# Event Details

- **Event Name**: JONNY FRITZ + JOSHUA HEDLEY and introducing CHRIS ACKER | YACKANDANDAH, VIC
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am
- **Event Description**: Love Police are thrilled to announce the return of two of Nashville’s most beloved country storytellers —JONNY FRITZ and JOSHUA HEDLEY— for a run of special Australian shows in January 2026, joined by their good friend and kindred spirit CHRIS ACKER.

It’s been a few years between drinks, but the wait is over. Fritz and Hedley are heading back to Oz to share new songs, old favourites, and plenty of good times, performing music from their brand-new albums alongside the country gold that’s earned them fans from Austin to Adelaide.

Jonny Fritz remains country music’s most charming outsider. Once known as Jonny Corndawg, Fritz has carved his own path as a songwriter of rare wit and warmth, blending humour and heartbreak in a way only he can. His latest songs on new album Debbie Downers (released October 2025), are full of crooked truths and plainspoken poetry, continue his legacy as one of Nashville’s great eccentrics — and a live performer like no other.

Joshua Hedley — the rhinestone-clad “Mayor of Lower Broadway” — first stole hearts with his stunning debut Mr. Jukebox (Third Man Records), followed by the sharp and swaggering Neon Blue. His new album All Heart continues to dig deep into the heart of classic country, all velvet tones, weeping pedal steel and honky tonk melancholy delivered with that unmistakable Hedley polish.

Rounding out the bill is Louisiana-born, Seattle-based Chris Acker, whose rambling, narrative-driven songs echo the spirit of Townes Van Zandt and John Prine while carving out a voice all his own. His presence on this introductory tour is the perfect complement to two artists who prize honesty, humour and heart above all.

Together, the trio promise an unforgettable evening of songs and stories, performed by three of Americana’s most authentic voices. Expect heartbreakers and two-steppers, banter and brilliance — a triple threat tour of the summer featuring three starts for 5 star night out that will remind you exactly why you fell in love with country music in the first place.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/yackandandah/jonny-fritz-joshua-hedley-and-introducing-chris-acker-|-yackandandah-vic/200029158380526
- **Event Categories**: country-music-festivals, performances, art, entertainment, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://events.humanitix.com/jonny-fritz-joshua-hedley-chris-acke-live-at-the-star-yackandandah?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=yackandandah-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Yackandandah
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Star Hotel Yackandandah
- **lat**: -36.31328
- **long**: 146.83859
- **full address**: Star Hotel Yackandandah, 30 High St, Yackandandah VIC 3749, Australia, Yackandandah

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: LOVE POLICE (https://allevents.in/org/love-police/20433088)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Star Hotel Yackandandah, 30 High St, Yackandandah VIC 3749, Australia, Yackandandah
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** LOVE POLICE
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** country-music-festivals, performances, art, entertainment, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about JONNY FRITZ + JOSHUA HEDLEY and introducing CHRIS ACKER | YACKANDANDAH, VIC ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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