Urban Country Music Festival Unveils Full 2015 Program

Queensland's Urban Country Music Festival has officially revealed its full 2015 program, with the final spread of offerings spanning more than 60 artists over three days in Caboolture this May.

This year's event marks the 12th anniversary of the first Urban Country Music Festival, and organisers have ensured they waste no time in getting celebrations under way in a fitting manner, kicking off festivities on Friday, 1 May, from 3.30pm for the opening-night concert in Urban Parklands, featuring a warm-up DJ set from Claire Elliott before 2015 Toyota Star Maker winner Mickey Pye hits the stage, as well as previously announced drawcards such as Casey Barnes, Carl Wockner, Beccy Cole and 8 Ball Aitken.

The fun doesn't stop as the event moves into Saturday, with breakfast at the Urban Hotel picking the day up nice and early at 7am with a show featuring Wally & Mary Finch, Graham Rodger, Johnny Greenwood, Mark Feldman and Trevor Tolton before the Urban Dance takes over from 9am. If you'd rather continue on the gig-going path instead, the KIX FM Village Stage is hosting performances across Saturday and Sunday from the likes of Carl Wockner, The Bobkatz, Jared Porter, Toby, Women In Docs, Paddy McHugh and Damien Agius, 2014 Voice Of Urban winner Wal Neilsen, Midnight Son & The Crime Scene, Kiara Rodrigues & Alabaster Ink, The Redlands Bluegrass Boys and Greg "The Breaker" Austin. 

Additional attractions include the Songwriters' Cafe, allowing punters the opportunity to spend some quality intimate time with several of the festival's best and brightest; a full complement of entertainment at the Urban Hotel; the Urban Busking Competition and Voice Of Urban Competition, as well as sub-events FretFest, Champion Of Champions, the Hunt For Urban's Most Impressive Campsite and Youth On Stage; the MC stylings of triple j host Sarah Howells at the Urban Parklands stage, where acts such as The Cairos, The Belligerents, Last Dinosaurs, British India and Cloud Control come to their own; the Parklands-closing Urban Blaze concert, starring Cassi Hilbers, The Harry Heart Chrysalis, Stealing Lincoln, Liam Brew, jay Seeney and more; and the QSEC stage — home of the event's Main Concert — welcomes the likes of Christie Lamb, The Sunny Cowgirls, The Beards, Lee Kernaghan and The Delta Riggs.

Tickets are still available, and include access to all festival attractions, stages, stalls, workshops and a complimentary photo booth and mechanical bull rides. A full weekend pass will only set you back $75, so head on over to the festival's website to suss your pass. Powered and unpowered campsites are available.

The 2015 Urban Country Music Festival is proudly presented by The Music, and hits Caboolture from Friday, 1 May, to Sunday, 3 May. See below for full line-up details.

2015 urban country music festival line-up

Lee Kernaghan
Cloud Control
Beccy Cole
Augie March
The Sunny Cowgirls
British India
Last Dinosaurs
The Delta Riggs
Jetty Road
Simply Bushed
Ryan Keen (UK)
The Beards
Sarah Howells
The Belligerents
Caitlyn Shadbolt
The Cairos
Mustered Courage
Harmony James
Jared Porter
Graham Rodger
The Bobkatz
8 Ball Aitken
Christie Lamb
Carl Wockner
Casey Barnes
Jay Seeney
Women in Docs
Little Georgia
Claire Elliott
Liam Brew
Adam James
Lili Kendall
Michael Fix
Gordo
Toby
Michael Bryers
Bree De Rome
Kiara Rodrigues
Sam West
Dana Hassall
Kimberly Bowden
Jacqui Ryan
2014 Voice of Urban Country Winner - Wal Neilsen
2015 Toyota Starmaker - Mickey Pye
Tanya Self
Damien Agius
Ben Bunting
Cassi Hilbers
Taila Gouge
Liam Kennedy Clark
Megan Cooper
Pete Cullen
Jen Mize
Greg Austin
Josh Rennie Hynes
Paddy McHugh
Alabaster Ink
Stealing Lincoln
The Harry Heart Chrysalis
The Redland Bluegrass Boys
Midnight Son and The Crime Scene
Silk ‘n’ Oak
Trevor Toltan
Johnny Greenwood
Graham Rodger
Fretfest
Champion of Champions
Youth on Stage