News 
 Local News 
 News 
 General 
 Country music festival moves to the Hunter 

Country music festival moves to the Hunter

AMY EDWARDS
04 Aug, 2010 04:00 AM
AUSTRALIAN roots and country music festival CMC Rocks The Snowys is moving from Thredbo to the Hunter Valley.

The Country Music Channel (CMC), Rob Potts Entertainment Edge and Chugg Entertainment announced yesterday that after three successful years in Thredbo the festival had grown and needed a larger site.

Next year the festival will be held in the Hunter Valley in March and will be renamed CMC Rocks The Hunter.

It’s welcome news for Newcastle musicians such as Mark Wells, Kirsty Lee Akers and Morgan Evans who have all travelled to the festival to perform in recent years.

The nearby Central Coast is also a haven for big-name country performers such as Kasey Chambers (pictured), Felicity Urquhart, Gina Jeffreys and Beccy Cole.

“The fans have really taken this event to heart and with the plans we have for the continued growth of the festival, music fans can look forward to bigger and more exciting line-ups on the new site,” Rob Potts from Rob Potts Entertainment Edge said.

Organisers are yet to announce a venue for the event.

Print
Increase Text Size
Decrease Text Size

comments


Date: Newest first | Oldest first
Well that's a real blow to us down here in the Snowy Mountains. Would have been great to know about the move, so we could have lobbied against it being taken away. It was a big money spinner for our region in the off season, bringing many tourists to our towns. Well Done to the powers that be. Hope that it falls down on it's butt up there.
Posted by dragonlady91, 4/08/2010 10:33:37 PM, on The Herald
I think its great for the Hunter region. Maybe the Snowys community should have been more concerned when they were price gouging everyone with ridiculous accommodation prices and demands for minimum nights. Each year it got more expensive. They have noone to blame but themselves.
Posted by Countryfan, 5/08/2010 4:05:21 PM, on The Herald
Dragon lady...everything you just said is in direct contradiction with the feeling of CMC RT...whatever. It's Mabo, it's the vibe... It may be a let down for you but is a win for another vibrant region of our beautiful country. Spread it around and get on with the love of our great talents!
Posted by Aya, 13/08/2010 11:54:35 PM, on The Herald

post a comment


Screen name  *
Email address  *
Remember me?
Comment  *
 
We invite and encourage our readers to post comments. Comments are moderated and will appear as soon as our editor has approved them. When posting comments you agree to be bound by our Terms and Conditions.
The new festival is a boon for Hunter and Central Coast country performers, including Kasey Chambers.
The new festival is a boon for Hunter and Central Coast country performers, including Kasey Chambers.

Most popular articles

1.  Escaped boa constrictor on the move
2.  Animal group wants all pet dogs desexed
3.  Has Darius Boyd turned the corner?
4.  Hunter hotels sold to investors
5.  Mothers' plea to find missing teens
6.  More complaints over Merewether childcare ...
7.  Ex tourism boss on fraud charges
8.  Jets confirm signings of Bridges and Cooper
9.  Mine fined $3000 for dust breach
10.  Mark Jones little hope of rejoining Jets

 
 
 
 


Fairfax Digital network navigation

Newcastle Herald







Weather brought to you by:

Weatherzone

Navigate

Home
News
Sport
Opinion
Weather
Community
Classifieds
About Us

Classifieds

Jobs
Real Estate
Cars

Front Page

Current Issue
Privacy Policy | Conditions of Use | Advertising Terms | Copyright © 2012. Fairfax Media.
 SEND...
Email a FriendEmail a friend
 SAVE...
FavouritesFavourites
Del.icio.usDel.icio.us
 SHARE...
FacebookFacebook
DiggDigg
StumbleUponStumbleUpon
MySpaceMySpace
RedditReddit
NewsvineNewsvine
LinkedInLinkedIn
KwoffKwoff
TwitterTwitter