Hats Off to Country
Thursday 7 – Sunday 10 July, 2022
Saddle Up for Hats Off to Country 2022! It’s back and you’re invited to the party.
Featuring a great line-up of free and ticketed events across multiple venues including the infamous Cowboy Crawl, lovers of country music and good times alike will soak up the electric atmosphere of this annual long weekend in July.
If you love the Tamworth Country Music Festival, you’ll love Hats Off!
Hats Off to Country Program
| Date | Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 7 July | Danni and Elisa | The Oasis Hotel | 1:30pm-2:30pm |
| Thursday 7 July | TSA Showcase with Tee Jay, Kirsty Bolton, Dunc and Sue | The Oasis Hotel | 3pm-5pm |
| Thursday 7 July | The Crosby Sisters | The Oasis Hotel | 5:30pm-8:30pm |
| Thursday 7 July | Songwriters at The Press hosted by Lawrie and Shelley Minson | The Press Basement Bar | 7pm-11pm |
| Thursday 7 July | Jared Scott | The Tudor Hotel | 8pm |
| Friday 8 July | Jake Murdoch | The Atrium | 10am-10:30am |
| Friday 8 July | Ben Walker | The Atrium | 10:45am-11:15am |
| Friday 8 July | Kirsty Bolton | The Atrium | 11:30am-12pm |
| Friday 8 July | Peter Salata | The Atrium | 12:15pm-12:45pm |
| Friday 8 July | Trinity Woodhouse | The Atrium | 12:50pm-1:20pm |
| Friday 8 July | Danni and Elisa | The Oasis Hotel | 1:30pm-2:30pm |
| Friday 8 July | TSA Showcase with Megan Kaluza and Ben Walker | The Oasis Hotel | 3pm-4pm |
| Friday 8 July | Ross McGregor and The Oasis Band | The Oasis Hotel | 5:30pm-8:30pm |
| Friday 8 July | Cowboy Crawl | Tamworth Services Club, The Longyard Hotel, Wests Diggers, The Tudor Hotel | 7pm-Late |
| Friday 8 July | Kerry Kennedy and Double Barrel | Tamworth Services Club | 7pm |
| Friday 8 July | Ryan Sampson and Jared Scott | The Pub | 7:30pm-10:30pm |
| Friday 8 July | Freddie Bailey | The Courthouse Hotel | 7pm |
| Friday 8 July | Dale Hooper | Nemingha Hotel | 7:30pm |
| Friday 8 July | Saving June | Wests Diggers | 8pm-11pm |
| Friday 8 July | Shelley & Lawrie Minson | West Leagues | 8pm-11pm |
| Friday 8 July | The Great Australian Comedy Tour - Ryan Gallagher, Matt O'Neill, Chris Wainhouse and David Tulk (tickets from trybooking) | Moonshiner's Honky Tonk Bar - Family Hotel | 8pm |
| Friday 8 July | Piper Rodrigues | The Press Basement Bar | 8:30pm |
| Friday 8 July | Kyle Cartner | The Tudor Hotel | 8:30pm |
| Friday 8 July | Charlie Fittler | Post Office Hotel | 8:30pm |
| Friday 8 July | Brother Hollow | The Longyard | 8pm-11pm |
| Saturday 9 July | TSA Showcase with Kirsty Boltong, Tee Jay, Peter Salata, Ben Walker, Megan Kaluza, Kirsty Bolton, Rae Leigh, Brendan Smoother, Dunc and Sue. | Post Office Hotel | 10am-5pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Trinity Woodhouse | The Atrium | 10am-10:30am |
| Saturday 9 July | Anthony Baxter | The Atrium | 10:45am-11:15am |
| Saturday 9 July | Joel McKay | The Atrium | 11:30am-12pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Wayne Doyle | The Oasis Hotel | 12pm-1pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Jake Murdoch | The Atrium | 12:15pm-12:45pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Elias & JJ | The Atrium | 12:50pm-1:20pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Danni and Elisa | The Oasis Hotel | 1:30pm-2:30pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Ben Walker | The Atrium | 1:30pm-2pm |
| Saturday 9 July | TSA Showcase with Ben Walker and Kirsty Bolton | The Oasis Hotel | 3pm-4pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Rae Leigh | The Oasis Hotel | 4pm-5pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Shelley and Lawrie Minson | The Oasis Hotel | 5:30pm-8:30pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Kyle Cartner | The Courthouse Hotel | 7pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Dale Hooper | Nemingha Hotel | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Ryan Sampson | Joe Maguire's Hotel | 8pm |
| Saturday 9 July | The Brendans | The Press Basement Bar | 8:30pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Brother Hollow | The Tudor Hotel | 8:30pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Piper Rodrigues | Wests Diggers | 8:30pm-11:30pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Katie Jayne Band | West Leagues | 8:30pm-11:30pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Redneck Gentlemen | The Longyard | 8pm-11pm |
| Saturday 9 July | Lane Pittman | Post Office Hotel | 9pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Jake Murdoch | The Atrium | 10am-10:30pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Rae Leigh | The Atrium | 10:45am-11:15am |
| Sunday 10 July | Joel McKay | The Atrium | 11:30am-12pm |
| Sunday 10 July | TSA Showcase with Peter Salata, Ben Walker, Kirsty Bolton, Rae Leigh, The Brendans with Brendan Nawrocki and Brendan Smoother | The Pub | 12pm-3pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Ryan Sampson | The Southgate Inn | 12pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Elias & JJ | The Atrium | 12:15pm-12:45pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Piper Rodrigues | The Atrium | 12:50pm-1:20pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Freddy Bailey | Joe Maguire's | 1pm-4pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Amber Cashel | Nemingha Hotel | 1pm-5pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Kirsty Bolton | The Atrium | 1:30pm-2pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Mike Vee | The Longyard Hotel | 12pm-3pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Elias & JJ | Wests Diggers | 2pm-5pm |
| Sunday 10 July | TSA Showcase with Joel Bear McKay and Tee Jay | The Oasis Hotel | 3pm-4pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Brother Hollow | The Longyard | 3pm-6pm |
| Sunday 10 July | Kerry Walsh and the Oasis Band plus walk-ups | The Oasis Hotel | 5:30pm-8:30pm |
Cowboy Crawl
Experience great live music during the Hats Off To Country Festival at the third Hats Off Cowboy Crawl. Get your giddy up on and jump on board the bus – it’s only $10! Limited spots so get in quick!
It’s a great way to get around to four of Tamworth’s major venues without the hassle of finding a ride check out what the Tamworth music scene has to offer in the cooler, quieter months of the year.
Friday, 8 July 2022
7pm – 8pm | Tamworth Services Club | Kerry Kennedy and Double Barrel
8:05pm – 9:10pm | The Longyard Hotel | Brother Hollow
9:10pm – 10:20pm | Wests Diggers | Saving June
10:30 – 11:30 | The Tudor Hotel | Kyle Cartner
This event is presented by Tamworth Regional Council through Destination Tamworth in collaboration with the Tamworth Country Music Stakeholders Group.
Interested in supporting this fantastic event? Contact trc@tamworth.nsw.gov.au for more information.
