Country Music Showdown

Competition Overview 

The 10th Annual Ekka's Country Music Showdown presented by Ariat Australia sees musicians aged 12 years and over compete in the ultimate search for Queensland's next country music star. The competition offers rising musicians the chance to battle it out for career-boosting prizes worth more than $50,000 by performing two songs at the XXXX Stockmen's Bar & Grill on Saturday 17th August 2024.

Finalists will be performing with a live band to a panel of industry expert judges, to be announced! 

There are two categories: Junior (ages 12-17) and Open (18+) with a prize pool of over $50,000 from Ariat Australia and our amazing prize partners. 

For more information, please contact our competition coordinator. 

2024 Prizes

$50,000 + in cash and prizes

• Website design and creation by Deeper Look  
• Production of music videos by Slow Cooked 
• Troy Cassar-Daley Scholarship to The Academy of Country Music 
• Performances and season passes to the Gympie Music Muster  
• Performances and tickets for Ekka 2025 
• Production  and Scheduling of Performance Profile Package by Capital Country Radio 
• Photoshoot and Editorial Images by Renee Brazel Photography 
• Guitar Brothers musical equipment gift packs 

2023 Winners

1st Place Open Winner - Beth Lucas	1st Place Junior Winner - Sarah Savannah