Caitlyn Shadbolt, Melanie Dyer & Danny Phegan Complete Country On Keppel Line-Up Of Stars

Country on Keppel is ready to bring a festival like no other to Great Keppel Island in July with the final artist announcement featuring Caitlyn Shadbolt, Melanie Dyer and Danny Phegan.

“I'm so excited to come back to Country on Keppel,” Shadbolt said. “I played in 2020 and had never performed while surrounded by such beautiful landscape. Since then, I've written a bunch more songs and I'm keen to share and road-test a few. Looking forward to this relaxing holiday... Oh wait gig. I mean gig. Ha!”

Dyer added, “Great Keppel is such a beautiful island! I've been lucky enough to visit a couple of times with friends but it's even better that this time I get to bring the guitar and share my music alongside this awesome line-up of country artists. Bring on the tunes, sand and sunset drinks!”

Phegan is a long time Country on Keppel performer and between the landscape and the line-up, he’s keen to return.

“The sand is as white, and the water is as blue as it looks on the postcard,” he said. “What a privilege it has been to perform on Great Keppel Island to be included again in the 2023 line-up.”

Having already announced headliners including Adam Brand, Lyn Bowtell, Matt Cornell and James Blundell, the 2021 Green Brothers Country on Keppel Talent Search winner Alice Benfer returns and is joined by Brooke Supple, Zac Cross Band, and Tony Cook and the Blundell Brothers featuring Peter and Harry Blundell.

This will be a special moment in the festival as the late founder, Peter Blundell’s sons take to the stage at Great Keppel Island Hideaway.

The organisers pride themselves on featuring local talents, so a new feature of Country on Keppel is Locals Over Lunch featuring Denvah and Kate Mahood.

The festival kicks off with the Green Brothers Peter Blundell Memorial Talent Search featuring five of the brightest music talents from across the country.

Get your swimmers, sunscreen, and beach towels ready as Australia’s only country music festival on a tropical island returns to Great Keppel Island Hideaway on July 14-16, 2023.

Tickets are on sale now and only available via Eventbrite.

Festival tickets and accommodation packages are all on offer by contacting Great Keppel Island Hideaway on (07) 4939 2050 or email bookings@gkihideaway.com.au.

Country on Keppel is supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland and features on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar.

Country on Keppel – July 14-16, 2023
 
 ADAM BRAND
 LYN BOWTELL | MATT CORNELL | JAMES BLUNDELL
 MELANIE DYER | CAITLYN SHADBOLT | DANNY PHEGAN
 TONY COOK & THE BLUNDELL BROS | ZAC CROSS BAND
 BROOKE SUPPLE | KATE MAHOOD | DENVAH
 2021 GREEN BROTHERS COUNTRY ON KEPPEL TALENT SEARCH WINNER ALICE BENFER