Friday 20 - Sunday 29 January 2012
All roads lead to Tamworth in January for the 40th Anniversary of the Tamworth Country Music Festival (TCMF). The theme for our 40th year takes its name from a great song performed by Slim Dusty and written by Don Walker, "Looking Forward Looking Back."
One of Australia’s best celebrated events, the Tamworth Country Music Festival will be held from Friday 20 January to Sunday 29 January 2012. TCMF is the largest music festival in the southern hemisphere and one of the top 10 in the world!
The variety of country music is showcased during the festival with over 2,200 events and 4,000 different performances or gigs in 80 different venues. There are over 600 buskers in Peel Street alone, providing a diverse range of entertainment each day – it is no wonder we attract over 50,000 visitors.
The pinnacle event of the festival is the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia, when the who’s who of Australian country music gathers with country music fans to see who will win the famous Golden Guitar Awards. The Awards are held on the second Saturday of the festival at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre.
Tamworth Regional Council is a key festival organiser by contributing major infrastructure for the annual celebrations and works with various stakeholders to bring together the festival. Scores of industry and city partners play a huge role in presenting the festival line up each year.
In 2008, Events NSW formally recognised the importance of this iconic festival and announced a long term partnership with Tamworth Regional Council, Tourism Tamworth Ltd and the Country Music Association of Australia.
For more information visit the official website of the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
2011 Major Partners were
Naming Rights Partner of the Tamworth Country Music Festival and the 39th Country Music Awards of Australia is:
Major Partner and Official Talent Development Partner for the Tamworth Country Music Festival and the 39th Country Music Awards of Australia is:
Photo of Tamworth Country Music Festival Queen Entrants at the Opening Concert. Photo courtesy Anna Warr.