Walking Camels To On Stage Singing – The Burdekin Show’s Special Guest Trent Richardson

The Australian Idol country singing treasure, Trent Richardson, will ignite the Burdekin Showgrounds on Wednesday 26 June.

From growing up on an Emu Park camel farm to having his name up in lights, Trent’s musical talents have been broadcast across the nation as part of the 2024 season of Australian Idol earlier this year.

Since concluding his time on the talent series, Trent has continued singing and working on his talents with bigger and better plans in mind for the future.

“She’s been a wild ride, but it’s definitely where the heart wants to be and I’m just so grateful that I did it and gave it a chance to find out once and for all if I had something,” explained Trent.

“I threw myself in the deep end and the feedback that I got back from the Aussies was great, so I’ll definitely stick with it, and keep doing my hard bit of yacka!”  

When Trent stages his tunes in the region next Wednesday, this won’t be his first Burdekin Show rodeo! In fact, Trent has been an avid showgoer since he was young, accompanying his father in managing the infamous Burdekin Show Camel Rides!

“I’ve been there helping Dad with the camel rides since I was a little fella, and it’s funny that after all these years everyone has found out I can sing, so instead of walking the camels with Dad this year, I’ll be up there singing,” explained Trent.

Trent’s performance will have audiences dancing and singing along, and in an exclusive interview with Burdekin Life newspaper he shared his setlist plans!

“There will be a bit of Luke Combs, Morgan Wallan, and a few big country artists that everyone knows, a few classics too, and a couple of my originals but I won’t give too much away,” explained Trent.

“I’ll go up there, sing a few tunes, and hopefully everyone has a great time, and it’s good to be there getting paid to sing instead of walking camels!”

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