BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20160705T000000 RDATE:20161002T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20170402T020000 RDATE:20171001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20180401T020000 RDATE:20181007T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20190407T020000 RDATE:20191006T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20200405T020000 RDATE:20201004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210404T020000 RDATE:20211003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20220403T020000 RDATE:20221002T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20230402T020000 RDATE:20231001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240407T020000 RDATE:20241006T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250406T020000 RDATE:20251005T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 RDATE:20261004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20270404T020000 RDATE:20271003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20280402T020000 RDATE:20281001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20290401T020000 RDATE:20291007T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20300407T020000 RDATE:20301006T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20161002T030000 RDATE:20170402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20171001T030000 RDATE:20180401T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20181007T030000 RDATE:20190407T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20191006T030000 RDATE:20200405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20201004T030000 RDATE:20210404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20211003T030000 RDATE:20220403T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20221002T030000 RDATE:20230402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20231001T030000 RDATE:20240407T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20241006T030000 RDATE:20250406T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20251005T030000 RDATE:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261004T030000 RDATE:20270404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20271003T030000 RDATE:20280402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20281001T030000 RDATE:20290401T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20291007T030000 RDATE:20300407T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20301006T030000 RDATE:20310406T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Melbourne AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fe7abeae94a45a260e56dd7304db5789 CATEGORIES:NSW CREATED:20170601T174418 SUMMARY:Hats off to Country LOCATION:Tamworth Hats off DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:
Hats Off To Country Festival -Australia’s coolest dose of country music is back this July
The countdown is on for Austr alia’s coolest dose of mid-year country music, with the Toyota Hats Off To Country festival set to once again rock Tamworth in July.
Running fro m July 6 to 9 in Australia’s home of country music, the popular mid-winter festival will be an explosion of country music headlined by some of the cou ntry’s brightest stars, including Luke O'Shea, Melinda Schneider, C atherine Britt and Amber Lawrence.
Now in i ts 18th year, Hats Off To Country will feature more than 100 individual cou ntry stars and dozens of events and activities over four big days and night s, with live music and shows on offer at 14 venues across the city.
H ats Off -- Tamworth's chance to welcome back the artists from the Janu ary Tamworth Country Music Festival – will see great country music on show at a host of locations across the city. At Wests’ Diggers and its sister cl ub across the river, highlights include Melinda Schneider with guest 2017 Toyota Star Maker Rachael Fahim, Amber Lawrence & Catherine Britt -- Love & Lies, < strong>Ashleigh Dallas, Brothers 3, and the Dare 2 Dance L inedancers 19th Birthday Social.
Meanwhile, over at South Ta mworth Bowling Club, the venue will be transformed into a “classic country central” and is set to feature Alby Pool, Anthony Taylor & amp; Jared Scott, Sandra Humphries and Daniel Thom pson in The Voice of Johnny Cash The Concert. The bowlo will also feature CCMA's Hats Off To Stan Coster Tribute, as well as the monthly CCMA Jam.
The Tamworth Services Club, it also set to be a crowd-pleaser, with Simply Bushed performing over two big nights, while a t North Tamworth Bowling Club Golden Guitar winner Luke O’Shea’s intimate dinner show is a definite highpoint.
Likewise, Tamwor
th’s pub scene is well represented across Hats Off. Highlights include
For festival-goers e xtra keen to get into the country spirit, and to soak some up some Tamworth nightlife, there will be the inaugural ‘Cowboy Crawl’, a new event for the Hats Off program in 2017. The Cowboy Crawl promises a fun-filled tou r of the city’s nightspots, which will see participants get dressed up as c owboys and cowgirls for the crawl through town.
For up and comi ng artists, the CMAA Junior Academy of Country Music will be in full swing. Amber Lawrence, David Carter, Simon Johnson, Doug Gallacher< /strong> and recent senior graduate and Toyota Star Maker finalist Liam Kennedy-Clark will instruct and inspire the contingent in a w eek-long workshop.
The DAG Sheep Station at Nundle will also see up a nd coming country artists gaining tuition from stars like Shane Nic holson, Luke O'Shea, Felicity Urquhart, Kevin Bennett, Aleyce Simmonds & ; Jeremy Edwards. During Hats Off The DAG will also showcase the students and their star mentors with a number of performances schedule d.
Of the festival, Tamworth Regional Council Country Music Uni t Manager Barry Harley says “it’s extraordinary that Hats Off can boast mor e artists than any other festival in Australia even though in terms of scal e it is much more moderate when compared to January.”
“We are looking forward to Hats Off becoming bigger and better because it continues to att ract big name artists and is another fantastic reason to draw people to Tam worth - the home of country music in Australia.”
Make tracks for Tamw orth in July for Toyota Hats Off to Country 2017 -- and don’t forget to bri ng your winter woolies with you!
For a full program and fur ther information about Toyota Hats Off to Country – Tamworth’s cool, midyea r festival, visit Hats off to Country 2017
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