COUNTRY TO COUNTRY FESTIVAL
12 TO 14 MARCH 2027
THE O2, LONDON / AO ARENA, MANCHESTER / THE OVO HYDRO, GLASGOW
ASHLEY MCBRYDE
COOPER ALAN
JACKSON DEAN – CARTER FAITH – BLAKE WHITEN
CMA SPOTLIGHT STAGE: LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS, COLIN LYNCH, CHANDLER WALTERS
RILEY GREEN
MIDLAND
DASHA – EMILY ANN ROBERTS – MACK GEIGER
CMA SPOTLIGHT STAGE: BENNY G, OWEN RIEGLING, JASON SCOTT & THE HIGH HEAT
JELLY ROLL
COLE SWINDELL
CHASE MATTHEW – KASHUS CULPEPPER – LACI KAYE BOOTH
CMA SPOTLIGHT STAGE: GREYLAN JAMES, LANIE GARDNER, BELLES
Tickets on sale Friday 2nd October 2026 at 10am here
“Its impact continues to expand Country Music’s international reach.” – ACM Awards
“The biggest country music festival outside North America.” – BBC News
“There really isn’t anything quite like it.” – The Manc
Country To Country Festival returns in March 2027 for three-days of live music across the United Kingdom, with a revolving line-up of country music’s biggest stars and most-exciting newcomers travelling between London, Glasgow and, for the first time, Manchester between 12th and 14th March. Tickets will be available via the C2C 2027 Official Presale, powered by AXS, from 10am on Wednesday 30th September.
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General sale begins at 10am on Friday 2nd October, here.
An award-winning, pioneering event in bringing country stars to UK audiences, C2C is delighted to announce this year’s headliners: CMA, ACM and Grammy Award winning Ashley McBryde, CMA and ACM Award winning Riley Green and CMA, ACM and Grammy Award winning Jelly Roll.
All three artists will headline C2C for the first time, marking a new era for the festival. C2C will be Jelly Roll’s debut UK headline shows, whilst Riley Green returns to the UK for the first time since his sold-out tour in 2025. Ashley McBryde’s return to C2C as a headliner will mark the peak of an incredible journey, with the artist first performing in the UK at Country To Country in 2018 on the Spotlight Stage, playing across the UK and returning to C2C throughout the years.
They are joined by Cooper Alan, Midland, Cole Swindell, Jackson Dean, Dasha, Chase Matthew, Carter Faith, Emily Ann Roberts, Kashus Culpepper, Blake Whiten, Mack Geiger and Laci Kaye Booth.
The CMA Spotlight Stage will now appear in all three cities, marking further expansion of the festival. Showcasing the future generation of country music in the main arena, C2C and the CMA are delighted to announce Late Night Thoughts, Colin Lynch, Chandler Walters, Benny G, Owen Riegling, Jason Scott & The High Heat, Greylan James, Lanie Gardner and Belles will all be performing in London, Manchester and Glasgow.
Brittany Schaffer, CMA’s Incoming Chief Executive Officer, says: “Bringing the CMA Spotlight Stage to all three cities this year is a wonderful reflection of C2C’s continued growth and the appetite UK fans have for what’s next in Country music. This lineup shows just how global our genre has become, with artists from around the world sharing the stage. As a trade association, CMA works year-round, well beyond our awards show and festival, to support the people who power this industry. Part of that work is helping artists build careers beyond the US and supporting our growing community of international industry members, and it’s a joy to see it come to life at C2C.”
The Country Music Association (CMA) continues as a key festival partner, while BBC Radio 2 continues as the broadcast partner for the event.
Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, said: “Radio 2 have been broadcast partners with C2C since the festival’s launch in 2013, and it’s been a privilege to have witnessed the festival and country music rocketing in popularity during this period. Radio 2’s commitment to such a wide range of specialist music is unrivalled in UK radio, and the station’s Country show continues to be the most popular country music programme in the UK. We’re very much looking forward to broadcasting from the 2026 event in March, to once again introduce the Radio 2 and BBC Sounds listeners to the best of both new and established country artists.”
For the first time, C2C will take place in Manchester. The event will be supported by Manchester Accommodation BID, a ground-breaking initiative led by the city’s hotel and serviced apartment providers to help bring new events to Manchester and Salford. Taking place at AO Arena, C2C Manchester will spread across the city centre, with artists performing at New Century during the weekend.
Absolute Radio Country will be bringing listeners coverage, interviews and highlights from across the weekend in Manchester.
Ricky Marshall, Head of Content at Absolute Radio Country. says: “C2C Festival coming to Manchester is the next step in celebrating how big country music is becoming in the UK. Absolute Radio Country has proudly been a trailblazer for introducing audiences to the genre and we’re delighted to be working with C2C Manchester to showcase the amazing talents of the performers in a city with such a proud live music heritage.”
C2C has also recently announced a new partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library UK. The partnership will raise funds to provide books for young children across the UK. A donation of £1* for every day ticket, and £2* for every weekend ticket will be added for C2C 2027 with all proceeds going to the Imagination Library UK to provide children aged 0-5 with access to a new, age-appropriate book every month.
C2C has also teamed up with Amazon Music who are the Official Music Streaming Service for the festival. Listen to the C2C 2027 line-up exclusively here.
Since 2013, C2C has become the premier destination to see the world’s best country artists and future stars outside of North America and has recently been awarded the ACM International Award for the festival’s outstanding efforts in expanding country music’s influence worldwide. 2027 will see another host of incredible artists perform at The O2, London, The OVO Hydro, Glasgow and AO Arena, Manchester.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Website www.c2c-countrytocountry.com
Facebook www.facebook.com/Country2Country
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Instagram @C2CFestival | @C2CManchester
About the Country Music Association
Founded in 1958, the Country Music Association is the first trade organization formed to promote a type of music. The organization serves as an educational and professional resource for the industry and advances the growth of Country Music worldwide. This is accomplished through CMA’s core initiatives: the CMA Awards, which annually recognize outstanding achievement in the industry; CMA Fest, which benefits music education through the CMA Foundation and is taped for a television special, “CMA Fest”; and “CMA Country Christmas.” CMA’s television properties are screened internationally in Australia, Canada, Mexico, Sweden, and the U.K. CMA brings music worldwide, by sponsoring live performances featuring artists on the CMA Spotlight Stage at C2C UK, C2C Berlin and C2C Rotterdam. CMA members are located around the globe. Through task forces with representation from Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the U.K., industry leaders work to further Country Music in these territories. CMA presents awards across six categories to acknowledge the efforts of individuals working to develop Country Music in markets across the world.
About Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is the UK’s most listened to radio station, with a weekly audience of 12.4 million (RAJAR Q2, 2026). The Radio 2 Breakfast Show is the most listened to Breakfast show in the UK with 6.4 million listeners (RAJAR Q2, 2026). Vernon Kay (weekdays, 9.30am – noon) is the most listened to radio show in the UK with 6.8 million listeners (RAJAR Q2, 2026).
The network’s presenters include Richie Anderson, Michael Ball, Tony Blackburn, OJ Borg, Revd. Kate Bottley, Rylan, Fearne Cotton, Sara Cox, Jamie Cullum, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Gary Davies, Paul Gambaccini, Mark Goodier, Angela Griffin, Vernon Kay, Shaun Keaveny, Cerys Matthews, Paddy McGuinness, Jason Mohammad, Trevor Nelson, Dermot O’Leary, Elaine Paige, Mark Radcliffe, Romesh Ranganathan, DJ Spoony, Ellie Taylor, Jeremy Vine, Michelle Visage, Jo Whiley, Emma Willis and Owain Wyn Evans.
About Absolute Radio Country
Absolute Radio Country is the UK’s biggest Country music station, playing iconic hits from legends including Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash, alongside new artists like Ella Langley and Riley Green. With Baylen Leonard, Lou Nash, Jennie Longdon and Kelly Sutton from Nashville celebrating the vibrant culture of Country music. Absolute Radio Country is part of the wider Absolute Radio Network, listen on DAB+, via Rayo, online or ask your smart speaker to play Absolute Radio Country.
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