Country Music Superstars Head to London, England for ‘Country to Country’ Music Festival, March 16-17, 2013.
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Tim McGraw and Carrie Underwood will headline the first C2C: Country to Country Music Festival to be held in London, England on March 16-17, 2013. The two-day country party will take place at The O2 and other artists announced so far include Darius Rucker, Vince Gill, Little Big Town, Brantley Gilbert, Kristian Bush, and LeAnn Rimes. More performers will be announced and the country stars will play to an estimated 60,000 fans.
The O2 and SJM Concerts in association with the Country Music Association are planning to make this festival an annual event. CMA will also host several CMA Songwriters Series shows while the country stars are in Europe, with performances scheduled in London and Paris, France.
Tim McGraw, who will close out the first night is excited about the opportunity to meet his European fans. “Our trip to the UK and playing The O2 is one of the things I’m looking forward to the most for next year,” he said via the press release. “I love being able to take my music to other countries, and I think there are a lot of new songs on [new album] Two Lanes of Freedom that fans over there will really dig. It’s going to be a blast!”
Headlining on Sunday, Carrie Underwood is also counting down the days: “I love the idea of a country music festival in London and I’m so excited that so many amazing artists are coming together for Country to Country. I feel honored to help represent country music, and I know it’s going to be a really fun weekend!”
Steve Moore, CEO of CMA said: “We at CMA are thrilled to be involved with the Country to Country music festival at The O2 arena. It will prove to be the beginning of an annual music tradition that Nashville artists can perform and build new fans throughout the UK and Europe.”
BBC Radio 2 is the official radio partner, with Bob Harris, King of all things country, supporting the event and will be broadcasting highlights. Bob said: “It’s fantastic to see such a great line-up of major Nashville talent performing in the UK. There’s a very vibrant music scene in Nashville at the moment and it feels like a particularly exciting time for country music. I’m so pleased that British audiences are being given the opportunity to see some of country music’s greatest stars performing live, and am personally thrilled to be able to reflect such a great weekend of music on my Radio 2 country show.”
C2C: Country to Country Music Festival lineup announced so far:
Saturday March 16, 2013:
Tim McGraw
Vince Gill
Little Big Town
Kristian Bush
Sunday March 17, 2013:
Carrie Underwood
Darius Rucker
LeAnn Rimes
Brantley Gilbert
Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday December 7 at 9 am (UK time, so 4 am ET). Grab your one-day or weekend passes here or via theo2.co.uk (from the UK: 0844 856 0202).
For further information visit:
Website www.c2c-countrytocountry.com
Facebook www.facebook.com/Country2Country
Twitter twitter.com/C2Cofficial
Liv Carter
She holds several certificates from Berklee College of Music, and a certificate in Positive Psychology from UC Berkeley.
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