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Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes are back on the road. Following two critically acclaimed (and ARIA 1) albums in 2021, the band has spent much of this year touring Australia, the UK and Scandinavia. Armed with new songs and stories, LB and The Wildes will step off the plane and hit the ground running with this homecoming performance.

Freya Josephine Hollick

Cosmic Country Queen Freya Josephine Hollick delivers her warmest and most deeply intimate performances in duo mode backed by Australian band member and guitarist extraordinaire Tommy Brooks.

Featuring songs from throughout her career, and from her long-awaited forthcoming album The Real World, Freya paints vivid pictures of love, loss and the cheating outlaw heart, spotlighting the craft that has won her a reputation among peers and critics as a leader in the new country inspired movement.

Freya brings her audience in close and strips down her most memorable songs and presents them much as they were original written as she picks out delicate acoustic patterns for her incredible voice to soar above, Brookes adds the punctuations of crying guitar and nimble country movement he is so admired for.

A chance to witness a rare talent in an environment that encourages spiritual connection with an artist who continues to manifest her ultimate destiny.

Sherry Rich & The Grievous Angels

Aria nominated singer songwriter and visual artist, Sherry Rich has been mixing up a powerful musical brew of roots, country, folk & rock since 1985, immersed in the Australian and US music landscape in bands Cactus Fever, Girl Monstar, Sherry Rich & the Grievous Angels, The Mudcakes, The Rich Family and The Grapes. Sherry lived in Nashville for ten years collaborating with many song-writing legends (Jim Lauderdale, Tammy Rogers, Amy Rigby, Buddy Miller, Walt Wilkins, Paul Kelly) Her songs have featured in US TV and movie soundtracks and been recorded by artists from Finland to Texas. Sherry’s 2014 album ‘Dakota Avenue’ created in Wilco’s Chicago loft studio with the late Jay Bennett was hailed “An Instant Roots-Pop Classic” by Michael Dwyer of Rolling Stone Magazine. New album ‘The Divine Crimson V’ is a country folk rock memoir featuring art and music entwined to honour the feminine creative journey.

Sime Nugent and Shane Reilly

Acclaimed songwriter and singer Sime Nugent will be teaming up with multi-instrumentalist Shane Reilly (Lost Ragas) for this special show.

Sime has toured nationally and internationally throughout Australia, Europe and America and released more than a dozen albums with a range of bands in his 20 year career. Sime’s work under his own name; with indie folk duo Sweet Jean and three time ARIA nominated band The Wilson Pickers has received both critical and popular acclaim. Sime travels with an extensive repertoire as a soloist, writer, band leader and band member.

Sime Nugent’s most recent focus has been his work with three-time ARIA nominated band The Wilson Pickers and as half of indie folk duo Sweet Jean. He’s also a skilled craftsman, sculptor, and occasional music festival director. Sime has also had a long time love of songwriting.

“Devastatingly powerful, highly listenable roots and pop influenced music”. Rhythms