BICENTENNIAL Park will come alive tonight when some of Australian country music’s biggest stars headline the annual Toyota Concert for Rural Australia.
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Lee Kernaghan, The McClymonts and 2014 Toyota Star Maker Jared Porter will all be on stage from 6.30pm.
The thousands of fans expected to turn up for one of the festival’s biggest events are asked to dig deep for a good cause once again.
Entry to the concert is free, but everyone is being encouraged to donate to the McGrath Foundation, Toyota’s chosen charity partner for the festival.
The foundation is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, having supported more than 30,000 families through breast cancer, and funding more than 100 breast care nurses in communities across Australia.
The concert will be hosted by Nashville-based Mark and Jay O’Shea, and includes the highly anticipated Toyota Star Maker grand final, featuring Mickey Pye, Dana Hassall and Gretta Ziller.
The three have had a busy week, after securing a place in the final last week, and are hoping they’ve got what it takes to follow in the footsteps of former Star Makers Keith Urban, Beccy Cole, James Blundell and Lee Kernaghan.
The Star Maker crown is worth more than $100,000 and includes the use of a new Toyota vehicle and fuel card for 12 months, performance opportunities in the US and Australia and an album recording.
Other performers on stage tonight include Kaylee Bell, Bob Corbett and the Roo Grass Band, Luke Austen, Luke Dickens, Bella with Lyn Bowtell, Kate Ballantyne and Karen O’Shea, Travis Collins and even some surprise guests.
