As country music-loving locals prepare to boot-scoot their way to The Backyard at Penrith Panthers for Sunset Bash 2025, the line-up of artists is getting excited too.
Six-time Golden Guitar winner and 2023 Female Artist of the Year Amber Lawrence is part of the star-studded line-up for the festival on September 20.
“This will be a great festival with a great Australian line-up!” Lawrence exclaimed.
“My act will have a full band, and I’ll sing all my songs that people have known and loved over the years along with a few surprises.
“It’ll be high energy because we want to get people dancing, singing along and having a lot of fun. I’ve got my new song ‘Comeback Queens’, which has got a really fun dance that goes with it.”
The festival will be a celebration of the resurging musical genre that is country music.
“It’s awesome to celebrate the amazing depth of Australian country music,” Lawrence stated.
“Penrith is that nice, sweet spot between the city and the country and so many people are loving country music these days, so we expect a lot of people from the suburbs to come and celebrate their love of country music with us.
“I think people are starting to connect with the lyrics and the emotion that country music has. It’s sending them back to the simple things.”
Also in the line-up is headliner Brad Cox, rising star Jeremy Turner, powerful vocalist Tori Darke, heartfelt singer Linc Phelps, country-rock artist Abbie Ferris, and storyteller Felicity Kircher.
The event will include line dancing, food trucks, fashion stalls, a roving fashion reporter with prizes, and much more.
Sunset Bash is at Panthers on September 20 from 2pm to 10.30pm. Book tickets through Panthers.
Ally Hall
Ally Hall joined the Weekender in 2024, and focuses on entertainment and community stories. She's a graduate of the University of South Australia and has previously worked as a Video Journalist with Southern Cross Austereo and as a News Reader with Australian Radio Network.