C2C: Country to Country Festival 2027 is heading to Manchester with a big line-up of international acts
Jelly Roll will play the C2C: Country To Country music festival in Manchester on March 12, 2027(Image: Penske Media via Getty Images)
One of Europe’s biggest country music festivals is heading to Manchester for the first time ever next year.
Country 2 Country (C2C) has been held across Europe every year since it first started back in 2013. It has become a staple in the festival calendar and has been hosted in cities like London, Amsterdam, Oslo, Dublin and Berlin.
Over the years, the major festival, held in association with the US’s Country Music Association (CMA), has drawn in big international names like Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Lady A and the Zac Brown Band.
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The 2027 festival will be held across the UK across three days from March 12 to 14. It will be held at the AO Arena in Manchester, as well as The O2 in London and the Hydro in Glasgow. Tickets will be going on sale later this week via Gigs and Tours, AXS, and Ticketmaster.
On Friday (March 12), Jelly Roll and Cole Swindell will headline the Manchester stage. They will be joined by Chase Matthew, Kashus Culpepper and Laci Kaye Booth, whilst the CMA Spotlight Stage will feature Greylan James, Lanie Gardner, and Belles.
On Saturday (March 13), Manchester will feature headliners Ashley McBryde and Cooper Alan, with performances also from Jackson Dean, Carter Faith and Blake Whiten. The CMA stage will feature Late Night Thoughts, Colin Lynch, and Chandler Walters.
On the final day in Manchester, on Sunday, March 14, Riley Green and Midland will headline. Dasha, Emily Ann Roberts and Mack Geiger also make up the line-up, with Benny G, Owen Riegling, and Jason Scott and the High Heat performing on the CMA stage.
All artists will rotate across the three cities during the weekend, meaning fans in Manchester, London and Glasgow will all be able to experience all of the line-up. Highlights from the festival will also be broadcast on BBC Radio 2.
As part of its debut in Manchester, as supported by Manchester Accommodation BID, the festival will also expand across the city centre with a number of artists to be announced also performing at New Century during the weekend for festival ticketholders.
Brittany Schaffer, CMA’s Incoming Chief Executive Officer, said: “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 line-up 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.”
How to get tickets
Tickets for C2C will go on general sale this Friday (October 2) from 10am via outlets including the C2C website, Gigs and Tours, AXS, and Ticketmaster.
But, before that, there will be a big pre-sale opportunity available for fans to try and get tickets earlier. The C2C 2027 Official Presale, powered by AXS, will be held from 10am on Wednesday (September 30). It will be available to members of the C2C mailing list, which you can sign up here.
C2C also recently partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library UK charity, which will see £1 from every day ticket and £2 from every weekend ticket donated to the initiative which provides children aged five and below with access to a new age-appropriate book each month.
