The wait is almost over! Country to Country; Europe's biggest country music festival is back for it 10-year celebration at The O2, London.
This year, C2C has teamed up with the Dukes of Highgate, the team behind London’s finest Honky Tonk, to bring you three nights of DJs, line dancing and live music in The Barrelhouse, brand new to the Town Square.
Taking place in the evenings of Thursday 9th to Saturday 11th March, The Dukes of Highgate Barrelhouse Takeover will help kick off C2C and give those not heading into the arena on Friday and Saturday somewhere to party.
Kentucky-born DJ Ryan Ray will spin the decks while line dance expert Bea Burridge gets the crowd moving. DJ Ryan Ray originally hails from Kentucky and is now based in London where she’s a Dukes regular with her night "Kentucky Fried Country". Bea Burridge is a professional dancer and line dance expert. She will lead the crowd through a variety of dances during the early evening, before the live music begins.
You can also expect raucous sets from Hackney Hillpickers, Savannah Gardner, Sheyna Gee, Matt Hodges, Kelley Swindall and Morganway playing out over the three nights.
The Town Square presented by CountryLine, will feature a variety of market traders, food stands, sponsor activations, cocktails, craft beers and more.
Tickets for The Dukes of Highgate Barrelhouse Takeover are £12 + BF and are available from WWW.AXS.COM and WWW.SEETICKETS.COM
THE DUKES OF HIGHGATE – BARRELHOUSE TAKEOVER AT C2C
Thursday 9th March
Doors 6pm
Hackney Hillpickers
Savannah Gardner
Plus DJ Ryan Ray and line dancing with Bea Burridge
Friday 10th March
Doors 4pm
Sheyna Gee
Matt Hodges
Plus DJ Ryan Ray and line dancing with Bea Burridge
Saturday 11th March
Doors 4pm
Kelley Swindall
Morganway
Plus DJ Ryan Ray and line dancing with Bee Burridge
The Barrelhouse Takeover kicks off at 7pm each night.
C2C are also pleased to announce a very special shopper pass, for more information and FAQs go to:
Website www.c2c-countrytocountry.com
Facebook www.facebook.com/Country2Country
Twitter https://twitter.com/C2Cfestival
Instagram @C2CFestival
ABOUT COUNTRY TO COUNTRY
Country to Country; Europe's biggest country music festival has become a staple in the UK festival calendar and has brought country music to the UK and Ireland masses, with tens of thousands of fans attending each year. The festival continuously hosts the best in country music and entertainment, bringing over the world’s best country stars as well as emerging talent from Nashville, UK and Europe.
World-renowned superstars Zac Brown Band, Thomas Rhett and Lady A will headline the festival with Nashville’s hottest artists Midland, Jordan Davis, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lainey Wilson and Mitchell Tenpenny taking to the stage alongside prolific performers Lindsay Ell and Matt Stell. Also confirmed are the powerhouse artists for CMA Presents Introducing Nashville – which introduces for the first time Tyler Braden, Caylee Hammack and Alana Springsteen to UK fans. The unstoppable Breland will open C2C on the Friday night and will co-host the festival across the weekend with the legendary Bob Harris OBE.
C2C 2023 take place at The O2 London from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 March 2023. Tickets are on sale now via www.axs.com/c2c / www.gigsandtours.com / www.ticketmaster.co.uk