TICKETS for CMC Rocks 2026 went on sale last Thursday with a massive line-up of more than 30 acts announced.
US country music artists Riley Green, Jordan Davis and Old Dominion have been named as the headliners for next year’s event, to be held at Willowbank Raceway on March 20-22.
Australian artists James Johnston, Casey Barnes, Wade Forster, Sara Berki, The Wet Whistles, Hayley Jensen, Robbie Mortimer, Bella Mackenzie, Tyla Rodrigues, Mackenzie May, Mack Geiger, Briana Dinsdale and Jade Gibson feature on the bill along with a host of American country music acts.
Other acts announced as part of the line-up include US artists Carly Pearce, Tucker Wetmore, Dasha, Gavin Adcock, Tyler Braden, Hudson Westbrook, Josh Ross, Waylon Watt, Bayker Blankenship, Braxton Keith, Vincent Mason, Willow Avalon, Alexandra Kay, The Castellows, Jake Worthington, Elizabeth Nichols and Zach John King.
Now in its 19th year, CMC Rocks is one of the largest international country music festivals in the Southern Hemisphere.
Since relocating to Ipswich in 2015, the event has grown significantly, with crowd numbers increasing and sell-out festivals each year.
The 2025 event sold out with a crowd of 26,000, injecting an estimated $14 million into the economy.
Headliner Riley Green from Alabama achieved his first solo US radio No. 1 in 2025 with Worst Way after breaking into the scene in 2018. He last played in Australia at the 2024 Ridin’ Hearts Festival.
Jordan Davis was another American musician who broke through in 2018, and has won Billboard and iHeartRadio new artist awards, with hits including Buy Dirt and Next Thing You Know. His third album Learn the Hard Way was released earlier this year.
Old Dominion returns to CMC Rocks after an appearance in 2018. The Nashville group has built a global following with nine No. 1 singles and billions of streams.
