AceShowbiz - The popular country music event, C2C Festival, announced its plans for the 2027 edition on Monday, March 16. The festival will continue its tradition of simultaneous shows across multiple UK cities, now including London, Glasgow, and, for the first time, Manchester.

The 2027 festival will take place at three major venues: London’s O2 Arena, Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, and the new addition, Manchester’s AO Arena, over the weekend of March 12-14. This marks a significant expansion, as Manchester has not previously hosted the event.

The announcement came shortly after the conclusion of the 2026 festival, which featured performances from notable country artists including Zach Top, Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn, Scotty McCreery, Russell Dickerson, and Drake Milligan. The 2026 edition took place across London, Glasgow, and Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Tickets for the 2027 festival will be available for general sale starting Friday, March 20, via the festival's official website. The full lineup is expected to be announced in the coming months, generating anticipation among country music fans.

Country music's popularity in the UK has been steadily rising, with the BPI reporting in 2025 that demand for the genre reached its highest album consumption share since 1999. This growth reflects the festival’s expanding appeal and the broader interest in country music across Europe.

Since its debut in 2013 at the O2 Arena in London, the C2C Festival has showcased some of the biggest names and emerging stars in country music. Over the years, the event has featured acclaimed artists such as Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town, Zac Brown Band, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, Emmylou Harris, and Luke Combs.

Starting in 2014, the festival expanded to multiple cities across Europe simultaneously, including stops in Dublin, Oslo, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Rotterdam. Notably, in 2019, C2C was also held in Sydney and Brisbane, Australia, featuring headliners like Keith Urban, Lady A, and Chris Stapleton, alongside artists such as Brett Eldredge, Chase Rice, and Dustin Lynch.

Despite its expansion, London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena has remained the festival’s permanent home since inception. The addition of Manchester in 2027 signals further growth and a commitment to reaching more country music fans across the UK.