From Tumut to Tathra, regional NSW will be filled with homegrown sounds this Spring, courtesy of the fifteen acts selected to partake in our 2026 Regional Tours.

This opportunity provides artists with essential touring experience and helps forge new touring routes across the state. Whether inside of a theatre, brewery or arts school, venues from Grong Grong to Pokolbin will nurture local, live music for this year’s regional touring opportunity.

Receiving mentorship from the MusicNSW Regional team, five local promoters have worked tirelessly to bring these tours to life. We are so excited to present to you The Groove & Brew Tour, West Bound & Down, The Takeover Tour, Wild Hearts Tour & MUVE Beyond the Curtain Tour. Read on to see where and when you get along to a show near you!

THE GROOVE & BREW TOUR‍

Amy Atlas + Ben O’Kane + Olivia Pearl

11 Sep: Tumut River Brewery Co, Tumut / Wiradjuri (Tickets here)

12 Sep: The Thirsty Crow Brewing Co, Wagga Wagga / Wiradjuri (Tickets here)

13 Sep: Thirsty Devil, Albury / Wiradjuri (Tickets here)

Amy Atlas is a musician and songwriter whose work sits in the atmospheric, moody edges of folk pop, where simple chords hold space for raw, conversational lyrics. Her songs explore identity, displacement, and the quiet negotiations between body, mind, and memory. She has a heart for untangling the fragile threads of people and their inner worlds creating a sound and space through her art that feels intimate, searching, and above all deeply human.

‍Ben O’Kane is an Australian singer-songwriter and international touring artist known for his captivating live looping performances, heartfelt lyrics, and genre-blending sound that fuses folk, rock, and pop. With raw emotion at the core of his music, Ben crafts songs that speak to personal growth, loss, and connection. Whether you're drawn in by acoustic intimacy or anthemic energy, Ben O’Kane delivers a sound that is honest, dynamic, and undeniably his own.

‍Olivia Pearl is a pop singer-songwriter from the Southern Tablelands, NSW expressing and exploring vulnerability through an open and honest lens. She loves to use story-telling woven through every track, unafraid to be emotional and to wear her heart woven onto her sleeve for all to see. 

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WEST BOUND & DOWN

Dom Lenarduzzi + Jessie May + Peel River Ramblers

24 Sep: Keystone 1889, Bathurst / Wiradjuri (Tickets here)

25 Sep: Grong Grong School of Arts, Grong Grong / Wiradjuri (Tickets here)

26 Sep: Rosnay Organic Wines, Canowindra / Wiradjuri (Tickets here)

Dom Lenarduzzi is a singer-songwriter from Cowra, NSW, whose music reflects the real stories and emotions that come with life in your 30s. Since his debut in 2024, Dom has built a reputation across the Central West for honest songwriting, heartfelt performances, and a natural ability to connect with audiences. Dom is preparing to release his highly anticipated original music, stepping further into his identity as a defining regional artist.

‍Jessie May is a fiddle-playing singer-songwriter from Armidale NSW, blending classical roots with a country-folk heart. For many years in Central Australia, she taught classroom music, developed her songwriting craft, performed with bands of many genres, hosted jams, formed a women’s choir, and recorded her debut EP ‘Petrichor’. Now based in Dubbo, she plays locally, and around the state, sharing raw, heartfelt songs about the people and places that shape her.

Formed in 2024 and hailing from Tamworth, Peel River Ramblers is made up of Travis, Chloe, Ethan, and Ben. Stitched together by a love of bluegrass, country, western, old-time, and everything-in-between music, their shows are lively and loose with songs full of stories. This year, they’ve performed at Tamworth Country Music Festival, with upcoming performances in Dubbo and Krambach, Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival, and closer-to-home appearances at Tamworth’s Hats Off To Country festival.

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THE TAKEOVER TOUR

Thirst Trap + Mopoke + Serena Rose

24 Sep: Bellingen Brewery, Bellingen / Gumbaynggirr (Tickets here)

25 Sep: Sanctus Brewery, Townsend / Yaegl (Tickets here)

26 Sep: Common People Brewery, Bangalow / Bundjalung (Tickets here)

‍Thirst Trap are an alternative indie rock band blending 90s inspired alternative and indie rock with reggae and ska influences. Since forming, Thirst Trap have sold out multiple hometown shows, performed at SXSW Sydney and festivals across Australia including Airlie Beach Festival of Music, Crafted Beer Festival and Nimbin Roots Festival. Their debut EP, ‘Your Eyes Only’ arrives in July, exploring themes of connection, heartbreak, self-discovery and growing up.

‍Mopoke is a live electronic act from northern NSW. Their sound has been described as a potent and distinctive blend of post punk and synth pop influences. Raw and gritty elements are counterbalanced with ethereal vocal performances and dreamy production qualities.

‍Serena Rose blends psychedelia, rock, and ambient influenced alternative music into a deeply emotive and cinematic sound. Drawing inspiration from psychedelic music, film scores, and classical composition, her work is guided by atmosphere and feeling rather than traditional storytelling. Serena’s music moves through hypnotic arrangements, evocative guitar textures and an ethereal vocal presence that creates an intimate and reflective listening space.

WILD HEARTS TOUR

Bahi + Clover Lane + SNEZ

9 Oct: Paterson School of Arts, Paterson / Wonnarua (Tickets here)

10 Oct: Saddlers Creek Winery, Pokolbin / Wonnarua (Tickets here)

11 Oct: Great Lakes Paddocks, Wootton / Worimi (Tickets here)

Bahi is an indie-folk artist raised in the unceded lands of Gumbaynggirr Country. Their songwriting is guided by felt experience, the more-than-human world and an aching yet joyous heart. With a voice that rubs into your soul like moss and guitar that you could float down rivers to –.you'll be sure to feel something. 

Clover Lane is an Australian artist carving out her own lane in the alt-folk-indie-country space, where bluesy undertones meet stripped-back storytelling and groove-led arrangements. Her sound is grounded yet atmospheric—shaped by a life close to nature, family, and the pull of something bigger beneath the surface.

‍SNEZ draws from a working-class upbringing shaped by migrant parents and the industrial steelworks town of Port Kembla. Her songwriting transforms personal histories into expansive, compelling storytelling. This year, she released her sixth studio album, Cardboard Wings – a bold and deeply personal collection of 14 songs that explore themes of refuge and displacement, love and resilience, and the enduring pull of her Macedonian heritage.

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MUVE BEYOND THE CURTAIN TOUR

Benji Fowler + Blue Mallee + Val Moogz

4 Sep: Milton Theatre, Milton / Walbunja-Yuin (Tickets here)

23 Oct: Narooma Kinema, Narooma / Djiringanj-Yuin (Tickets here)

30 Oct: Tathra Headland Theatre, Tathra / Djiringanj-Yuin (Tickets here)

‍Benji Fowler and his band The Saltwater Sound System fuse Pacific flavours with the raw rolling sounds of the Australian Pacific coast. With poignant lyrics and a will to transcend genre, the band has graced some of the most iconic stages in the country. Like all of the greatest live acts, their sound is ever revolving – responding to the audience and the room, taking bold new turns and venturing into new territory.

‍Blue Mallee are a genre-bending duo fusing indie rock, ambient textures and traditional folk roots. Evan and Niev push the boundaries of contemporary folk music with roaring vocals, evocative storytelling, and a generous dose of wit woven into their live performances. 

‍Val Moogz is a seasoned indie-pop and funky-folk songwriter and performer, winning over audiences with authentic storytelling and engaging live shows. Based on the NSW South Coast, they have built a reputation as a compelling regional artist and advocate for queer visibility, creating spaces for connection, joy, and representation through music.

Over the past few months, five exciting regional promoters have been working alongside the MusicNSW regional team to develop, plan and deliver this year's Regional Tours. Through hands-on mentoring and industry masterclasses led by the team at Yours & Owls, they have built skills in tour planning, budgeting, programming and curation, marketing, and PR. More information can be found here.

Our Regional Tours are supported by Create NSW and Sound NSW and are delivered in partnership with the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) as part of Community Hubs. Community Hubs is a partnership program to build capacity for regional NSW community radio stations to engage with live music, develop sustainable partnerships with local music industry, and participate in touring programs. The initiative will support 10 stations across 5 regions through workshops, networking sessions, and hands-on experience with MusicNSW's Regional Touring Program.

Get tour-ready with this playlist of all acts partaking in our 2026 Regional Tours.