LEE KERNAGHAN & GUY SEBASTIAN

ARE SET TO ROCK THE SNOWYS IN 2010

The line up for CMC ROCKS THE SNOWYS 2010 is really starting to heat up! XYZnetworks' Country Music Channel (CMC), Rob Potts Entertainment Edge and Chugg Entertainment today announced more incredible artists confirmed to perform at the two-day festival at Friday Flat, Thredbo on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 March 2010, the Canberra Day long weekend and Victoria's Labour Day long weekend.

Australian country music icon LEE KERNAGHAN is coming to Thredbo for CMC ROCKS THE SNOWYS 2010. A dynamic and hugely successful performer, he has been awarded 27 Golden Guitars, 3 ARIA Awards, has had 26 number one hits and in 2008 was named Australian of the Year. His eleventh album, Planet Country, has just been released and he was recently named the biggest hit-maker of the last twenty years on the Australian Country Tracks Chart 2009. A perennial crowd favourite, LEE KERNAGHAN is a perfect addition to the CMC ROCKS THE SNOWYS 2010 line up.

One of Australia's greatest and most loved voices, GUY SEBASTIAN will be taking to the stage in March next year as well. An ARIA Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist, GUY SEBASTIAN has just released his fifth studio album, Like It Like That, a collection of songs influenced by the experience of his previous release The Memphis Album. These albums are a departure from the pop sensibilities of his early career, and position him as a genuinely talented rhythm and soul artist. His performance at the festival next year is guaranteed to be nothing less than entertaining.

"I'm really looking forward to playing the next CMC Rocks the Snowys," says GUY SEBASTIAN. "I've heard a lot of great things about the festival and I can't wait to be a part of it."

Roots and bluegrass duo BUSBYMAROU hail from Rockhampton and with only a handful of shows under their belt, they are quickly making an impact on the Australian music scene. Their debut EP, The Blue Road, was produced by Pete Murray and critically acclaimed producer Anthony Lycenko (David Bowie, Pete Murray, The Beautiful Girls). BUSBYMAROU's unique alternate-country sounds should not be missed at CMC ROCKS THE SNOWYS 2010.

Although only in its third year, CMC ROCKS THE SNOWYS has already presented some of the biggest country and roots acts in the world and already has a reputation for offering country music fans mind-blowing line-ups not seen anywhere else in Australia. It has become a major fixture on the roots and country music festival calendar. CMC ROCKS THE SNOWYS 2010 will be no exception, with even more amazing local and international artists still to be announced.

Located at the very TOP of Australia, it's a massive weekend of music across two stages, with world class performances at an idyllic location.  Don't miss CMC ROCKS THE SNOWYS 2010!

Tickets are on sale now! For information on ticketing, accommodation, packages and up-to-date festival details, go to www.countrymusicchannel.com.au.