NEW – The Filthy Animals WHEN: 8pm-11pm on August 10 The Filthy Animals is a supergroup of well-known and respected Australian musicians who came together during Covid to form a top shelf rock cover band while their main acts were unable to perform due to capacity restrictions. The Filthy Animals boast past and current members of Australian rock royalty bands such as Choirboys, Dragon, Mondo Rock, Eurogliders, John Butler Trio, Savage Garden, Wolfmother, The Vines, Skyhooks, The Angels, Rose Tattoo, Ian Moss Band, Midnight Oil and many more.
Multicultural Plaza Music Stage
Ch 7 Denvah Aust Idol 2024
3pm on August 12
Ch 7 Kiani Aust Idol 2024
3pm on August 13 3pm on August 14
Ch 7 Tyler Hamill and Nana’s Pie Aust Idol 2024
Ch 7 Etienne Steven The Voice 2023 3pm on August 15 Ch 7 Natasha Rose (3 Piece) Aust Idol 2024 11:45am, 12:45pm & 1:45pm on August 15 3pm on August 16
NEW - Cush Ryder WHEN: 7.30pm-10.30pm August 9
4:15pm, 5:15pm and 6:15pm on August 18
Cush Ryder is a country rock artist hailing from Melbourne, Australia. Breaking into the charts in 2021, with a sound that blends New Country with Australian pub-rock, Ryder has quickly made a name for himself on the local country music scene. Ryder is a high energy country rock act that is sure to make waves for the new market of country listeners today.
Ch7 Bella Mackenzie The Voice 2023 3pm on August 17 Ch 7 Saoirse Harding Aust Idol 2024 9:30am-11:15am on August 12 10:30am on August 16 3pm on August 18
NEW - Hillbilly Goats WHEN: 8pm-11pm August 14
XXXX Stockmen’s Bar & Grill The Smashing Bumpkins WHEN: Every night at Ekka Nites WHERE: Main Arena
2022 Australian Folk band of the Year, Golden Fiddle Recipients and four- time “Bluegrass” Golden Guitar finalists, The Hillbilly Goats will take to the stage at this year’s Ekka for one night only. Listen as they strip back the layers of modern music and transport you on a journey through Roots and Old Time Blues. These guys aren’t just a band – they’re a “show” featuring stories and song combined with tap dancing, bones, big harmonies and regular instrument changes, with plenty of hard fiddle and fast harmonica. NEW - West Texas Crude WHEN: 8pm-11pm August 17 West Texas Crude is an award winning and dynamic four-piece band. Performing since 2000, West Texas Crude’s main musical influences are rockabilly, rhythm and blues, roots music, country, and rock’n’roll, also covering some more current artists in our own special way. They are no strangers to big crowds, having played at Blues on Broadbeach, Groundwater Country Festival, Tamworth and many more. Frontman Andy Dashwood never lets an audience down with his vocals and lead guitar complemented by a passion for music, which is reflected in every performance.
WHEN: 8:30pm on August 12 (Singles Mingle) The Smashing Bumpkins are a rollicking bush dance band made up of band members from local punk rock and rock’n’roll bands. More than a decade ago they found a musical niche no one knew was needed, which combines traditional bush dance calling with riffs and hooks from well-known rock, pop and any other genre’s songs! Delivered with joyful revelry and contagious onstage enthusiasm, The Smashing Bumpkins are a little bit different and a whole lot of fun. They’ll be sure to get you up and dancing! NEW - Sarah Savannah WHEN: 11:30am-2:30pm August 12, 13, 15 & 16 and 10:30am-10:50pm August 17 Singer-songwriter Sarah Savannah returns to the Ekka as an artist in her own right, having won the coveted Junior Ekka Country Music Showdown in 2023, as well as the Junior Gympie Muster Talent Search the previous year. The talented vocalist has performed at The Tamworth Country Music Festival, Groundwater Country Music Festival and at festivals and venues all over QLD and NSW. She will be wowing audiences at the XXXX Stockmen’s Bar & Grill with hits both old and new. NEW - Beth Lucas WHEN: 3:30pm-6:30pm August 12, 3pm-6pm August 15, 16 & 18 and 1pm August 17 Beth Lucas returns to the Ekka after a massive 12 months, where she took first place in The Ekka’s Country Music Showdown, graduated CMAA The Academy of Country Music Australia as the recipient of the Keith Urban Scholarship and opened for Adam Brand, Taylor Moss and Matt Cornell. In addition, the talented artist will be performing songs from her third country offering, Rearview Mirror.
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