Big Town. Moore performed at the event in 2016. The festival will be held March 24-26, 2017, at Willowbank Raceway in Ipswich, Queensland.

Drew Baldridge, Craig Campbell, Charles Esten, Tyler Farr, Eric Paslay, Michael Ray and Granger Smith are also on the lineup, as well as UK artists The Shires and Ward Thomas. Nashville personality Storme Warren will host.

Lee Kernaghan leads the list of a dozen country artists from Australia to appear. These include: Morgan Evans (who has relocated to Nashville), Adam Harvey, The McClymonts, The Wolfe Brothers, Jasmine Rae, Caitlyn Shadbolt, Brothers 3, Christie Lamb, Col Finley, Doug Bruce & The Tailgaters, Deep Creek Road, Imogen Clark, Kayla Mahon (of New Zealand), Kaylens Rain, Mustered Courage and Viper Creek Band.

“There is no other country festival in the world that presents a main stage program with artists from Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK and Canada and it is a big part of the unique program that Aussie fans get to enjoy at CMC Rocks QLD,” said promoter Rob Potts.