Country
To Country (C2C) announces the 2026 line up
Zach
Top, Keith
Urban and Brooks & Dunn are the Country to Country festival's
2026 headliners.
"jaw-dropping
bucket-list...Whoever went out and got Brooks and Dunn needs to nominated for
an MBE" - EF Country
Country to Country 2026
Zach
Top/ Scotty McCreery/ Waylon Wyatt/ Noeline Hofmann
Keith
Urban/ Russell Dickerson/ Tyler Braden/ Alana Springsteen
Bayker Blankenship/ Brooks & Dunn/ Drake Milligan/Kameron Marlowe/ Ashley Cooke/ Mackenzie Carpenter
Since
its launch in 2013, Country 2 Country (C2C) has become the ultimate destination
for country music fans across the UK and Ireland, bringing Nashville’s biggest
stars to arenas in London, Glasgow, Dublin and Belfast. The festival has played
a crucial role in cementing country music’s place in the UK, introducing
audiences to both chart-topping headliners and rising Nashville talent, while
also shining a spotlight on homegrown country acts. With three days of music,
storytelling, and community, C2C has grown into Europe’s premier country music
festival, drawing fans from all corners of the globe.
Over
the years, the festival has hosted unforgettable performances from legends like
Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Kacey Musgraves and Luke Bryan, while also
helping to build a bridge between Nashville and UK country fans who once had
limited access to the genre’s biggest names. Beyond the main stage, C2C has
expanded into a multi-venue experience with intimate songwriter rounds, fan
meet-and-greets, and fringe events that transform each host city into a country
music hub for the weekend. With its rich legacy and unmatched reputation, C2C
continues to play a pivotal role in the global rise of country music and
remains a yearly highlight for fans eager to see the stars of today and
tomorrow.
The
2026 edition will feature performances at The O2 in London, The OVO
Hydro in Glasgow and The SSE Arena in Belfast. Headlining the main
stage are Brooks & Dunn, appearing at C2C for the first time since
their last UK shows in 2010, alongside Keith Urban, returning after
seven years, and Zach Top, performing in the UK for the first time.
They
are joined by fan favourites Scotty McCreery, Russell Dickerson
and Drake Milligan, as well as breakout stars Bayker Blankenship,
Kameron Marlowe, Ashley Cooke, Mackenzie Carpenter, Tyler
Braden and Alana Springsteen.
Making
their C2C debuts are Waylon Wyatt and Noeline Hofmann.
The
addition of Brooks and Dunn is a major coup for the festival. Country fans in
the UK believed they would never see the award winning legends on UK soil so
the Sunday will sell like hot cakes!!
CMA
CEO Sarah Trahern highlighted the organisation’s ongoing mission to showcase
rising country talent internationally, while Helen Thomas, Head of BBC Radio 2,
emphasised the station’s commitment to bringing country music to a growing UK
audience. Longtime host Bob Harris also shared his excitement to return,
reflecting on the festival’s growth since 2013 and its role in making country
one of the fastest-growing genres in the UK. The festival will once again
feature the CMA Spotlight Stage, Bluebird Cafe and CMA Songwriters Series, with
more artists to be announced in the coming months.
Tickets
on general sale at 10am on Friday 26 September. For London and Glasgow, visit
www.axs.com/c2c, www.gigsandtours.com or www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
For
Belfast, tickets are available from www.ticketmaster.ie.
PRE-SALE From: Wed, 24 Sept
2025, 10:00 Until: Fri, 26 Sept 2025, 09:00
GENERAL
SALE STARTS:
Fri, 26 Sept 2025, 10:00
LONDON
The O2, London (Peninsula
Square, Greenwich, London, SE10 0DX)
Accessible
Tickets
WEEKEND
TICKETS
GLASGOW
OVO
Hydro (Exhibition
Way, Glasgow, G3 8YW)
Fri,
13 Mar – Sun, 15 Mar 2026 Country To Country - Three Day Weekend Ticket TICKETMASTER UK £228
- £972 (VIP) each
BELFAST
The
SSE Arena
(2 Queens Quay, Belfast, BT3 9QQ)
Fri,
13 Mar – Sun, 15 Mar 2026 Country To Country - Three Day Weekend Ticket TICKETMASTER IE £272
- £921.25 (VIP) each
Accessible
tickets
for shows at The O2 arena can be purchased online through their website. There is
usually significant demand when events go on sale, so they advise that guests
purchase accessible tickets online rather than attempting by phone. To book
tickets online through AXS, Guests with access requirements must register
their requirements via the Access Card (sometimes referred to as a Nimbus
Card, or the CredAbility Card). This ensures the right tickets are sold to the
right people. More Details HERE & HERE
Disabled Access to the O2 in Greenwich,
London published in October 2024
KEITH URBAN
RETURNS TO THE UK TO HEADLINE
C2C FESTIVAL 2026
Four-Time GRAMMY Award winner Keith Urban
is set to return to the UK to headline C2C Festival 2026. Urban last
headlined the UK’s biggest country music festival back in 2019, performing for
more than 80,000 fans over three shows. C2C Festival 2026, will mark his first
UK performances since the sold-out “THE SPEED OF NOW World Tour” back in
2022, where he played 7 sell-out nights across the country.
Keith Urban has spent the better part of
his life harnessing a deep-seated passion for music. This, when combined with
his authenticity, talent and driving musical inquisitiveness, helps to explain
why he is one of the most successful and well-respected artists in the
world. He’s won four GRAMMY© Awards, thirteen CMAs (including 2x
Entertainer of the Year), fifteen ACMs (including the prestigious Triple Crown
for winner Best New Artist, Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year), three
AMAs, two People’s Choice Awards, celebrated nine consecutive gold (2),
platinum or multi-platinum albums (11), which have produced more than 11
BILLION streams.
His latest release “HIGH,” his 12th studio
album, produced the UK hit, “WILDSIDE,” which spent four consecutive weeks on
the UK Country Radio airplay chart, the first time any artist has held that
spot for that duration. The record also featured a collaboration with Lainey
Wilson, on “Go Home W U,” adding to Keith’s long history of creative
collaborations which have seen him team up with P!NK on the huge hit, “One Too
Many” - one of his biggest UK hits to date - as well as artists ranging from
Taylor Swift, Nile Rodgers, Post Malone and Justin Timberlake, to Jelly Roll,
Carrie Underwood and The Rolling Stones.
Urban is currently in the midst of his
“HIGH AND ALIVE WORLD TOUR,” which has seen him play sold-out shows across
the globe before its conclusion in October. Known for his electrifying live
shows, virtuoso guitar skills and anthemic floor-stomping hits, Urban
consistently reminds music fans why he is one of the world’s best live
performers. His concerts have become legendary - as unpredictable as they are
explosive; an experience of emotion, musical texture, energy and showmanship.
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