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. Sign up here for access. 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.
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