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Kaylee Bell Joins The Off-Track Entertainment Of The ITM Taupō Super400

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  • Riley is a Senior Country Music Journalist for Country Thang Daily, known for her engaging storytelling and insightful coverage of the genre.
  • Before joining Country Thang Daily, Riley developed her expertise at Billboard and People magazine, focusing on feature stories and music reviews.
  • Riley has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Belmont University, with a minor in Cultural Studies.

The Waimate-born star and Australasia’s most streamed female country artist, Kaylee Bell, has been recently announced as part of the off-track entertainment program that will run alongside the highly-anticipated inaugural ITM Taupō Super400 event. She will join one of New Zealand’s biggest bands, Six60, on the opening day performance on Friday, April 19. 

Kaylee Bell, who has had over 14 million streams on Spotify, first rose to prominence after winning the 2013 Australian Country Music Award. Ten years later, she’s a country music sensation. She won the 2023 Global Country Artist Award at the Country Music Association Award. She also bagged the ARIA Gold Record, becoming the first female Australasian country artist to earn it in 20 years and the first independent female country artist to claim it. Recently, she opened for Ed Sheeran’s Mathematic Stadium Tour and dropped her third studio album, Nights Like This, featuring her hit single “Boots ‘N All.”

And she’s showing no signs of slowing down – just like a supercar

The ITM Taupō Super400 action will run from April 19 to 21 at the Taupō International Motorsport Park. It will be bringing the Supercar event, marking the third New Zealand venue to host a championship round after the Pukekohe Park Raceway and the Hamilton Street circuit, as well as various support categories like the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, NZ Central Muscle Cars, Toyota GAZOO Racing 86 Series NZ, and Formula Ford NZ. 

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Everyone’s excited to see Kaylee perform in the event, including Supercars chief operating officer Tim Watsford. He said, “We’re thrilled to have Kaylee Bell performing in Taupō during race week, adding to what is building into one of the most exciting race weeks we have ever produced.” Be part of this exciting event with Supercars racing and top-tier musical performances. Get your tickets now!

Tickets to Kaylee Bell’s concert at the Great Lake Centre are sold exclusively to Supercars ticket holders. You can check out the Super400 tickets and packages here. Once you’re done, you can get your tickets for Kaylee Bell here

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