Wild weather may have prevented Cowra's Josh Maynard from performing with Jimmy Barnes at Tullamore, but he now has a second chance to share the stage with the rock idol after being named as a support act at A Day On The Green's inaugural show at Heifer Station Wines in Orange.
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Josh said the show would be the biggest he has ever performed, both in terms of crowd size and musical talent.
"They are saying they sold between 10,000 and 12,000 tickets so crowd wise it's definitely the biggest," he said.
"I'm not going to know until I stand out on stage but I can imagine being in front of 10 or 12 thousand people, I'll be over the moon.
"It's a buzz that can't be replaced by anything else, especially when the opportunity can have everyone bopping along to original music or music that has been a big part of your life and their life," he said.
Josh said he wasn't sure how he had come to be picked as a support act but was excited to be on stage with some of his musical idols.
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"It's a bit of a mystery to me, but I know it's in reference to being blown out of Tullamore," he said.
"I was contacted (by A Day On The Green) and told they wanted to help me out.
"I was over the moon for Tullamore but this is even better, this is all the people that I've been listening to for years.
"I'm stoked that I might get to meet Ian Moss, he's one of my top favorite musicians," he said.
Josh said while there had been some huge names perform throughout the region in the past, this concert would be one to remember.
"I know they had Hoodoo Gurus at Parkes and we've had Silverchair but this is Cold Chisel," he said.
"Everyone knows Cold Chisel, my age group or younger, are still sitting around a fire and singing to these songs.
"Dad's listened to these songs, dad's dad and it seems to be a chain of music that's not spoken about, when you pile in a ute and you cruise along a back road, it's a given your going to listen to Cold Chisel but no one ever speaks about it.
"They come on the radio you crank up the volume and belt your lungs out, everyone does it... it's such a big part of our make up as Australians," he said.
He said the concert would provide a huge boost to region and was pleased he could add a local sound.
"It's going to be really good for the Central West, Heifer Station is going to be a really nice spot to do it at.
"I'll play my stuff and some covers that people will know, I want them to have a good time and remember me.
"There is a new song I've been working on in reference to drought relief and I'll probably be playing it there for the first time publicly. I'm keen to see what people's reception to that will be because I've been putting a lot of hours into that," he said.
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Josh again gave his thanks to all the people who had supported him and helped him get to this point in his career.
"To the people that come support locally me a massive thanks," he said.
"Every opportunity I have to get behind that guitar in front of people is an opportunity for me to refine what I'm doing and without them I wouldn't be able to stand out.
"Without people to listen it's pointless for me to play music.
"So hopefully the next six to eight months I'll be involved with a fair few drought relief and bush fire concerts, hopefully with some big names," he said.