Doors at 7:00pm
Main Room
$25 Advance/$30 Day of Show
$45 Pitside East Reserved/Pitside West Reserved
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All ages show. Check entry requirements at theslowdown.com/all-ages
Pitsides are seated with first come, first pick within the section. See the seating map here.
About Wade Forster
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Wade Forster doesn't just sing country music – he's lived it. Born and raised on a remote cattle station in outback Queensland, he's spent years on the rodeo circuit chasing buckles, riding hard, and living stories most country singers only write about.
Music was always part of that life, but it wasn't until 2017 that Wade grabbed a $50 Marketplace guitar and taught himself to play. A rough online cover of Tyler Childers' "Oneida" in 2021 changed everything, leading him to record his debut album The Beginning – raw songs about depression, loss, love and the realities of rural life. No polish. Just truth.
He built his audience the same way he built his life: through grit. Eight-hour drives to $60 gigs. Rodeo slots. No shortcuts. In January 2024, Wade became the 44th winner of Toyota Star Maker, cementing him as one of Australia's most exciting new voices.
But the wildest part of his rise wasn't happening at home – it was 15,000 kilometres away. Without a label or U.S. backing, his music caught fire in Texas. A free pop-up show at the Fort Worth Stockyards in July 2024 drew 300 die-hard fans singing every word.
Momentum exploded. In early 2025, he co-headlined a U.S. run with The Lowdown Drifters, including sold-out Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa and the historic Gruene Hall in Texas. In September 2025, his debut U.S. headline tour – The Dying Breed Tour – sold out 15 shows across the country, proving the "Aussie Cowboy" wasn't just breaking into America – he was charging through the front door.
His follow-up album Gooseneck Party captures Wade at full stride: unfiltered, honest and built on real life lived in the saddle. Back home, his Australian headline tour also sold out nationwide, alongside major festival moments at Deni Ute Muster, Gympie Muster and Strumming Bird Festival.
Now with over 60 million global streams, Wade continues to rise in both hemispheres – joining Treaty Oak Revival for a run of U.S. shows and stepping onto the iconic Ryman Auditorium stage in February 2026 supporting Shane Smith & The Saints.
Through it all, he remains the same rodeo cowboy – telling real stories, sung by someone who's lived every line.
About Danno Simpson
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The life of a singer-songwriter is truly a dichotomy: half swaggering troubadour sweeping into town and onto a spotlit stage, and half the unseen tribulations of a nomadic life and its effects on relationships and those closest to us. In a way, Danno Simpson was born into this life, immersed in music from a young age by a family with wanderlust. The constantly revolving cast of characters and backdrops provided the experiences that fill simpson expertly crafted songs and created a familiarity and comfort with the spontaneity and uncertainty that permeate the music industry.
Danno’s musical journey has progressed from a lifelong appreicaton of the holy trinity of Texas Songwriters (Townes, Guy, and Jerry Jeff) and the Rock & Roll sesnisbilites of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s Alt-Country scene, gaining steam in the underground DIY house show circut throughout Colorado and finally exploding onto the growing Alt-Country/Americana scene in 2020 with the release of his self produced debut EP “Honest Work”. With follow-up singles and EPs in 2022, 2023, and 2024, the raucous and dedicated following to his original music has allowed the opportunity to share stages with artists including The Steelwoods, Red Clay Strays, 49 Winchester, Dylan Gossett, and more. All the while crisscrossing the nation, making fans wherever he goes, be it an intimate acoustic performance or a full-fledged rock show.
The hard work and dedication to his craft that Simpson credits as his key to success are paying dividends in both his live show and recordings, with a full-length album planned for release in the summer of 2025 and a calendar increasingly full of live performances. While the path to success in music is not an easy one, and can be defined in many different ways, the steadfast progress and honest production style that have exemplified Danno’s career set the course for years of cathartic and catchy songs that continue to grow and evolve as he does.
