James Blundell
broadbeach, 2669 Gold Coast Hwy, 4218 Broadbeach Directions
Fri 16.10.2026 19:00
Groundwater Country Music Festival (CMF) gathers some of the best country artists in the industry for three days of FREE live music on the Gold Coast.
Following the massive success of previous years – where the festival brought together close to 60 artists, 135 shows, and thousands of country music lovers – Groundwater CMF has proven itself as a standout event on the Australian festival calendar.
Set only steps away from the iconic golden beaches of Broadbeach, there’s no other country music festival quite like it.
The name Groundwater draws from both the Aboriginal people’s close spiritual connection, as well as the farming community’s reliance on groundwater for survival. To our core, Groundwater CMF is a festival that celebrates community, brought together by the shared love of country music.
So whip out your cowboy boots, dust off your hat and come for the party at Groundwater CMF 2026 from 16 – 18 October!
Performers
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James Blundell
Singer | Songwriter | Storyteller | Hemp Farmer
James Blundell is arguably the most influential Australian male country artist of his generation. He stands alongside John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes as artists who occupy a perennial place in the Australian cultural psyche.
In a glittering career now spanning 34 years, 14 studio albums, multiple CMAA Golden Guitar Awards, and inductions to the CMAA Roll of Reknown and the CMC Hall of Fame and the QMusic Lifetime Achievement Award. James has experienced the highs and the lows, the acclaim and the infamy, the beer and the bankruptcy, the jigsaw puzzle of love found, lost, and rediscovered.