Brad Cox
Kawana Sports Precinct, 31 Sportsans Parade, 4575 Bokarina Directions
Sun 18.10.2026 12:00
Giddy up, country music fans! Strummingbird Festival is back for 2026, rolling into Newcastle, Sunshine Coast, and Ballarat this October.Strummingbird serves up a one-of-a-kind country music experience shaped by true blue Aussie spirit tailored for today's fans.2026 LINEUPPOST MALONE
BAILEY ZIMMERMAN
COOPER ALAN
STELLA LEFTY, DEXTER & THE MOONROCKS
(A-Z) BRAD COX, CAM, CIGARETTES @ SUNSET,
KAITLIN BUTTS, NOAH RINKER, SONS OF THE EAST
(A-Z) BRIANA DINSDALE, MACK GEIGER, MAX JACKSON
SARA BERKI, LATE NIGHT RIOT WITH WILLIE PAKE
LEWIS LOVE*, LOREN RYAN^, SAMMY WHITE+
& LINE DANCING WITH MADDISON GLOVER
*Ballarat, ^Newcastle +Sunshine Coast
SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER - BALLARAT
SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER - NEWCASTLE
SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER - SUNSHINE COAST
PRESALE TICKETS ON SALE: WEDNESDAY 13 MAY
SUNSHINE COAST: 10AM AEST
NEWCASTLE: 11AM AEST
BALLARAT: 12PM AEST
GA TICKETS ON SALE: THURSDAY 14 MAY - 10AM AEST
SIGN UP FOR PRESALE ACCESS AT STRUMMINGBIRD.COM.AU
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Brad CoxHailing from Jindabyne in NSW’s Snowy Mountains, Brad Cox burst onto the country music scene in 2018 with his self-titled debut album, earning two Golden Guitar nominations. In 2020, his sophomore album My Mind’s Projection took his career to new heights, featuring hits like “Give Me Tonight,” “Drinking Season,” and “Short Lived Love.” The album hit #1 on the ARIA Australian Country Album Chart and #12 on the ARIA Album Chart. In 2023, his third album ACRES debuted at #1 on the ARIA Country Charts, #7 on the ARIA Album Chart, won the Golden Guitar for Top Selling Country Album, and scored an ARIA nomination. The record showcases Brad’s versatility, from country pop to piano ballads and party anthems. Now signed with Warner Music Australia, Brad Cox has released his 4th studio album ‘Endemic Intelligence in Multiple Dimensions’; the 15 track collection hears Brad Cox in a light you haven’t heard before & delivers what might be his most creatively charged and emotionally unguarded work to date. It’s a mature, fiercely personal album that rejects trend-hopping in favour of something more honest, more real, and all the more powerful for it.