From country to Irish trad and garagepunk to Aussie rap, gigs of all persuasions are coming to the Mid North Coast in September.
Check out some of our top picks below. Scroll to the bottom of the page for our August events.
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🟡Tijuana Cartel
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A fusion of electronic and world music at Eungai Creek’s buffalo farm.
🗓️ Sunday 20 September
📍 Eungai Creek Buffalo Farm
🎟️General admission: $55
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🟡Conrad Sewell
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Australian singer-songwriter Conrad Sewell stops in Bowraville and Port Macquarie on his regional acoustic tour.
Port Macquarie
🗓️ Friday September 4
📍 Finnian’s Irish Tavern
🎟️General admission: $53.95
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Bowraville
🗓️ Saturday September 5
📍 Bowraville Theatre
🎟️General admission: $49.40, Under 18s: $29.40
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🟡 Open Streets Festival
A community-led, all-ages festival showcasing the food, music and culture of the Nambucca Valley.
🗓️ Saturday September 19
📍 River Street & Wallace Lane, Macksville
🎟️Free
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🟡 A Taste of Ireland
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An on-stage celebration of traditional Irish music and dance at the Jetty Memorial Theatre.
🗓️ Tuesday September 1 and Wednesday September 2
📍 Jetty Memorial Theatre, Coffs Harbour
🎟️Adult $89.90
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🟡 Riverside Rhythms Festival
A day of music, markets and community activities on the banks of the Macleay River at Kempsey, headlined by Nambucca Valley artist Tasman Keith.
🗓️ Saturday September 5
📍 Riverside Park, Kempsey
🎟️Free
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🟡 Beccy Cole
Country music stalwart Beccy Cole OAM, the winner of 11 Golden Guitars, will play tunes from her first solo album in seven years.
🗓️ Friday September 11
📍 Macksville Ex-Services Club
🎟️Adult $49.00.
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🟡 The Darts
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All the way from the USA on a world tour, The Darts bring their garagepunk style to a free show in Bellingen.
🗓️ Thursday September 10
📍 The Federal Hotel, Bellingen
🎟️Free
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🟡 Neil Murray
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A founding member of the Warumpi Band, Neil Murray co-wrote the landmark anthem Blackfella/Whitefella. He plays in Bellingen for one night only.
🗓️ Sunday September 6
📍 5 Church Street, Bellingen
🎟️General admission $45.00
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🟡Craven Creek Music Festival
Gloucester’s annual chamber music festival returns, held in a 100-year-old farm shed.
🗓️ Saturday September 12 and Sunday September 13
📍 274 Craven Creek Road, Rookhurst
🎟️Sessions $25.00 - $45.00
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🟡Casey Donovan
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Australian vocalist Casey Donovan visits The Glasshouse on a national tour.
🗓️ Friday September 18
📍 The Glasshouse, Port Macquarie
🎟️Adult $79.95
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🟡Kooii
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A five-piece band offering a blend of afrobeat, reggae and world rhythms at the Bellingen Showground.
🗓️ Saturday September 26
📍 Bellingen Showground Hall
🎟️General admission $38.50
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August events
🟡Cigány Weaver
Led by frontwoman Jo Davie, Cigány Weaver brings a unique blend of folk, classical and jazz to Valla on August 1.
🗓️ Saturday August 1
📍 Valla Hall, Valla
🎟️General admission: $33
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🟡Thelma Plum
Known for her storytelling, Gamilaraay musician Thelma Plum’s debut album, “Better in Blak”, was nominated for seven ARIAs.
🗓️ Wednesday August 5
📍 Bellingen Memorial Hall, Bellingen
🎟️General admission: $71.40
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🟡Beyond Jazz Weekender
Two very different nights of jazz music are coming to Bellingen from 14-15 August. One is a “Jazz Doof” and the other a “Jazz Social”, exploring global jazz styles.
🗓️ Friday August 14 and Saturday August 15
📍 Bellingen Memorial Hall, Bellingen
🎟️Friday and Saturday bundle: $125
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🟡Fruit Bats (USA)
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Eric D. Johnson, the frontman of indie rock group Fruit Bats, has been an ever-present in the American indie scene for the past 25 years and released a new album, The Landfill, last month.
🗓️ Wednesday August 19
📍 Bellingen Golf Club, Bellingen
🎟️General admission: $61.20
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🟡Ash Grunwald
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Byron Bay blues star Ash Grunwald is bringing his extensive songbook to Laurieton, developed over nine studio albums.
🗓️ Saturday 1 August
📍 Laurieton United Services Club, Laurieton
🎟️General admission: $55
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🟡The Wolfe Brothers
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Australian duo the Wolfe Brothers are staples of the nation’s country music scene, winning 15 Golden Guitars and receiving four ARIA nominations.
🗓️ Saturday 8 August
📍 Panthers Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie
🎟️General admission: $54.90
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🟡8 Ball Aitken
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8 Ball Aitken, who has toured 20 countries performing his blues, soul, swamp-rock and slide-guitar, is playing Little Rawdon Island on Saturday August 15.
Little Rawdon Island, a unique venue on a riverside farm near Port Macquarie, offers camping for the night too.
🗓️ Saturday 15 August
📍 Little Rawdon Island, Rawdon Island
🎟️General admission: $35
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🟡Paul Dempsey
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The Something For Kate frontman is touring his 2025 covers album Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II across regional Australia.
🗓️ Saturday 1 August
📍 The Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour
🎟️General admission: $64.50
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🟡The Jungle Giants
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After touring the world for the past five years, the energetic four-piece return to Coffs Harbour with their fifth studio album.
🗓️ Saturday 15 August
📍 The Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour
🎟️General admission: $89.95
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