The first wave of acts for Country to Country (C2C) 2019 have been announced, with Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and Chris Stapleton being pencilled in to headline the event, which takes place between 8-10 March in England, Scotland and Ireland.
The lineup was announced by Bob Harris at Shepherd’s Bush Empire before the Songwriters Series round for Country Music Week, and was brilliantly received by those in attendance and on social media.
Brett Eldridge, Hunter Hayes, Lyle Lovett, Cam, Chase Rice, Ashley McBryde, Dustin Lynch, Carly Pearce and Drake White & The Big Fire were also announced in the first release for C2C 2019, which will take place at the O2 Arena in London, the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, and the 3Arena in Dublin over the three days.
The Songwriters Series was a superb exhibition of talent within the genre, as Ashley Campbell, Kassi Ashton, Tenille Townes and Chris DeStefano took it in turns to play songs, all while offering some of the backstory behind the song they were playing.
There were a few surprises as well, as Chase Rice – fresh from being announced on the bill at C2C 2019 – and Catherine McGrath both appeared at parts of the set to perform a song each, with both being loudly applauded for their efforts by the audience.
Tickets for C2C 2019 go on sale on the 26th October at 10am, and are available from the following sites:
England – www.axs.com/c2c or www.gigsandtours.com
Scotland – www.gigsinscotland.com
Ireland – www.ticketmaster.ie
